Smith, Robert Edward, 1874-1965
Person
Biography
Dr. Robert Edward Smith served as professor of Biblical literature at Centenary College of Louisiana from 1920 to 1949. In 1921, he was appointed dean of the college. He founded the Four Square Bible Class of Shreveport in 1923. The R. E. Smith Religious Building, opened in 1962 at Centenary, was named in honor of him. Smith's publications include Old Lands-Ever New (Nashville, TN: Cokesbury Press, 1927).
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Robert Edward Smith papers
Collection
Identifier: SC-Mss. Coll. 24
Scope and Contents
Robert Edward Smith papers contain correspondence, speech material, pamphlets, and printed material about the Shreveport Local Option Election of 1952, temperance, and the Four Square Bible Class (1937-1954).
Dates:
1920 - 1964