Archives & Special Collections

College Archives

Centenary College of Louisiana Archives

The College Archives is the repository for all permanent non-current records of enduring administrative, historic, or legal value from the academic and administrative units of Centenary. These records document the history of Centenary College of Louisiana and its two predecessor institutions. The College Archives includes the board of trustees minutes, faculty minutes, presidents’ papers, and records of the offices and departments of Centenary. Also included are college publications such as course catalogs, yearbooks, student newspapers, faculty newsletters, and alumni magazines. The personal papers of faculty, students, and alumni are located within our Special Collections.

College Archives finding aids and inventories

Digital Collections

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Alumni Magazines

Publication for alumni and friends of Centenary College of Louisiana. Title varies: Centenary College Alumnus (1925), This Is Centenary (1942-1946), Bulletin of Centenary College of Louisiana (1947), This Is Centenary (1947-1968), Alumni Magazine (1969-1970), Centenary (1970-1988), Centenary Today (1988-2005), Centenary Magazine (2006-2010).

Volumes (1925-2015)

Athletics Publications

Volumes (1924-2012)

Commencement Exercises Programs

Programs list graduates by name. Please note that the programs are not official records of attendance or graduation.

Volumes (1847-2022)

Course Catalogs

Annual catalogs contain information about the College, its people, buildings, and history. Title varies slightly: Catalogue, Bulletin, Announcements.

Volumes (1845-2020)

Student Literary Magazines

Student Newspapers

The Conglomerate is the student newspaper of Centenary College of Louisiana; it began publication in 1922. Earlier publications include: The Educational Echo (1899), Maroon and White (1900-1921), The Lookout (1910-1911). The Archives is missing some issues of the student newspaper published before 1959. Can you help us complete our collection?

Volumes (1899-2020)

Le Tintamarre is the French-language student newspaper of Centenary College of Louisiana; it began publication in 1996.

Volumes (1996-2013)

Student Research Forum Programs

Volumes (1995-2018)

Viewbooks and Guidebooks

Volumes (1921-2020)

Yearbooks

The Yoncopin is the annual student yearbook of Centenary College of Louisiana; it began publication in 1922.

Volumes (1922-2013)

The Pine Burr served as the annual student yearbook of the Centenary Academy; it began publication in 1925.

Volumes (1925 and 1927)

Additional Centenary Publications

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Contact Info

Chris Brown

Archivist of the College and Louisiana UMC

Magale Library 6B

318.869.5462 archives@centenary.edu

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