Centenary State Historic Site collection

Collection

Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 500

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection consists of material documenting Centenary College of Louisiana (Jackson, La.) and its successor, the Centenary State Historic Site. Collection includes clippings (1972-2012), Friends of Old Centenary meeting agendas (2011-2013), and facsimile photographs with an identification sheet (circa 1880-1935). Printed items (1966-2012) include invitations, brochures, and a Centenary State Historic Site Tour Guide Manual. Typescripts include contracts for construction of the college's West Wing Dormitory (1837) and Center Building (1855); also included is Melinda Rawls Howell's description of the musical pageant "Song of the Felicianas" (1984).

Dates

circa 1880 - 2013

Creator

Centenary State Historic Site (Jackson, La.) (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

Centenary State Historic Site (Jackson, La.), originally dedicated in 1977 as the Centenary State Commemorative Area, is operated by the Louisiana Office of State Parks. It served as the former campus of the College of Louisiana from 1825 to 1845 and Centenary College of Louisiana from 1845 to 1906.

Extent

1 Folders

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Photographs donated by Centenary State Historic Site on 2012 July 23 (accession number 2012-020). Other material in collection added by Chris Brown, Centenary College of Louisiana archivist, on 2022 January 5 (accession number 2022-001). Additional material in collection donated by Mary Woodyear on 2023 February 23.