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James Jones Davis family papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 26
 

James Jones Davis family papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 26

Collection includes photocopy facsimiles of letters written by James Jones Davis while a student at Centenary College of Louisiana. In two letters written to his sister in 1856, Davis mentions coursework at Centenary, ongoing construction of the college’s Center Building, and the health of college students. The April 10, 1856, letter mentions religious revivals among Presbyterians and Methodists in Jackson, Louisiana. Also includes a history of the Davis family (1978).

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research use.

Dates
1856 - 1978
Extent
1 Folders
Related Names
Davis, James Jones, 1836-1883
Language of Materials
English
Dates
1856 - 1978