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William Winans Drake, Jr. papers
Collection
Identifier: SC-Mss. Coll. 56
Scope and Contents
William Winans Drake, Jr. papers primarily consist of his writings. Also included are a small
amount of clippings and correspondence. Much of the material relates to Drake’s activities with the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South in Louisiana during the twentieth century. His writings largely
consist of sermons about biblical verses; other topics include temperance and gambling. Many of
Drake’s writings were handwritten on the back of scrap sheets of paper. The reverse side of these
papers...
Dates:
1888 - 1933
Keener family papers
Collection
Identifier: SC-Mss. Coll. 50
Scope and Contents
The Keener family papers consist of approximately 100 letters, dating from 1825 to 1861, addressed to
John Christian Keener or to his wife, Mary Anna Spencer Keener, by members of Mrs. Keener's family. Mrs. Keener's parents, Anna Baker and Richard Spencer, had moved from Maryland, settled first in
Georgia, and later Alabama. At the time of the early letters, the Spencers were farming a plantation in
Dallas County, Alabama, called Davenport Place. They raised cotton, corn, peaches, and...
Dates:
1825 - 1861
Louisiana Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South records
Collection
Identifier: LACUMC-Louisiana Annual Conference MECS
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the administrative activities handled at the annual meeting of the Louisiana
Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South (MECS). It consists of the following –
Series 1: Meeting minutes and statistical reports (1847-1913), Series 2: Administrative and committee
records (1843-1919), Series 3: Examination of character records (1847-1922).“Series 1: Meeting minutes and statistical reports” consists of manuscript volumes, which commonly
include...
Dates:
1843 - 1922
Walter McGehee Lowrey papers
Collection
Identifier: SC-Mss. Coll. 77
Scope and Contents
This collection relates to the professional life of history professor Walter McGehee Lowrey. This
includes research notes, writings and speeches, Centenary College of Louisiana material, and Louisiana
United Methodist material.Series 1: Research notes (1818-1989) contains seven indexes of notecards as well as additional folders with notes. Index Box 1 contains Centenary College of Louisiana and predecessor institutions’ board of trustees members (1825-1989).
Index Box 2 contains...
Dates:
1818 - 1989
Albert Simon Lutz papers
Collection
Identifier: SC-Mss. Coll. 16
Scope and Contents
The Albert Simon Lutz papers primarily consist of material documenting his time as a student at Centenary College of Louisiana (Jackson, La.) during the 1890s. This includes commencement programs (1896-1899), photographs (circa 1899), and diplomas. The photographs depict Lutz and other students at Centenary including the college’s first female graduates, Carrie Virginia Schwing Tomb and Willie Schwing Campbell. Lutz’s diplomas include a New Orleans public school diploma (1891), three from...
Dates:
1889 - 1925
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- Holcombe, Armistead Richardson, approximately 1813-1879 1
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- Keener, Mary Anna Spencer, 1821-1903 1
- Lowrey, Walter McGehee, 1920-1980 1
- Lutz, Albert Simon, 1874-1941 1
- McTyeire, Holland Nimmons, 1824-1889 1
- Methodist Church (U.S.). Louisiana Conference (South Central Jurisdiction) 1
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