SLU Centennial Collection
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SLU Centennial Collection
Box 1:
Folder 1: 3 Items
1. First Centennial ad/ promo announcement
2. Southeastern Louisiana University magazine of Spring/Summer 2024 (x2)
Folder 2: 34 Items
1. 75Th anniversary Time Capsule Exhibition brochure (x3)
2. Southeastern holiday card
3. Centennial selections participant decal sticker (x3)
4. Centennial selections note to recipients (x2)
5. Southeastern centennial selections partner invitation (x3)
6. “Southeastern 100” stickers (x3)
7. “Southeastern 100” centennial documentary magnets given to the attendees at the premieres VIP reception. 2 green ticket magnets, 2 yellow ticket magnets, and 3 vertical poster magnets. (x7)
8. “Southeastern 100” ink pens (x3)
9. “Southeastern 100” clear plastic bag
10. Centennial book promotional material. Includes Venmo QR code (x2)
11. “The Presidents of Southeastern 1925-2025” book. (x3)
12. “Roaring Through Time”. The Southeastern Centennial Activity Book. (x3)
Folder 3: 3 Items
1. Southeastern 100, Southeastern magazine centennial edition, 2025. (x3)
Folder 4: 4 Items
1. “Southeastern 100: The Story of Southeastern Louisiana University’s First Century 1925-2025”. (x3)
2. Card with handwritten ‘Congratulations’ message
Folder 5: 18 Items
1. Watercolor painting of ‘Lucius McGehee Hall’ by Gray
2. Mailing envelope addressed to ‘Mrs.Basil Sweatt’ at 308 W Church. Hammond, La. 70401. “Photographs inside warning” on outside of envelope. Stamp states “Eisenhower USA”
– The envelope consists of:
3. Newspaper images of Vice President “Bill” Schroter on page 5. Image of Annie Laura and granddaughter, Michele, on page 6.
4. Newspaper article: “Miss Delaune to wed Mr. Ricks”. The back side contains an image of Mrs.Eunice J. Patrich receiving the ‘expression of Gratitude and Appreciation’ from Phil K.
5. Newspaper image of Pat opening a retirement gift, after working at Publix for 21 years. Page 8 is titled “Welcome to the Publix Family” with the names of employees listed.
6. Black and white photo of people waving on a boat
7. Black and white photo of people on a boat
8. 5×7 Photo of woman in black and white.
9. 8×10 Colored image of a man smiling. Photo is held in a brown cover.
10. Colored image of a young man smiling. Image is held in a black ‘Bryn-Alan’ cover.
11. Black and white image of a group of people
12. Black and white image of a group of people riding a tractor in water.
13. Black and white image displaying a group of people holding a “Louisiana” sign. Southwide Baptist student retreat. Ridgecrest, NC. 6/19/49. The back is signed by Basil Sweatt, 1949.
14. “A Brief History of the Association of Louisiana Business Dean 1976-1991.” By Van C. McGraw, Northeast Louisiana University May 13, 1991. Basil Sweatt signed “I hope you enjoy this Van”.
15. List of Southeastern oral histories conducted by PCI, and in partnership with Southeastern Foundation, 2024. Includes storyteller, class year, and audio file.
16. Alumni SLU UMC centennial interviews, conducted by Shelene Bridget from March 2024 through September 2025.
17. Lexar USB 3.0
18. Shelene Bridget Southeastern business card
Box 2:
1. Troy State University Alabama. School buildings are pictured on a blue quilt with colorful frayed edges.
2. Blue and white quilt with Hammond Louisiana landmarks labeled on it. The edges of the quilt are frayed.