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Compton family papers
Collection consists of eight letters (1848-1861). Six letters were composed by Thomas Wilber Compton and Walter Sidney Compton during their time as students at Centenary College of Louisiana. Subjects include: class assignments and study habits, recreation (football, picnic, magic lantern slideshow), health, the David O. Shattuck family, and seeing General Zachary Taylor. Two letters addressed to Thomas Alexander Compton were written by Centenary’s President, John C. Miller.
Inman Williams Cooper family papers
Daniel Newton Dalton diploma
Daniel Newton Dalton’s Centenary College of Louisiana diploma for Bachelor of Science (1888).
Stephen Josephus Davies papers
James Jones Davis family papers
Collection includes photocopy facsimiles of letters written by James Jones Davis while a student at Centenary College of Louisiana. In two letters written to his sister in 1856, Davis mentions coursework at Centenary, ongoing construction of the college’s Center Building, and the health of college students. The April 10, 1856, letter mentions religious revivals among Presbyterians and Methodists in Jackson, Louisiana. Also includes a history of the Davis family (1978).
Delta Kappa Epsilon, Zeta Zeta Chapter membership list
Photocopy facsimile of information originally published in “Catalogue of the Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity” 1890. Consists of a membership list for the Delta Kappa Epsilon, Zeta Zeta chapter at Centenary College of Louisiana (1858-1865). The list includes each fraternity member’s profession, city of residence, and biographical sketch.
William Young Dixon diary
William Young Dixon speech
“Intemperance – the Demon of Desolation” speech by Centenary College of Louisiana student William Young Dixon. Dixon, a member of the college’s Franklin Institute student literary society, delivered this speech at Centenary’s commencement exercises in 1866. Includes original manuscript and typescript copy.
Collection of James B. Dodd materials
William Winans Drake letter
Letter from Centenary College of Louisiana student William Winans Drake to his father, Rev. Benjamin Michael Drake, who served on Centenary’s board of trustees. Also includes a postscript to his sister, Jane. Letter discusses upcoming meeting of Centenary’s trustees, activities of the college’s literary societies and French Society, student enrollment and attendance, and classroom assignments.
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- White, John C. 1
- Woodward, James Robert, 1927-2003 1
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