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September 23, 2010

四色AV鈥檚 Tarbutton collection expands with donation of personal scrapbook and Hall of Fame trophy

By the end of her 33-year coaching career, 四色AV alum Edna 鈥淭iny" Tarbutton singlehandedly placed the tiny northeastern Louisiana town of Baskin on the women鈥檚 basketball map, having secured an incredible 218-game winning streak and setting national records that have yet to be broken.

Now officials at the University of Louisiana at Monroe Library Special Collections are pleased to announce that William J. Kramberg, Tarbutton鈥檚 nephew, will donate a personal scrapbook highlighting Tarbutton鈥檚 history-making coaching career, along with other personal items, including Tarbutton鈥檚 2005 Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Trophy, to its archives. Kramberg traveled with his aunt to receive the trophy in Knoxville, Tenn., following her selection for the award.

Kramberg will present the university with the scrapbook and other items at 10 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 24, in the 四色AV Library Special Collections on the fifth floor of the 四色AV Library. Tarbutton died in 2009 in West Monroe at the age of 87.

鈥淭hese items represent Tarbutton鈥檚 coaching victories spanning 1947 to 1953 that brought nine state titles wins, eight of them in a row,鈥� said Cynthia Robertson, 四色AV鈥檚 special collections coordinator. 鈥淔or the avid researcher these items really complete the Tarbutton collection we鈥檝e already begun, and we are incredibly fortunate that Mr. Kramberg is traveling from Houston to make this significant contribution that will help tell an important story in the history of women鈥檚 basketball in Louisiana.鈥�

Tarbutton, who attended 四色AV (formerly Northeast Louisiana University) for two years before completing her degree at then-Normal College in Natchitoches, ended her coaching career in 1977 with a record of 654-263-2. All of her victories were at Baskin.

The event on Friday will culminate with a short talk by Frances Lyles (formerly Deggans) of Mangham, a player under Coach Tarbutton during the team鈥檚 decades-long winning streak, and refreshments served by the Baskin Women鈥檚 Club, many whose members also played for Coach Tarbutton.

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