Centenary College of Louisiana
Organization
Found in 34 Collections and/or Records:
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
Stephen Josephus Davies papers
Collection
Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 124
Scope and Contents
The Stephen Josephus Davies papers primarily consist of material related to Davies attending
Centenary College of Louisiana. It includes his Franklin Institute ornamental pin (1882), Franklin
Institute certificate (1882), and Centenary College of Louisiana diploma (1882). Two photographs
(circa 1882) depict Davies with other Centenary students. A photocopy facsimile of a manuscript
written in 1882 by Davies describes the history of Centenary’s two literary societies, the Franklin
Institute...
Dates:
1882 - 1910
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
Clarence Tilden Hamel papers
Collection
Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 538
Scope and Contents
The Clarence Tilden Hamel papers primarily document his activities as a student athlete at Centenary College of Louisiana from 1925 to 1929. Also included are items that document his work as a coach at the College of Marshall (Marshall, Texas) from 1929 to 1939. The collection includes a scrapbook of newspaper clippings (1926-1932) and additional loose newspaper clippings (1927-1939). Printed items include a Centenary commencement exercises announcement (1929), College of Marshall...
Dates:
1925 - 1939
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
James L. Hendrickson collection of Centenary College of Louisiana photographs
Collection
Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 499
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of facsimile photographs depicting Centenary College of Louisiana (Jackson, La). The images primarily depict Centenary’s buildings – the Centre Building, dormitories, and professor’s home. Also included is a photograph of students on campus (circa 1890). The photographs are scanned printouts from originals and reproductions collected and held by James L. Hendrickson.
Dates:
circa 1890 - circa 1970
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
Bettie Rea Fox Hollingsworth papers
Collection
Identifier: SC-Mss. Coll. 104
Scope and Contents
Bettie Rea Fox Hollingsworth papers primarily consist of printed items, clippings, and
photographs. This material documents Hollingsworth’s personal and professional connections to
Centenary College of Louisiana and the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Church. This includes
items connected to Hollingsworth attending Centenary during the late 1940s and working as the
Conference Director of Youth Work during the early 1950s. Also included are the memoirs of
Hollingsworth’s colleague,...
Dates:
1931 - 2008
Felicia Cornelius Honeycut papers
Collection
Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 3
Scope and Contents
The Felicia Cornelius Honeycut papers consist of newspaper clippings and photographs connected to the McVea family and Centenary College of Louisiana (Jackson, La.). The newspaper clippings include an obituary for Judge John McVea (1821-1876) and an article describing Centenary College of Louisiana’s commencement activities (1880 July). These clippings may have originally been published in the Southern Watchman (Clinton, La.). The photographs depict Charles McVea (1831-1886; Centenary...
Dates:
circa 1860 - 1880