Scope and Contents This collection documents the activities of Centenary College of Louisiana’s Beta Pi Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) as well as its predecessor group, the Laurel Society. It consists of programs, photographs, and annual administrative files (containing membership rosters, newspaper clippings, by-laws, correspondence, ODK’s national newsletter, ODK printed items documenting the organization’s history, purpose, and rituals). Correspondence frequently involves Centenary’s Beta Pi Circle...

Scope and Contents This collection consists of Athletic Department records about the football program at Centenary College of Louisiana during the 1930s. The files were maintained by Centenary’s athletic director and head football coach, Curtis Parker.Series 1: Office records (1934-1939) largely consists of Parker’s correspondence and subject files. Much of the information relates to football players and games.Series 2: Scouting reports (1939) contains information collected about...

Scope and Contents This collection consists of records of the board of trustees of Centenary College (Brandon Springs, Mississippi) and Centenary College of Louisiana (Jackson, Louisiana). It includes administrative records (1843-1882), minutes (1841-1906), resolutions (1842-circa 1905), and correspondence and reports (circa 1845-1904).The administrative records include bylaws (1843), acts of incorporation (1848-1882), property records (1845-1871), and a construction contract for the Center/Centre...

Scope and Contents This collection consists of Centenary College of Louisiana Chaplain’s Office records. Most were created by Dr. Robert Ed Taylor, who served as the chaplain from 1961 to 1996. The files include programs from the following campus events: chapel, commencement, president’s convocation, and other academic ceremonies. The chaplain’s duty was to participate in many of these events, and these programs include Taylor’s notes. Also included are files from the Beta chapter of the Kappa Chi Fraternity...

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This collection consists of histories, programs, newsletters and clippings about the Centenary College Choir. The material includes items created by the choir as well as others.

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This collection consists of office records created and maintained by the Dean of Women at Centenary College of Louisiana. It includes files documenting student awards presented at the annual Honors Chapel (1948-1967). Also included are files on student organizations: Maroon Jackets (1931-1961) and organization rosters (1960-1972).

Scope and Contents This collection consists of faculty records of Centenary College of Louisiana (Jackson, Louisiana). It includes notes (1854-1887), minutes of meetings (1850-1905), and loose items removed from minute book 1900-1905.The notes (1854-1887) primarily consist of loose-leaf drafts containing information that also appears in the minute books. Also included is a report about students throwing the college bell in a cistern (1867 January 18).The minutes of meetings are recorded...

Scope and Contents The Centenary College of Louisiana photograph negative collection consists of images depicting the college, its faculty and students, campus events, and athletics. Many of the images were published in Centenary’s Yoncopin yearbook and Conglomerate student newspaper in 1951 and 1952.The titles used in “Series 1: Photographic negatives” reflect titles written on the original envelopes, though some titles have been edited for clarity, and some unidentified images have been titled....

Scope and Contents Correspondence from Louisiana governors consist of letters (1849-1869) identifying students selected by the governor’s office to receive a free education at Centenary College. Act 179, Section 3 of the first session of the second legislature of the state of Louisiana on January 17, 1848, states: “That it shall be the duty of the faculty of said Centenary College to have at all times in the said institution, and to education gratuitously ten indigent young men, to be designated by the...

Scope and Contents This collection consists of student records of Centenary College of Louisiana (Jackson, Louisiana). It includes manuscript volumes about enrollment, attendance, grades, and demerits. The records document students in Centenary’s college and preparatory departments.Information about Centenary’s preparatory department appears in the manuscript volume titled “Monthly Record of Recitations and Attendance” (1845-1860). On pages 1-2, an introduction describes the early history of the...