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Correspondence

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 68 Collections and/or Records:

William Marbury Carpenter correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 163
Scope and Contents

William Marbury Carpenter correspondence consisting of two photocopy facsimiles of letters written by Carpenter to the Academy of Natural Sciences (Philadelphia, Pa.); originals located at the Archives of the Academy of Natural Sciences. Carpenter’s first letter (1840 July 2) relates to his new membership in the Academy. Carpenter’s second letter (1847 December 11) recommends the ornithology work of Dr. E. Pilate of Opelousas, Louisiana.

Dates: 1840 - 1847
Found in: Centenary College of Louisiana Archives and Special Collections / William Marbury Carpenter correspondence

Athletic Department records - Curtis Parker files

 Collection
Identifier: CCLA-Athletic Department-Curtis Parker
Scope and Contents This collection consists of Athletic Department records about the football program at Centenary College of Louisiana during the 1930s. The files were maintained by Centenary’s athletic director and head football coach, Curtis Parker.Series 1: Office records (1934-1939) largely consists of Parker’s correspondence and subject files. Much of the information relates to football players and games.Series 2: Scouting reports (1939) contains information collected about...
Dates: 1934 - 1939
Found in: Centenary College of Louisiana Archives and Special Collections / Athletic Department records - Curtis Parker files

Centenary College of Louisiana Board of Trustees records

 Collection
Identifier: CCL-Trustees
Scope and Contents This collection consists of records of the board of trustees of Centenary College (Brandon Springs, Mississippi) and Centenary College of Louisiana (Jackson, Louisiana). It includes administrative records (1843-1882), minutes (1841-1906), resolutions (1842-circa 1905), and correspondence and reports (circa 1845-1904).The administrative records include bylaws (1843), acts of incorporation (1848-1882), property records (1845-1871), and a construction contract for the Center/Centre...
Dates: 1841 - 1906
Found in: Centenary College of Louisiana Archives and Special Collections / Centenary College of Louisiana Board of Trustees records

Centenary College of Louisiana Chaplain's Office records

 Collection
Identifier: CCL-1996-047
Scope and Contents This collection consists of Centenary College of Louisiana Chaplain’s Office records. Most were created by Dr. Robert Ed Taylor, who served as the chaplain from 1961 to 1996. The files include programs from the following campus events: chapel, commencement, president’s convocation, and other academic ceremonies. The chaplain’s duty was to participate in many of these events, and these programs include Taylor’s notes. Also included are files from the Beta chapter of the Kappa Chi Fraternity...
Dates: 1945 - 1994
Found in: Centenary College of Louisiana Archives and Special Collections / Centenary College of Louisiana Chaplain's Office records

Centenary College of Louisiana Choir collection

 Collection
Identifier: CCL-1996-044
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of histories, programs, newsletters and clippings about the Centenary College Choir. The material includes items created by the choir as well as others.

Dates: 1945 - 2008
Found in: Centenary College of Louisiana Archives and Special Collections / Centenary College of Louisiana Choir collection

Centenary College of Louisiana President's Office records

 Collection
Identifier: CCL-President's Office
Scope and Contents Correspondence from Louisiana governors consist of letters (1849-1869) identifying students selected by the governor’s office to receive a free education at Centenary College. Act 179, Section 3 of the first session of the second legislature of the state of Louisiana on January 17, 1848, states: “That it shall be the duty of the faculty of said Centenary College to have at all times in the said institution, and to education gratuitously ten indigent young men, to be designated by the...
Dates: 1849 - 1869
Found in: Centenary College of Louisiana Archives and Special Collections / Centenary College of Louisiana President's Office records

Centenary United Methodist Church (Franklinton, La.) records

 Collection
Identifier: LACUMC-2023-051
Scope and Contents This collection documents the activities of Centenary United Methodist Church (Franklinton, La.). The collection includes membership records, board meeting minutes, financial records, bulletins, women's society records, and Sunday School records.The collection also includes quarterly conference, charge conference, and church conference records. The quarterly conference records from the 1890s to 1910s contain references to other nearby congregations: Angie, Bethel, Fisher,...
Dates: 1864 - 2023
Found in: Centenary College of Louisiana Archives and Special Collections / Centenary United Methodist Church (Franklinton, La.) records

Centenary Women's Club records

 Collection
Identifier: SC-Mss. Coll. 11
Scope and Contents

Centenary Women's Club records include administrative and financial records, correspondence, meeting minutes, photographs, and a scrapbook.

Dates: 1927 - 1964
Found in: Centenary College of Louisiana Archives and Special Collections / Centenary Women's Club records

Collection of Centenary College of Louisiana football materials

 Collection
Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 221
Scope and Contents The Collection of Centenary College of Louisiana football materials consists of a scrapbook, photographs, and correspondence. The scrapbook (1935-1936) consists of newspaper clippings about Centenary football games. The photographs (1926-1936) depict Centenary football teams and players; also included is one photograph of Centenary boxing team member Jeff Newman. The correspondence (1936) consists of a letter from sports writer Norman L. Sper to Curtis Parker, Centenary’s Director of...
Dates: 1926 - 1936
Found in: Centenary College of Louisiana Archives and Special Collections / Collection of Centenary College of Louisiana football materials

Compton family papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 491
Scope and Contents

Collection consists of eight letters (1848-1861). Six letters were composed by Thomas Wilber Compton and Walter Sidney Compton during their time as students at Centenary College of Louisiana. Subjects include: class assignments and study habits, recreation (football, picnic, magic lantern slideshow), health, the David O. Shattuck family, and seeing General Zachary Taylor. Two letters addressed to Thomas Alexander Compton were written by Centenary’s President, John C. Miller.

Dates: 1848 - 1861
Found in: Centenary College of Louisiana Archives and Special Collections / Compton family papers

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