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Well-preserved copy of The 1931 Gumbo, the official yearbook for Louisiana State University (LSU) at Baton Rouge. This volume features a heavy, embossed cover showcasing the iconic LSU Memorial Clock Tower and beautiful vintage internal layouts capturing the design aesthetic of the era.This specific copy includes approximately six loose leaves (a dozen sides) of original, handwritten 1931 student ledger entries and notes tucked inside, providing a personal look at daily college life during the Great Depression.Included Ephemera:
Student Ledger Entries: Handwritten financial logs tracking micro-expenses and daily living costs from 1931.
Psychology & Philosophy Lecture Notes: Clear cursive notes diving into historical academic topics, including Sir Francis Galton's laws of inheritance, physical body types (asthenic, athletic, pyknic), Epicureanism, Pragmatism, and heuristic theories.Yearbook Contents & Features
This comprehensive historic volume covers all major areas of 1931 LSU campus life:
The University & Senior Classes: Historical overviews and full graduation portraits.
Athletics: Coverage of collegiate sports teams, including vintage Tiger baseball.
Belles: Dedicated formal portrait sections showcasing turn-of-the-decade campus beauty and fashion (including portraits of Miss Elizabeth Platt and Miss Louise Dyson).
Organizations & Activities: Features on student clubs, military training, and honorary fraternities like Mu Sigma Rho.Condition Report
This book is in Very Good vintage condition for its age.
Binding & Spine: The embossed cover is strong and clean with minimal edge wear. The spine is tight and all pages are securely attached.
Interior Pages: Clean, flat, and free of modern ink marks, highlighting, or missing pages.
Age Spotting: There is minor, age-appropriate brown spotting (foxing) on several internal pages, mostly confined to the borders of some photo plates. This is a natural reaction of vintage paper fibers over time and does not affect readability.
Inserts: The loose ledger and notebook pages are intact, legible, and left exactly as discovered inside the book.
