Centenary College of Louisiana (Jackson, La.)
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Stephen Josephus Davies papers
Collection
Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 124
Scope and Contents
The Stephen Josephus Davies papers primarily consist of material related to Davies attending
Centenary College of Louisiana. It includes his Franklin Institute ornamental pin (1882), Franklin
Institute certificate (1882), and Centenary College of Louisiana diploma (1882). Two photographs
(circa 1882) depict Davies with other Centenary students. A photocopy facsimile of a manuscript
written in 1882 by Davies describes the history of Centenary’s two literary societies, the Franklin
Institute...
Dates:
1882 - 1910
Robert Hunter McGimsey family papers
Collection
Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 6
Scope and Contents
The Robert Hunter McGimsey family papers primarily consist of material documenting his time as a
student and faculty member at Centenary College of Louisiana. This includes his Franklin Literary
Society certificate (1882), diploma (1882), and a typescript English translation of the Latin text on the
diploma. A letter dated 1886 from Thomas Albert Smith Adams, the president of Centenary College of
Louisiana, offers McGimsey a job to serve as the college’s professor of mathematics. A...
Dates:
1854 - 1919