The campus yearbook was first published in 1909. No books were published in 1918, 1920 or 1944 because of wars.
The Current Sauce, Northwestern State’s student newspaper, has served as an independent voice for students since 1914.
The publication of the Northwestern Alumni Association began in May 1938. Frequency of publication has varied from monthly to quarterly.
The catalogs represent Louisiana State Normal School, Louisiana State Normal College, Northwestern State College, and Northwestern State University of Louisiana.
The student literary magazine began publication in the Fall of 1976. Frequency has varied from semester to annually.
Two books have documented the history of Northwestern State from 1884 to 2009.
The Steel Magnolias Scrapbook documents the story of the summer of 1988 when TriStar Pictures filmed Natchitoches native Robert Harling’s play, Steel Magnolias, on the campus of Northwestern State University.
The 1979 publication by the Northwestern State University Press featured essays and archival photographs on Natchitoches and the Cane River Country.
Donated by
Lillian Malone Robinson
Class of 1939
François Mignon’s Journal begins on October 26, 1939 when he departs Penn Station in New York City for Shreveport, Louisiana, and he continued to keep it every day except Saturdays for the next 30 years. Volumes for 1942 and 1943 were not located. The entries resume in 1944.
The Journal ends in February 1970 following a series of events, including the death of J. H. Henry, Melrose Plantation’s owner, and subsequent sale of the plantation. Prior to these events, Mignon had suffered a stroke that temporarily paralyzed his left side. He never fully regained the use of his left hand, which made it difficult to continue using the typewriter. After his stroke, secretarial help enabled Mignon to continue writing his newspaper column, Cane River Memo.
From the
François Mignon Papers
Southern Historical Collection
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Student government at Northwestern State University was established in 1925 originally as the Student Association. The Student Government Association has files dating to the 1970’s in their records which are mainly comprised of meeting minutes and legislation.