Otto S. Varnado thesis excerpt

Collection

Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 260

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Photocopy facsimile of an excerpt of Otto Stanley Varnado’s thesis, “A History of the Early Institutions of Higher Learning in Louisiana,” which was written for his master of arts degree at Louisiana State University. The excerpt contains a history of the College of Louisiana (Jackson, La.) and Centenary College of Louisiana (Jackson, La.).

Dates

1927

Creator

Varnado, Otto Stanley, 1890-1960 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

Physical rights are retained by the Centenary College of Louisiana Archives and Special Collections. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.

Biographical / Historical

Otto Stanley Varnado (1890-1960) graduated from Louisiana College (Pineville, La.) and Louisiana State University. He served as a school principal and mayor of Osyka, Mississippi. Varnado married Lucy Lea Wall Varnado (1905-1993); they had one daughter.

Extent

1 Folders

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Collection donated by Tom Ruffin in 1992.

Existence and Location of Originals

Original thesis in Special Collections, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Otto S. Varnado, "A History of the Early Institutions of Higher Learning in Louisiana," Master of Arts thesis, Louisiana State University, 1927.