Scope and Contents Typescript of letter about Centenary College (Brandon Springs, Mississippi). Thornton writes of travelling with her family from Virginia and arriving in Jackson, Mississippi, in November 1841. She describes Centenary College’s campus, dormitory, cottages, and a nearby medicinal spring. One of the college’s buildings is the home of her son, Thomas Chapman Thornton, who serves as the president of Centenary. She also mentions people enslaved by her family that have traveled with the Thorntons;...

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Correspondence concerns financial matters and building construction at Centenary College (Brandon Springs, Miss.). Includes one letter from Thomas Chapman Thornton to an unknown person and one letter from a Mr. Hunt to W. Robert Keyworth of Washington D. C.

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Charles Babington Tomb’s examination in college algebra while enrolled as a student at Centenary College of Louisiana.

Scope and Contents The Edward Thomas Townson papers primarily document his activities at Centenary College of Louisiana as a football player during the 1931 and 1932 seasons. The collection consists of newspaper clippings (1931-1970), photographs (circa 1932), printed items (1932), and a scrapbook (1928-1932).The printed items include a Centenary football booklet documenting the 1932 season. It includes many inscriptions from teammates as well as Wallace “Boots” Lewis, a Black employee of...

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Collection consists of a financial record book for the Union Literary Society at Centenary College of Louisiana. The book includes fees and fines paid by society members as well as expenses paid by the society. Also included are two receipts (1888-1889).

Scope and Contents The Centenary College of Louisiana Union Literary Society records include a banner (circa 1859), printed items (1856, 1887), manuscript volumes (circa 1880-1915), and meeting minutes (1908-1925). The printed items include a program (1856) and invitations (1887). The earliest manuscript volume (circa 1880-1897) contains membership lists and the society’s constitution, which outlines the duties of officers. Another manuscript volume (1908-1909, 1915) contains membership lists and meeting...

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Certificate to Centenary College of Louisiana as an owner of four-tenths of one share of stock in the University Publishing Company (New York, New York).

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Photocopy facsimile of an excerpt of Otto Stanley Varnado’s thesis, “A History of the Early Institutions of Higher Learning in Louisiana,” which was written for his master of arts degree at Louisiana State University. The excerpt contains a history of the College of Louisiana (Jackson, La.) and Centenary College of Louisiana (Jackson, La.).

Scope and Contents The Fred Willis papers primarily document his activities as a student athlete at Texas Military College (Terrell, Texas) and Centenary College of Louisiana. The collection includes a scrapbook, student newspapers, correspondence, photographs, printed items, and clippings.The scrapbook features material about Willis attending the high school department at Texas Military College from 1924 to 1926. This includes a report card, football schedule, photographs, and certificates for...

Scope and Contents The William Winans family papers consist of photocopy facsimiles of documents. A letter dated 1836 from William Winans to his wife Martha concerns his trip to Ohio for the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. A letter dated 1845 from Wesley P. Winans to his mother Martha includes Wesley’s report card from Centenary College (Brandon Springs, Miss.), comments on the newly-formed Methodist Episcopal Church South, and mentions the possible move of Centenary to Jackson,...