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Centenary College of Louisiana

 Organization

Found in 128 Collections and/or Records:

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

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

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

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