Centenary College of Louisiana (Jackson, La.)
Organization
Found in 76 Collections and/or Records:
Centenary College of Louisiana flyer
Collection
Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 64
Scope and Contents
Centenary College of Louisiana flyer announcing the college will be open for the fall semester of 1866.
Dates:
1866
Centenary College of Louisiana Library bookplate
Collection
Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 88
Scope and Contents
Centenary College of Louisiana Library bookplate numbered 1016.
Dates:
circa 1860
Centenary College of Louisiana President's Office records
Collection
Identifier: CCL-President's Office
Scope and Contents
Correspondence from Louisiana governors consist of letters (1849-1869) identifying students selected
by the governor’s office to receive a free education at Centenary College. Act 179, Section 3 of the
first session of the second legislature of the state of Louisiana on January 17, 1848, states: “That it
shall be the duty of the faculty of said Centenary College to have at all times in the said institution, and
to education gratuitously ten indigent young men, to be designated by the...
Dates:
1849 - 1869
Centenary College of Louisiana Student Literary Society programs
Collection
Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 68
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of programs for exhibitions presented by student literary societies at Centenary College of Louisiana. Included are programs for joint exhibitions of the Union Literary Society and Franklin Institute (1856 March 7; 1856 July 29; 1883 June 5). Also included are programs for exhibitions of the Lafayette Society (1856 April 19) and Eclectic Literary Institute (1859 July 27).
Dates:
1856 - 1883
Centenary College of Louisiana Student records
Collection
Identifier: CCL-Student
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of student records of Centenary College of Louisiana (Jackson, Louisiana). It includes manuscript volumes about enrollment, attendance, grades, and demerits. The records document students in Centenary’s college and preparatory departments.Information about Centenary’s preparatory department appears in the manuscript volume titled “Monthly Record of Recitations and Attendance” (1845-1860). On pages 1-2, an introduction describes the early history of the...
Dates:
1845 - 1906
Centenary College of Louisiana Treasurer records
Collection
Identifier: CCL-Treasurer
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of financial records maintained by the treasurer of Centenary College of
Louisiana (Jackson, La.). It consists of the following – Series 1: Manuscript volumes (1846-1906),
Series 2: Bills, accounts, receipts (1841-1906).Series 1: Manuscript volumes (1846-1906) include account books, daybooks, and cashbooks. The
account books commonly list financial transactions grouped by person or subject. The daybooks and
cashbooks provide a daily list of income and...
Dates:
1841 - 1906
Centenary State Historic Site collection
Collection
Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 500
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of material documenting Centenary College of Louisiana (Jackson, La.) and its successor, the Centenary State Historic Site. Collection includes clippings (1972-2012), Friends of Old Centenary meeting agendas (2011-2013), and facsimile photographs with an identification sheet (circa 1880-1935). Printed items (1966-2012) include invitations, brochures, and a Centenary State Historic Site Tour Guide Manual. Typescripts include contracts for construction of the college's...
Dates:
circa 1880 - 2013
Chi Phi Fraternity, Beta Chapter collection
Collection
Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 243
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of material about the Chi Phi fraternity, Beta chapter at Centenary College of Louisiana (1858-1861). A membership list includes each fraternity member’s city of residence and biographical sketch. This information was originally published in The Chi Phi Fraternity, Centennial Memorial Volume: Commemorating the Centennial Anniversary of the Princeton Society of Chi Phi to Which the Fraternity Owes Its Existence and Dedicated to the Memory of Those of Our Membership Who...
Dates:
1924
Collection of Centenary State Commemorative Area materials
Collection
Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 186
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of material related to the Centenary State Commemorative Area, the former
location of Centenary College of Louisiana (Jackson, La.). Included are items about the “Song of the
Felicianas” pageant staged in 1984; the pageant concerned the history of Jackson, Centenary College,
and the Feliciana parishes. A brochure (circa 1980) from the Feliciana Chamber of Commerce
identifies historic sites in the region. Also included is a brief history (circa 1980) about East...
Dates:
circa 1980-1984
College of Louisiana records
Collection
Identifier: CCL-COL
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of records of the College of Louisiana (Jackson, Louisiana). It includes an act
of incorporation (1825), property records (1816-1826), board of trustees minutes (1825-1851), faculty
minutes (1828-1844), and a letter about student disciplinary problems (circa 1835).The board of trustees minutes of meetings (1825-1845) are recorded in a manuscript volume; the
archives book collection contains a typescript of these minutes. The manuscript volume also...
Dates:
1816 - 1845
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- Correspondence 22
- Clippings (information artifacts) 15
- Diplomas 7
- Literature -- Societies, etc. 6
- Speeches (documents) 6
- Minutes (administrative records) 5
- Photographs 5
- Commencement ceremonies 4
- Education -- Louisiana -- History 4
- Programs (documents) 4
- Women -- Education (Higher) 4
- Financial records 3
- Biographies 2
- Brochures 2
- Certificates 2
- Examinations (documents) 2
- Genealogy 2
- Membership lists 2
- Memoirs 2
- Autograph albums 1
- Baseball 1
- Bookplates 1
- Charters 1
- Circulars (fliers) 1
- Diaries 1
- Envelopes 1
- Essays 1
- Fliers (printed matter) 1
- Football 1
- Governors -- Louisiana 1
- Guidelines 1
- Histories (literary works) 1
- Hurricanes -- Louisiana 1
- Judges -- Louisiana 1
- Legal documents 1
- Manuscript maps 1
- Medals 1
- Negatives (photographs) 1
- Obituaries 1
- Pins (jewelry) 1
- Property records 1
- Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Louisiana 1
- Report cards 1
- Research notes 1
- School records 1
- Sheet music 1
- Slaves 1
- Stock certificates 1
- Temperance 1
- Theses 1
- Wills 1
- Writings (documents) 1
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