Centenary College of Louisiana (Jackson, La.)
Found in 75 Collections and/or Records:
Hayden LeMaire Boatner papers
Mary Booth letter
Letter from Mary Booth to her grandson, John C. White, dated 1848 November 9. At the time, White was enrolled as a student at Centenary College of Louisiana. The letter, written from Bayou Boeuf, Louisiana, mentions the family’s struggles with sugarcane production. Booth also offers advice about selecting a suitable woman for marriage. A typed transcript of the letter is included.
Joseph Henry Bowdon Sr. papers
This collection includes a speech given by Joseph Henry Bowdon Sr. at Centenary College of Louisiana’s Founders Day address in 1964. Titled “Sidelights on the History of Centenary College,” it contains details about the college during the 19th century as well as Bowdon’s ancestors connected to Centenary. The collection also includes correspondence dated 1965 between Bowdon and Hugh D. McCool about the location of Centenary College in Brandon Springs, Mississippi, during the 1840s.
Rutillius Pinkney Cates papers
Collection consists of material documenting Rutillius Pinkney Cates as a student at Centenary College of Louisiana. Includes a Franklin Literary Society certificate (1858) and a diploma for Bachelor of Arts (1858). Also includes a biographical sketch about Cates (undated).
Centenary College of Louisiana Board of Trustees records
Centenary College of Louisiana clipping
Newspaper clipping facsimile of W. E. Boggs, “A Brief History of Centenary,” Shreveport Times (Shreveport, La.), March 20, 1904. Article provides history of the college and biographical details about notable alumni.
Centenary College of Louisiana clippings
Collection consists of digital facsimile printouts of newspaper clippings about Centenary College of Louisiana during 1906, its last year of operation in Jackson, Louisiana. Topics include: college’s move to Shreveport, campus fire (1906 September), stabbing of President C. C. Miller by Professor W. F. Moncreiff (1906 October), student walkout and faculty resignations (1906 November).
Centenary College of Louisiana clippings
Centenary College of Louisiana clippings
Centenary College of Louisiana Faculty records
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