Scope and Contents This collection documents the administrative activities handled at the annual meeting of the Louisiana Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South (MECS). It consists of the following – Series 1: Meeting minutes and statistical reports (1847-1913), Series 2: Administrative and committee records (1843-1919), Series 3: Examination of character records (1847-1922).“Series 1: Meeting minutes and statistical reports” consists of manuscript volumes, which commonly include...

Scope and Contents This collection relates to the professional life of history professor Walter McGehee Lowrey. This includes research notes, writings and speeches, Centenary College of Louisiana material, and Louisiana United Methodist material.Series 1: Research notes (1818-1989) contains seven indexes of notecards as well as additional folders with notes. Index Box 1 contains Centenary College of Louisiana and predecessor institutions’ board of trustees members (1825-1989). Index Box 2 contains...

Scope and Contents This collection consists of digital facsimile printouts of correspondence to and from members of the Dr. John Y. Young family.Series 1: John Smith Young correspondence, 1853-1855. This series consists of letters written by John Smith Young to his siblings and parents. During this time, Young was a student at Centenary College of Louisiana. Many letters contain details about life at Centenary, his personal views on religion, and news of family members, especially his cousin...