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Robert Edward Smith papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC-Mss. Coll. 24

Scope and Contents

Robert Edward Smith papers contain correspondence, speech material, pamphlets, and printed material about the Shreveport Local Option Election of 1952, temperance, and the Four Square Bible Class (1937-1954).

Dates

  • 1920 - 1964

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

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

Dr. Robert E. Smith served as professor of Biblical literature at Centenary College of Louisiana from 1920 to 1949. In 1921, he was appointed dean of the college. He founded the Four Square Bible Class of Shreveport in 1923. The R. E. Smith Religious Building, opened in 1962 at Centenary, was named in honor of him. Smith's publications include Old Lands-Ever New (Nashville, TN: Cokesbury Press, 1927).

Extent

1.5 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Arranged by document type and chronologically.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Collection was transferred before 1976.

Title
Finding Aid to the Robert Edward Smith papers
Author
Created by Diane Kaplan approximately 1975, updated by Chris Brown in 2020.
Date
2020
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Centenary College of Louisiana Archives and Special Collections Repository

Contact:
2911 Centenary Blvd.
Shreveport LA 71104 US
(318) 869-5462