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Correspondence

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 68 Collections and/or Records:

William Angie Smith scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: SC-Mss. Coll. 101
Scope and Contents

Collection consists of one scrapbook and loose material detailing the ministry and life of William Angie Smith. It includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, and printed items. The material primarily relates to Smith serving as acting president of Centenary College of Louisiana from August 1932 to June 1933.

Dates: 1931 - 1934

John Magruder Sullivan correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 52
Scope and Contents

Printed form letter on mourning stationery from Ida Saxton McKinley regarding death of her husband, United States President William McKinley. Envelope addressed to John Magruder Sullivan, Professor of Natural Science at Centenary College of Louisiana.

Dates: 1901

Jane Carr Chapman Thornton letter

 Collection
Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 53
Scope and Contents Typescript of letter about Centenary College (Brandon Springs, Mississippi). Thornton writes of travelling with her family from Virginia and arriving in Jackson, Mississippi, in November 1841. She describes Centenary College’s campus, dormitory, cottages, and a nearby medicinal spring. One of the college’s buildings is the home of her son, Thomas Chapman Thornton, who serves as the president of Centenary. She also mentions people enslaved by her family that have traveled with the Thorntons;...
Dates: 1842

Thomas Chapman Thornton correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 54
Scope and Contents

Correspondence concerns financial matters and building construction at Centenary College (Brandon Springs, Miss.). Includes one letter from Thomas Chapman Thornton to an unknown person and one letter from a Mr. Hunt to W. Robert Keyworth of Washington D. C.

Dates: 1844

Ville Platte United Methodist Church (Ville Platte, La.) records

 Collection
Identifier: LACUMC-1999-009
Scope and Contents

This collection documents the activities of Ville Platte United Methodist Church (Ville Platte, La.). It includes membership records, administrative records, bulletins, church histories, and correspondence.

Dates: 1942 - 1998

William Winans family papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 105
Scope and Contents The William Winans family papers consist of photocopy facsimiles of documents. A letter dated 1836 from William Winans to his wife Martha concerns his trip to Ohio for the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. A letter dated 1845 from Wesley P. Winans to his mother Martha includes Wesley’s report card from Centenary College (Brandon Springs, Miss.), comments on the newly-formed Methodist Episcopal Church South, and mentions the possible move of Centenary to Jackson,...
Dates: 1836 - 1897

Norma Stewart Winegeart papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC-Mss. Coll. 102
Scope and Contents

Norma Stewart Winegeart papers include clippings, correspondence, meeting minutes, photographs, and printed items. The material primarily relates to Winegeart’s activities within the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church and topics related to Centenary College of Louisiana.

Dates: 1844 - 2006

John Y. Young family papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC-Mss. Coll. 111
Scope and Contents This collection consists of digital facsimile printouts of correspondence to and from members of the Dr. John Y. Young family.Series 1: John Smith Young correspondence, 1853-1855. This series consists of letters written by John Smith Young to his siblings and parents. During this time, Young was a student at Centenary College of Louisiana. Many letters contain details about life at Centenary, his personal views on religion, and news of family members, especially his cousin...
Dates: 1848 - 1868