Otelia Shields; Newspaper; Virginia State College for Negroes
A special edition of the Virginia Statesman, published to honor Mrs. Otelia Shields Howard who had passed away. Mrs. Howard had been credited with establishing the student newspaper and it's high standards. Mrs. Otelia Shields Howard, Associate...
Model School; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
A group of students, their teacher and the president pose in front of the university model school. The model school will later become the elementary school.
Recreation; Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute
A group of young ladies enjoying themselves at the beach. Third from the right is Miss Amaza Meredith, who will establish the fine art department at Virginia State in 1935.
Community Activity; Virginia State College for Negroes
A group of young ladies from the black high school system in Virginia in 1939. They were on campus for the annual black high school basketball championship, which was held at Virginia State.
A Course in Kinematics in Which Analysis of Mechanism Is Studied, Is Taught These Students of Mechanical Engineering by the Department Head Mrs. Yvonne Clark.
A Native of Bayside, N.Y., Mae Faggs Earned the Distinction of Being the First United States Female to Participate in Three Different Olympics (1948, 1952 and 1956). She Won a Gold Medal in the 4 x 100-Meter Relay at the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki...
A Community Related Living Program
During 1948-1949 Southern University initiated a community related living program in the Bonn community which was located about fifteen miles from the campus. This program was designed to vitalize teaching at...
A Community Related Living Program
During 1948-1949 Southern University initiated a community related living program in the Bonn community which was located about fifteen miles from the campus. This program was designed to vitalize teaching at...
A symbol of light. Since 1914, the lamp stood as a "symbol of enlightenment for thousands of young people who would otherwise live and die in darkness, occasioning the further stumbling of all affected by their existence". [Dr. Felton...
