Business people; Cosmetics industry; Beauty shops;
Eva L. Bowman Was Appointed the First Black Beauty Inspector and Examier of Cosmetology For the State of Tennessee, Traveling All Over the State Inspecting Beauty Shops. She Was Active in Politics, Organizing the Southwest Civic League, an...
Federal City College;
Seals (Numismatics) -- Washington (D.C.) -- Federal City College
College seal of the Federal City College (FCC). Federal City College was formed in 1968 as a college of liberal arts and sciences to provide affordable education to any DC resident who graduated from high school or had a GED. FCC was the first...
Greene Evans, the most widely traveled of the singers was born on September 1, 1848. His master moved all over the south to escape the Union army. Finally, Evans met a Yankee officer in Selma, Alabama and became his servant for two years. In 1868,...
Harold W. Alexander (standing) director of North Carolina College News Bureau, checks a script with student news reporters (left to right) Collins Baber and Collin Bull before a broadcast over WSRC radio station in Durham. The program “NCC in...
Standing (L-R): Marion Waller; Carroll Waters; Charlotte B. Robinson, Music Director; Eldrige Waters; Andrew White; Kenneth Lane. Charlotte Robinson taught at the school for over 30 years and composed the Alma Mater song.
Miner Teachers College;
Miner Teacher College -- libraries
President Eugene Clark had major concerns over the inadequacy of library facilities and collection. During the 1930s, The school's accreditation by the American Association of Teachers Colleges (AATC) was jeopardized because of these deficiencies,...
Color photograph of Sharon Briscoe. The 56th "Miss Southern" a native of Jennings, Louisiana. Ms. Briscoe was the first "Miss Southern" to ever be crowned in the A. W. Mumford Stadium with over three thousand people in...
The All-Time Coaching Leader. More Than Just 405 Wins for Eddie Robinson. Eddie Has Developed Over 200 Stars Who Entered the Play-for-Pay as One of His Greatest Accomplishments.
Nelson Mandela giving the Commencement address at the Southern University Commencement Ceremony. The commencement ceremony was held outside at the A.W. Mumford Stadium. Southern University has not had an outdoor commencement in over 30...
Nelson Mandela giving the Commencement address at the Southern University Commencement Ceremony. The commencement ceremony was held outside at the A.W. Mumford Stadium. Southern University has not had an outdoor commencement in over 30...
Platform guests. Nelson Mandela seated second from left. The commencement ceremony was held outside at the A.W. Mumford Stadium. Southern University has not had an outdoor commencement in over 30 years.
Nelson Mandela dressed in commencement regalia. Nelson Mandela giving the Commencement address at the Southern University Commencement Ceremony. The commencement ceremony was held outside at the A.W. Mumford Stadium. Southern University has not...
Photographs, Outstanding People with a Fisk Connection
Robert E. Hayden (1913-1980). Poet, essayist, lyricist, educator. Served as professor of English for over twenty years at Fisk University. Poet of national rank whose verses won him many honors such as the Grand Prix de la Poesie at the First World...
Mayberry, Emma N. [Nesbit]; Home economics teachers--Louisiana; Southern University and A & M College--Faculty
Black and white portrait of Emma N. Mayberry, Southern University's first Director of Home Economics. She also started the first sorority chapter on the campus of Southern in 1932. This sorority is: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
