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Collection consists of digital facsimile printouts of newspaper clippings about Centenary College of Louisiana during 1906, its last year of operation in Jackson, Louisiana. Topics include: college’s move to Shreveport, campus fire (1906 September), stabbing of President C. C. Miller by Professor W. F. Moncreiff (1906 October), student walkout and faculty resignations (1906 November).

Scope and Contents Collection consists of digital facsimile printouts of newspaper clippings about Centenary College of Louisiana (Jackson, La.). Most were published in the True Democrat (Bayou Sara, La.). Topics include: baseball (1893-1894), football (1896 December), yellow fever epidemic (1898 November), commercial department (1901 June), college cemetery (1908 May), hurricane damage on campus (1909 September), lawsuits concerning college property (1912-1914), discussion about reviving campus as normal...

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Centenary College of Louisiana flyer announcing the college will be open for the fall semester of 1866.

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The Centenary College of Louisiana football scrapbook primarily consists of clippings that appear to be from football game programs printed in 1937.

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Centenary College of Louisiana Library bookplate numbered 1016.

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This collection consists of programs for exhibitions presented by student literary societies at Centenary College of Louisiana. Included are programs for joint exhibitions of the Union Literary Society and Franklin Institute (1856 March 7; 1856 July 29; 1883 June 5). Also included are programs for exhibitions of the Lafayette Society (1856 April 19) and Eclectic Literary Institute (1859 July 27).

Scope and Contents Collection consists of material documenting Centenary College of Louisiana (Jackson, La.) and its successor, the Centenary State Historic Site. Collection includes clippings (1972-2012), Friends of Old Centenary meeting agendas (2011-2013), and facsimile photographs with an identification sheet (circa 1880-1935). Printed items (1966-2012) include invitations, brochures, and a Centenary State Historic Site Tour Guide Manual. Typescripts include contracts for construction of the college's...

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Centenary Women's Club records include administrative and financial records, correspondence, meeting minutes, photographs, and a scrapbook.

Scope and Contents Collection consists of material about the Chi Phi fraternity, Beta chapter at Centenary College of Louisiana (1858-1861). A membership list includes each fraternity member’s city of residence and biographical sketch. This information was originally published in The Chi Phi Fraternity, Centennial Memorial Volume: Commemorating the Centennial Anniversary of the Princeton Society of Chi Phi to Which the Fraternity Owes Its Existence and Dedicated to the Memory of Those of Our Membership Who...

Scope and Contents The Collection of Centenary College of Louisiana football materials consists of a scrapbook, photographs, and correspondence. The scrapbook (1935-1936) consists of newspaper clippings about Centenary football games. The photographs (1926-1936) depict Centenary football teams and players; also included is one photograph of Centenary boxing team member Jeff Newman. The correspondence (1936) consists of a letter from sports writer Norman L. Sper to Curtis Parker, Centenary’s Director of...