Centenary College of Louisiana
Organization
Found in 49 Collections and/or Records:
Centenary College of Louisiana clippings
Collection
Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 520
Scope and Contents
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).
Dates:
1906
Centenary College of Louisiana clippings
Collection
Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 305
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of three newspaper clippings about Centenary College (Brandon Springs, Miss.),
Centenary College of Louisiana (Jackson, La.), and the Centenary State Commemorative Area
(Jackson, La.). “Centenary College, Louisiana, Originally Located Six Miles East of Brandon; Started
1841,” Brandon News (Brandon, Miss.), September 21, 1944. Hal Ledet, “Old Centenary Campus
Considered For State Park” Advocate (Baton Rouge, La.), June 22, 1980. Karen Didier, “Graffiti Part
Of History,...
Dates:
1944 - 1982
Centenary College of Louisiana clippings
Collection
Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 530
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of digital facsimile printouts of newspaper clippings about Centenary
College of Louisiana (Jackson, La.). Most were published in the True Democrat (Bayou Sara, La.). Topics include: baseball (1893-1894), football (1896 December), yellow fever epidemic (1898 November), commercial department (1901 June), college cemetery (1908 May), hurricane damage on campus (1909 September), lawsuits concerning college property (1912-1914), discussion about reviving campus as normal...
Dates:
1893 - 1915
Centenary College of Louisiana football scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 220
Scope and Contents
The Centenary College of Louisiana football scrapbook primarily consists of clippings that appear to be from football game programs printed in 1937.
Dates:
1937
Centenary State Historic Site collection
Collection
Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 500
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of material documenting Centenary College of Louisiana (Jackson, La.) and its successor, the Centenary State Historic Site. Collection includes clippings (1972-2012), Friends of Old Centenary meeting agendas (2011-2013), and facsimile photographs with an identification sheet (circa 1880-1935). Printed items (1966-2012) include invitations, brochures, and a Centenary State Historic Site Tour Guide Manual. Typescripts include contracts for construction of the college's...
Dates:
circa 1880 - 2013
Centenary Women's Club records
Collection
Identifier: SC-Mss. Coll. 11
Scope and Contents
Centenary Women's Club records include administrative and financial records, correspondence, meeting minutes, photographs, and a scrapbook.
Dates:
1927 - 1964
Collection of Centenary College of Louisiana football materials
Collection
Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 221
Scope and Contents
The Collection of Centenary College of Louisiana football materials consists of a scrapbook, photographs, and correspondence. The scrapbook (1935-1936) consists of newspaper clippings about Centenary football games. The photographs (1926-1936) depict Centenary football teams and players; also included is one photograph of Centenary boxing team member Jeff Newman. The correspondence (1936) consists of a letter from sports writer Norman L. Sper to Curtis Parker, Centenary’s Director of...
Dates:
1926 - 1936
Collection of Centenary State Commemorative Area materials
Collection
Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 186
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of material related to the Centenary State Commemorative Area, the former
location of Centenary College of Louisiana (Jackson, La.). Included are items about the “Song of the
Felicianas” pageant staged in 1984; the pageant concerned the history of Jackson, Centenary College,
and the Feliciana parishes. A brochure (circa 1980) from the Feliciana Chamber of Commerce
identifies historic sites in the region. Also included is a brief history (circa 1980) about East...
Dates:
circa 1980-1984
Collection of James B. Dodd materials
Collection
Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 17
Scope and Contents
This collection primarily consists of photocopied material about James B. Dodd. It includes a letter
appointing him professor of mathematics at Centenary College (Brandon Springs, Miss.) dated 1841.
Also included are the following publications by Dodd: “Address, delivered at the opening of the
Centenary College, on the 9th of November, 1841,” (Jackson, MS: Southron Office, 1841); “An essay
on the nature of arithmetical science and the proper method of teaching this science, in opposition...
Dates:
1841 - circa 1970
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