Slave; African American; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
Malinda Johnson was from Petersburg, VA. She was a slave, property of a Major P. Branch. She married Henry Johnson and in 1854 gave birth to William Henry Johnson, their only child.
Mounted photos of 19th Century Lincoln University Alumni, With Hand-Written Notes Identifying Some of Them. Left to right: Row 1: William M. Hargrave, 1873; James C. Walters, 1870; (unidentified); Walter H. Brooks, 1872, ex 1873 Seminary; Row 2:...
DeLong, Mary A. [Ann] Craig, 1865-1960; Southern University and A & M College--Students
Black and white photograph of Mary A. Craig DeLong. She was Southern's first student to enter the premises at Southern University when it was chartered in New Orleans, Louisiana.
This building was located in New Orleans between Magazine and Soniat Streets. The original site for Southern University was in an old building on Calliope Street (No. 158) in New Orleans in 1881. This building had previously housed the Hebrew...
He joined the faculty as Professor of Applied Mathematics in 1887 and served for more than three decades. He was also listed as superintendent of Grading in the Industrial Department from 1892-1895.
Lincoln University Pennsylvania, student organization
Handwritten in Bound Record Book With Lined Pages, Cover Highly Deteriorated (Cardboard Covered With Marbled Paper, Leaather Spine and Corners). No Title on Spine; Handwritten Titles on Inside Cover and End Sheet. Page Numbers are Printed in...
Faculty Member; Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute
Tossie P.F. Whiting served in the field of education for more than fifty years. Forty-four of those years she served as Dean of Women and Professor of English at Virginia State College Now Virginia State University.
June 16, 1914 - April 30, 1953. Typewritten, Bound in Cloth Cover With Leather Spine and Corners, With Metal Binding System. Title Embossed in Gold on Spine. Page Numbers Printed in Blue Ink on Pages (1-232). Some Entries Indicate Minutes of...
6 1/2" x 4 1/2"b/w Photograph Mounted on Decorative 10" x 8" Board, With Names in Ink on Front, and Pencil List on Back. Notes on Back Initialled SHC (Sophy Cornwell, Librarian); Same Handwriting on Front. Date Uncertain. Names...
Cloth bound "Record" Book With Leather Corners & Spine. 500 Printed Page Numbers, Pages 178-498 are Blank. Some Items are Folded and Pasted in; Some Loose in Back of Book. Starting Approx. 1935 (p. 123) Minutes are Typed and Pasted...
Faculty Member; Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute
Luther Jackson a 1914 graduate of Fisk University joined the faculty at the Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute in 1922. Professor Jackson would enjoy a long career as a historian of the African American experience in Virginia. Professor...
Columnar Ledger Book With Printed Page Numbers. Cloth (?) Cover With Leather and Gold Embossed Spine and Corners. Minutes are Handwritten and Signed By P. Miller, Dean. Blank Pages From 42-299. 2 Sheets Stapled to p. 300 With Handwritten Notes on...
