Scope and Contents The Centenary College of Louisiana photograph negative collection consists of images depicting the college, its faculty and students, campus events, and athletics. Many of the images were published in Centenary’s Yoncopin yearbook and Conglomerate student newspaper in 1951 and 1952.The titles used in “Series 1: Photographic negatives” reflect titles written on the original envelopes, though some titles have been edited for clarity, and some unidentified images have been titled....

Scope and Contents The Robert Hunter McGimsey family papers primarily consist of material documenting his time as a student and faculty member at Centenary College of Louisiana. This includes his Franklin Literary Society certificate (1882), diploma (1882), and a typescript English translation of the Latin text on the diploma. A letter dated 1886 from Thomas Albert Smith Adams, the president of Centenary College of Louisiana, offers McGimsey a job to serve as the college’s professor of mathematics. A...

Scope and Contents The Robert Samuel See collection consists of photograph negatives, photograph prints, and drawings, all of which depict Centenary College of Louisiana. The photograph negatives (1938-1945) and photograph prints (1939-1945) primarily document student groups, campus events, athletics, and buildings. Many of the images were published in Centenary’s yearbook, the Yoncopin, when See served as the faculty advisor. A sample of the original photograph negative envelopes are also included with the...