JUBILEE HALL (1876). Residence hall built with money collected during the Jubilee Singers' first fundraising tour. Oldest permanent building for Black higher education in the United States. (Still standing)
JUBILEE HALL (1876). Residence hall built with money collected during the Jubilee Singers' first fundraising tour. Oldest permanent building for Black higher education in the United States. (Still standing)
JUBILEE HALL (1876). Residence hall built with money collected during the Jubilee Singers' first fundraising tour. Oldest permanent building for Black higher education in the United States. (Still standing)
JUBILEE HALL (1876). Residence hall built with money collected during the Jubilee Singers' first fundraising tour. Oldest permanent building for Black higher education in the United States. (Still standing)
JUBILEE HALL (1876). Residence hall built with money collected during the Jubilee Singers' first fundraising tour. Oldest permanent building for Black higher education in the United States. (Still standing)
BOYD HOUSE (ca. 1915-1920). Formerly the residence of Henry Allen Boyd, president of Citizen’s Bank in Nashville. Served as a dormitory, Honors Center and campus office building. (Still standing)
ACADEMIC BUILDING (1908). Fisk University's first library. Built with funds donated by Andrew Carnegie, a businessperson. Designed by Moses McKissack, a black architect. (Still standing)
Julius Lester (1939- ). Author. Class of 1960. Gained success as a children's author in 1969 with the publication of To Be a Slave, a Newbery Honor Book, and Black Folktales. Subsequent works continued to show his interest in African-American...
John W. Work III (1901-1967). Educator, composer. Class of 1923. Served the University for forty years as director of the Jubilee Singers, professor of music and conductor of the Men's Glee Club. His father and uncle wrote the Fisk University Alma...
Fisk University's first teachers. First row: Paul Cravath, E. Day, Minnie Spane.Second row: Mr. and Mrs. Crosby, Mr & Mrs. Cravath, Miss Semple, Mrs. Swallow, Miss Jonesy and Mrs. Spane. Third row: Mrs. Jackson, Hager, Miss Cravath, Ada Clap,...
Front row (L-R): Hall; Elliott; Jones; Davis (Cap't.); Henry; Davage Taylor. Second row (L-R): Butler; Maddox; J. Waters; Wormley; Hobbs; Cromwell; Diggs; Watkins. Standing (L-R): Principal L. S. James; Spry; Jackson; Holland (Mgr.); Hart; Waters;...
Bennett College -- Campus Building; Buildings; College Buildings; Seminary; Halls
Bennett Seminary During the Late 1800's. Two Buidlings are Bennett Hall and Carolina Hall. The Money From Carolina Hall was Donated by the African American Citizens of North Carolina.
