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Rutillius Pinkney Cates papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 87

Scope and Contents

Collection consists of material documenting Rutillius Pinkney Cates as a student at Centenary College of Louisiana. Includes a Franklin Literary Society certificate (1858) and a diploma for Bachelor of Arts (1858). Also includes a biographical sketch about Cates (undated).

Dates

  • 1858, undated

Creator

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

Rutillius Pinkney Cates (1836-1862) was born in Holmes County, Mississippi. He enrolled at Centenary College of Louisiana and graduated in 1858. In 1860, he earned a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Louisiana. By 1861, Cates worked as a lawyer in Shreveport, Louisiana. He served in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War and died during the Battle of Antietam.

Extent

1 Folders

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Collection donated by Mamie Woodward Cates Nelson circa 1935.

Title
Finding Aid to the Rutillius Pinkney Cates papers
Author
Chris Brown
Date
2019
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Centenary College of Louisiana Archives and Special Collections Repository

Contact:
2911 Centenary Blvd.
Shreveport LA 71104 US
(318) 869-5462