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Centenary College of Louisiana

 Organization

Found in 114 Collections and/or Records:

William Winans Drake, Jr. papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC-Mss. Coll. 56
Scope and Contents William Winans Drake, Jr. papers primarily consist of his writings. Also included are a small amount of clippings and correspondence. Much of the material relates to Drake’s activities with the Methodist Episcopal Church, South in Louisiana during the twentieth century. His writings largely consist of sermons about biblical verses; other topics include temperance and gambling. Many of Drake’s writings were handwritten on the back of scrap sheets of paper. The reverse side of these papers...
Dates: 1888 - 1933

William Winans Drake letter

 Collection
Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 18
Scope and Contents

Letter from Centenary College of Louisiana student William Winans Drake to his father, Rev. Benjamin Michael Drake, who served on Centenary’s board of trustees. Also includes a postscript to his sister, Jane. Letter discusses upcoming meeting of Centenary’s trustees, activities of the college’s literary societies and French Society, student enrollment and attendance, and classroom assignments.

Dates: 1859

Winbourne Magruder Drake family papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 193
Scope and Contents The Winbourne Magruder Drake family papers consist of material about the family and their connections to Centenary College of Louisiana (Jackson, La.). A typescript copy of William Hezekiah Nathaniel Magruder’s letter (1845) to Benjamin Michael Drake concerns the move of Centenary College (Brandon Springs, Miss.) to the site of the defunct College of Louisiana (Jackson, La.). A photocopy of William Winans Drake’s memoir appeared in the “Annual of the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist...
Dates: 1845 - 1983

John Bennett Entrikin papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC-Mss. Coll. 51
Scope and Contents

John Bennett Entrikin papers include clippings, correspondence, photographs, and writings that primarily document his time as professor of chemistry at Centenary College of Louisiana (1929-1966).

Dates: 1911 - 1975

Exhibition of the Junior Class program

 Collection
Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 63
Scope and Contents

Exhibition of the Junior Class program from Centenary College of Louisiana. Names on the program include Thomas P. Clinton, John C. Griffith, Charles M. Pilcher, S. L. Weathersby, J. B. Tarlton, Robert J. Perkins, J. Harvey Brigham, James E. Gibson, A. C. Herbert, T. Wilbur Compton, and K. A. Cross.

Dates: 1855

Friends of the Centenary College Library records

 Collection
Identifier: SC-Mss. Coll. 32
Scope and Contents

Friends of the Centenary College Library records include meeting minutes, correspondence, membership rosters, brochures, clippings, and financial records.

Dates: 1964 - 1974

Thomas Cage Gordon clippings

 Collection
Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 109
Scope and Contents

Collection contains two photocopy facsimile newspaper clippings about Thomas Cage Gordon. One clipping is about Gordon delivering the baccalaureate address at Centenary College of Louisiana – “Address Delivered at Centenary College in 1893 by T. C. Gordon Seems Like Echo From The Past,” State-Times (Baton Rouge, La.), February 2, 1927. The other clipping is Gordon’s obituary -- “Prominent Citizen of City Answers Summons,” unidentified newspaper, 1927.

Dates: 1927

Joseph Lucius “Jake” Hanna, Jr. papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 306
Scope and Contents The Joseph Lucius “Jake” Hanna, Jr. papers primarily document his time playing and coaching football at Centenary College of Louisiana. The collection includes a scrapbook (1927-1993), clippings (1921-1985), a football program (1929), a fan’s memories of Centenary football (circa 1957), and photographs (circa 1915-1987). Also included are Hanna’s United States Navy Officer Service Record file (1942-1954) and navy photographs (1944).The scrapbook mostly consists of newspaper...
Dates: 1915 - 1993

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

John Thomas Heath speech

 Collection
Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 139
Scope and Contents

Manuscript photocopy facsimile of John Thomas Heath’s speech given in 1855 to the Alumni Association of Centenary College of Louisiana.

Dates: 1855