Louisiana High School Boxing Hall of Fame Collection
Scope and Contents
This collection covers 21 linear feet and spans 1933-2013 with the bulk of the materials dating 1947-2010. The collection primarily consists of scrapbooks, artifacts, ephemera, exhibit placards and other related materials.
The exhibit placards in this collection document the Hall of Fame and high school boxing history. Photographs of high school boxers from various championships and matches are featured. They also contain information pertaining to state championships, coaches, reunions and Hall of Fame inductions.
The scrapbooks in this collection include newspaper clippings, photographs and match programs. One scrapbook includes profiles, stories and career highlights from many Hall of Fame members. Another scrapbook contains New Iberia reunion photographs. Hall of Fame induction videos and interviews with former boxers conducted in 2010 and 2011 are listed in the audio-visual series.
Several programs from boxing tournaments and championships are available.
The equipment series contains boxing equipment such as boxing gloves and shoes. Additionally, there are uniforms, letterman's jackets and sweaters.
Awards and trophies include the Brink trophy, outstanding boxer, S.C.L.D. Champions, Lightweight, etc. There are various medals and patches. Of note are a 1933 state championship medal and a Camelia Bowl patch.
An oversized bell used at boxing matches for Plaquemine High School is one of the more prominent artifacts in the collection.
Dates
- 1933-2015
Conditions Governing Use
Physical rights are retained by Nicholls State University. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.
Biographical / Historical
The Louisiana High School Boxing Hall of Fame Collection originated as an exhibit located at the Iberville Museum in Plaquemine, Louisiana. The exhibit opened in 2015 and finally closed in 2024 after which the materials were donated to the Nicholls State University Archives. Donald "Don" Landry was the driving force behind the Hall of Fame and original exhibit. In 2013, 33 boxers were inducted into the Hall of Fame and an additional 32 were inducted the following year. At Landry's request, the Iberville Museum agreed to house the Hall of Fame exhibit which included memorabilia, photographs, and history of several high school boxers from Louisiana in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. Much of the research used for the exhibit was gathered for a book written and self-published by Landry in 2011, "Boxing: Louisiana's Forgotten Sport."
Extent
21 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Sensitive Materials Statement
This collection may contain material(s) with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which Ellender Memorial Library and Nicholls State University assume no responsibility.
- Boxing -- High School -- Louisiana
- Boxing -- Louisiana -- Louisiana High School Boxing Hall of Fame
- East Baton Rough Parish (La.)
- Evangeline Parish (La.)
- Iberia Parish (La.)
- Lafayette Parish (La.)
- Orleans Parish (La.)
- Plaquemines Parish (La.)
- Sports -- Boxing
- St. Landry Parish (La.)
- Tangipahoa Parish (La.)
- Title
- Louisiana High School Boxing Hall of Fame Collection
- Author
- Michelle Ledet
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Nicholls State University Archives and Special Collections Repository
Ellender Memorial Library
Nicholls State University
906 E 1st St.
Thibodaux Louisiana 70310 USA
985-448-4621
clifton.theriot@nicholls.edu