Centenary College of Louisiana
Organization
Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:
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
Walter Cottingham Hohmann papers
Collection
Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 537
Scope and Contents
The Walter Cottingham Hohmann papers primarily document his time playing football at Centenary College of Louisiana during the 1930s. The collection includes two scrapbooks, a folder of loose items, and Centenary yearbooks with inscriptions from classmates.Both scrapbooks contain many newspaper clippings about Centenary football players, practices, and games. The America First Scrapbook (1930-1936) also includes photographs of Hohmann and other Centenary football players as...
Dates:
1930 - 1937
Albert Simon Lutz papers
Collection
Identifier: SC-Mss. Coll. 16
Scope and Contents
The Albert Simon Lutz papers primarily consist of material documenting his time as a student at Centenary College of Louisiana (Jackson, La.) during the 1890s. This includes commencement programs (1896-1899), photographs (circa 1899), and diplomas. The photographs depict Lutz and other students at Centenary including the college’s first female graduates, Carrie Virginia Schwing Tomb and Willie Schwing Campbell. Lutz’s diplomas include a New Orleans public school diploma (1891), three from...
Dates:
1889 - 1925
Maroon Jackets scrapbooks
Collection
Identifier: CCL-2013-015
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of scrapbooks containing membership rosters, photographs, clippings,
programs, and correspondence related to activities of Maroon Jackets from 1931 to 1996. The
photographs include group shots of members, pictures of Maroon Jackets at different events, and
photographs highlighting individual members for their accomplishments. The clippings originally
appeared in Centenary publications (student newspapers, yearbooks, and alumni magazines) as well as
local newspapers....
Dates:
1931 - 1998
News Bureau records
Collection
Identifier: CCL-1977-027
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of office records created and maintained by the News Bureau at Centenary College of Louisiana. It includes biographical files, subject files, press releases, and scrapbooks.The biographical and subject files contain clippings, notes, photographs, and programs about employees and activities at the college. The press releases often publicize Centenary events as well as the achievements of college students, faculty, and staff. The scrapbooks consist of...
Dates:
1944 - 1982
Earl Davis Nolan, Sr. scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: SC-Mss. Coll. 113
Scope and Contents
The Earl Davis Nolan, Sr. scrapbook primarily documents athletics at Centenary College of Louisiana, where Nolan was enrolled from fall 1928 to spring 1932. He played on the college’s football and basketball teams; his nickname was “Little Boy Blue.” The scrapbook contains newspaper clippings, telegrams, and a football season pass (1930). The final pages contain clippings about his wife, Margaret Nolan, and her Centenary activities related to May Fete (1930) and a theater performance...
Dates:
1928 - 1932
James Francis Pierson scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: SC-Mss. Coll. 106
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a scrapbook created by Pierson’s mother, Willie McGoldrick (1880-1933). The scrapbook relates to the activities of James F. Pierson from 1918 to 1941. It primarily contains newspaper clippings, photographs, and printed items from 1922 to 1926 related to the Centenary College of Louisiana student athletic activities of Pierson. Pierson played on the college’s football, basketball, and baseball teams. During this time period, the teams were coached by Bo McMillin...
Dates:
1918 - 1941
William Angie Smith scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: SC-Mss. Coll. 101
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of one scrapbook and loose material detailing the ministry and life of William Angie Smith. It includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, and printed items. The material primarily relates to Smith serving as acting president of Centenary College of Louisiana from August 1932 to June 1933.
Dates:
1931 - 1934
Lenora Waller Street papers
Collection
Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 323
Scope and Contents
The Lenora Waller Street papers consist of scrapbooks documenting her high school and college days
as well as her marriage. The Girl Graduate scrapbook covers her time at Shreveport High School
during the years 1920 to 1923. It includes autographs and notes from classmates and teachers,
newspaper clippings, photographs, tickets and event programs (football games and plays), invitations
to graduations and parties, and a stamp collection. The My Memory Book scrapbook documents
Waller’s time at...
Dates:
1920 - 1946
Edward Thomas Townson papers
Collection
Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 201
Scope and Contents
The Edward Thomas Townson papers primarily document his activities at Centenary College of Louisiana as a football player during the 1931 and 1932 seasons. The collection consists of newspaper clippings (1931-1970), photographs (circa 1932), printed items (1932), and a scrapbook (1928-1932).The printed items include a Centenary football booklet documenting the 1932 season. It includes many inscriptions from teammates as well as Wallace “Boots” Lewis, a Black employee of...
Dates:
1928 - 1970