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Centenary College (Brandon Springs, Mississippi) clippings

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Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 536
Scope and Contents Collection consists of digital facsimile printouts of newspaper clippings about Centenary College while it existed in Brandon Springs, Mississippi. Also included is an inventory containing brief notes and citations for the clippings. The clippings include advertisements, announcements, articles, editorials, letters about the college, and descriptions of the campus property. Various clippings from October 1841 to July 1843 document the challenges of incorporating the college and...
Dates: 1838 - 1845

Centenary College of Louisiana Board of Trustees records

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Identifier: CCL-Trustees
Scope and Contents This collection consists of records of the board of trustees of Centenary College (Brandon Springs, Mississippi) and Centenary College of Louisiana (Jackson, Louisiana). It includes administrative records (1843-1882), minutes (1841-1906), resolutions (1842-circa 1905), and correspondence and reports (circa 1845-1904).The administrative records include bylaws (1843), acts of incorporation (1848-1882), property records (1845-1871), and a construction contract for the Center/Centre...
Dates: 1841 - 1906

Centenary College of Louisiana Treasurer records

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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

David Olcott Shattuck correspondence

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Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 48
Scope and Contents Collection consists of letters addressed to David Olcott Shattuck, who served as president of Centenary College of Louisiana (Jackson, La.) from 1844 to 1848. Correspondence from J. L. Riddell and William Marbury Carpenter, both professors at the Medical College of Louisiana (New Orleans, La.), recommend Norman K. Leslie as a science professor at Centenary. Letter from W. H. Potter and John Caldwell Doremus relates to their employment operating Centenary College of Louisiana’s...
Dates: 1846