Charles Babington Tomb examination

Collection

Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 55

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

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

Dates

1906

Creator

Tomb, Charles Babington, 1888-1951 (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

Charles Babington Tomb (1888-1951), the son of S. G. Tomb, was raised in Jackson, Louisiana. In 1901, he enrolled as a preparatory student at Centenary College of Louisiana, then took college classes at Centenary through 1906. He received A.B. and B.D. degrees from Southwestern Presbyterian University (Clarksville, Tenn.). Tomb became a Presbyterian minister and served churches in Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, and Louisiana. Tomb married Olive Eugenia Wilson Tomb (1898-1974); they had three children.

Extent

1 Folders

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Likely transferred circa 1930 with additional records documenting Centenary College of Louisiana (Jackson, La.) by Centenary's president, George Sexton. See caption published in Yoncopin (Shreveport, LA: Centenary College of Louisiana, 1938), page 9.