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 and the Union Literary Society. Envelope stationery (1882) from Centenary addressed to Davies contains a printed image of the college as well as details about the institution. A high school diploma (1910) from Bastrop, Louisiana, is likely for Davies’s son, Stephen E. Davies.