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...

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...

Scope and Contents This collection consists of records of the College of Louisiana (Jackson, Louisiana). It includes an act of incorporation (1825), property records (1816-1826), board of trustees minutes (1825-1851), faculty minutes (1828-1844), and a letter about student disciplinary problems (circa 1835).The board of trustees minutes of meetings (1825-1845) are recorded in a manuscript volume; the archives book collection contains a typescript of these minutes. The manuscript volume also...

Scope and Contents The Mystic Seven, Temple of the Wreath collection relates to a student organization at Centenary College of Louisiana (Jackson, La.). The collection includes meeting minutes as well as three histories about the organization. A facsimile of the "First Book of the Chronicles of the Mystic Seven, Temple of the Wreath" (1849-1861) includes meeting minutes and a membership list. Also included is a typescript containing excerpts from the 1849-1861 volume. One typescript history was published –...

Scope and Contents The Centenary College of Louisiana Union Literary Society records include a banner (circa 1859), printed items (1856, 1887), manuscript volumes (circa 1880-1915), and meeting minutes (1908-1925). The printed items include a program (1856) and invitations (1887). The earliest manuscript volume (circa 1880-1897) contains membership lists and the society’s constitution, which outlines the duties of officers. Another manuscript volume (1908-1909, 1915) contains membership lists and meeting...