Correspondence
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Centenary College of Louisiana Board of Trustees records
Collection
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
David Olcott Shattuck correspondence
Collection
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