Collection consists of digital facsimile printouts of newspaper clippings about Centenary College while it existed in Brandon Springs, Mississippi. Also included is an inventory containing brief notes and citations for the clippings. The clippings include advertisements, announcements, articles, editorials, letters about the college, and descriptions of the campus property.

Various clippings from October 1841 to July 1843 document the challenges of incorporating the college and having its charter approved by Mississippi’s legislators and governor. Articles from November 1841 provide details about the college’s opening ceremony and include the full text of the inaugural address given by James A. Dodd, professor of mathematics. A detailed description of the campus and its faculty appear in a published letter written by college president Thomas C. Thornton (1842 May 5). Lengthy articles exist about the graduation and commencement exercises held each July; this includes the full text of college president Thornton’s inaugural address given at the college’s first commencement (1842 July). The only known drawing/engraving of the campus appears with a detailed description of its buildings (1843 August 25). Additional topics include: Brandon Mineral Springs advertisements (1838-1841), reactions to Thornton’s proslavery publications and views (1841-1844), Centenary students establishing a Temperance Society (1842 November - December), rumors about overcrowded classes (1842 December - 1843 January), tornado damage on campus (1843 July), student resolutions in memory of deceased classmates (1843), claims that the college was endangered by the politics of the administration (1843 October - November), and a student riot (1844 December).