Centenary College certificates

Collection

Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 86

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection consists of two certificates from Centenary College (Brandon Springs, Miss.). The certificates are regarding financial donations – one from Thomas J. Coffee in 1844 and one from Nancy Sessions in 1845. Both certificates indicate that scholarships will be named in honor of the donor.

Dates

1844 - 1845

Creator

Centenary College (Brandon Springs, Miss.) (Organization)

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

In 1838, the Mississippi Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church voted to build and endow Centenary College. The college was established in 1839, the Conference named a board of trustees in 1840, and the site of Brandon Springs was selected in 1841. The college began holding classes in October 1841. In 1845, the trustees and the Mississippi Conference chose to move the college to the newly-closed College of Louisiana (Jackson, La.).