Della Upton Law correspondence

Collection

Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 29

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection contains two letters written by Della Upton Law. A letter dated 1953 describes the library and Centre Building at Centenary College of Louisiana (Jackson, La.) circa 1900. A letter from 1971 contains the words to the “Centenary College Yell.”

Dates

1953 - 1971

Creator

Law, Della Upton, 1892-1990 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

Physical rights are retained by the Centenary College of Louisiana Archives and Special Collections. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.

Biographical / Historical

Della Upton Law (1892-1990) is the daughter of Centenary College of Louisiana professor Levi Lafayette Upton (1853-1935). The Upton family lived in the college’s East Wing building from approximately 1900 to 1905. In 1916, Law graduated from Louisiana State Normal School (Natchitoches, La.). She later worked in the Louisiana public school system.

Extent

1 Folders

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Collection consists of two transfers -- 1953 letter donated by Mary Francis Smith (Centenary College of Louisiana librarian), 1971 letter donated by Walter McGehee Lowrey (Centenary College of Louisiana professor of history).