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Women -- Education (Higher)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Centenary College of Louisiana Faculty records

 Collection
Identifier: CCL-Faculty
Scope and Contents This collection consists of faculty records of Centenary College of Louisiana (Jackson, Louisiana). It includes notes (1854-1887), minutes of meetings (1850-1905), and loose items removed from minute book 1900-1905.The notes (1854-1887) primarily consist of loose-leaf drafts containing information that also appears in the minute books. Also included is a report about students throwing the college bell in a cistern (1867 January 18).The minutes of meetings are recorded...
Dates: 1850 - 1905

George Lott Harrell correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 25
Scope and Contents

Collection consists of letters to George Lott Harrell, who was Professor of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at Centenary College of Louisiana. Correspondence relates to ordering Centenary College diplomas and course catalogs. Letter from Isaac D. Wall relates to female students receiving degrees.

Dates: 1904

Regina “Jennie” Lane May diploma

 Collection
Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 71
Scope and Contents

Jennie Lane May’s Centenary College of Louisiana diploma for Bachelor of Science (1904). Note: starting with its first female graduates in 1900, Centenary awarded women a certificate of completion rather than a diploma. In June 1905, the board of trustees approved granting diplomas to future and past female graduates.

Dates: 1904

Carrie Virginia Schwing graduation certificate

 Collection
Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 85
Scope and Contents

Carrie Virginia Schwing's Centenary College of Louisiana graduation certificate for Bachelor of Science (1900). Note: starting with its first female graduates in 1900, Centenary awarded women a certificate of completion rather than a diploma. In June 1905, the board of trustees approved granting diplomas to future and past female graduates.

Dates: 1900