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Joe Mickle papers consist of personal files including correspondence, speeches, photographs, and clippings.

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Collection consists of letters addressed to Charles Copeland Miller (1860-1935), who served as president of Centenary College of Louisiana (Jackson, La.) from 1903 to 1906. A. Turner’s letter (1906 October 22) concerns the move of the college to Shreveport, Louisiana. A. Timon’s letter (1906 October 22) discusses the tuition of student Bert Kouns. Centenary professor W. F. Moncreiff’s letter (1906 October 23) reports student demerits.

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Newspaper clippings about members of the Miller family and their connections to Centenary College of Louisiana. Includes: John Copeland Miller obituary (1878), Almerin G. Miller obituary (1888), Charles Copeland Miller article (1931) and obituary (1935), Genevieve Miller article (1935).

Scope and Contents Rev. John Andrew Miller’s diary documents his personal and professional life as a pastor in the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South from October 1856 to August 1859. Many entries contain information about Miller’s congregations (their size, attendance rate, and spiritual condition), traveling to visit specific members of his churches, preparing sermons, interacting with other Methodist ministers, corresponding with family and friends in Mississippi, and noting...

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Richard Almerin Miller’s college algebra examination while enrolled as a student at Centenary College of Louisiana.

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Receipt to Ellenora Keene Price Moss (1832-1921) from Centenary College of Louisiana about a donation from her deceased husband, Dr. Benjamin Hart Moss (1817-1873). Receipt created by John Christian Keener, Centenary College of Louisiana’s board of trustees president.

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Mystic Schottisch sheet music for guitar, composed by William O. Teirs, published by Phillip Werlein in New Orleans, Louisiana. The music is dedicated to the Mystic Seven society at Centenary College of Louisiana (Jackson, La.).

Scope and Contents The Mystic Seven, Temple of the Wreath collection relates to a student organization at Centenary College of Louisiana (Jackson, La.). The collection includes meeting minutes as well as three histories about the organization. A facsimile of the "First Book of the Chronicles of the Mystic Seven, Temple of the Wreath" (1849-1861) includes meeting minutes and a membership list. Also included is a typescript containing excerpts from the 1849-1861 volume. One typescript history was published –...

Scope and Contents The Earl Davis Nolan, Sr. scrapbook primarily documents athletics at Centenary College of Louisiana, where Nolan was enrolled from fall 1928 to spring 1932. He played on the college’s football and basketball teams; his nickname was “Little Boy Blue.” The scrapbook contains newspaper clippings, telegrams, and a football season pass (1930). The final pages contain clippings about his wife, Margaret Nolan, and her Centenary activities related to May Fete (1930) and a theater performance...

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William G. Phelps scrapbooks consist of newspaper clippings on topics related to Centenary College of Louisiana. Topics include sports (football, baseball, and basketball), music performances, festivals, and debate competitions. Consists primarily of clippings from Shreveport newspapers such as Shreveport Times, Shreveport Journal, and The Caucasian.