Collections
Rare manuscript documents of the origins of Centenary and Louisiana Methodism form a nucleus around which the two major collections are built. In addition the Archives hold on deposit the valuable North Louisiana Historical Association collection of books and manuscripts. It also houses other miscellaneous collections of papers relating to regional history and the College’s rare book collection. Files of photographs, slides, microfilm, and maps of historical significance are also kept with the collections.
The Centenary Collection includes the archives of the College, such as the Board of Trustees minutes, faculty minutes, presidents’ papers, and records of the offices and departments of the College. Catalogs, yearbooks, campus newspapers, and faculty and alumni publications are among the printed materials kept with the collection. Personal papers of faculty, alumni, and students—such as letters, scrapbooks, and diaries—help to give a picture of the College’s history.
The Methodist Collection is composed of books on Methodist history, copies of the Annual Conference Journals of Louisiana Methodism, individual church histories, the archives of the annual conference (its boards, committees, and agencies), and the records of active and abandoned churches. The Archives also contain personal papers of ministers and members of the church.
