Rutillius Pinkney Cates papers
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
- Cates, Rutillius Pinkney, 1836-1862 (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
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.
Creator
- Cates, Rutillius Pinkney, 1836-1862 (Person)
- 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