Campus Buildings; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
Built for the owner of the Fleet Farm in 1834. The building became known as the Griffin House, after John Griffin bought the tract in 1879. It was purchased for Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute in 1882. It was converted into the main...
Campus Buildings; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
Built for the owner of the Fleet Farm in 1834. The building became known as the Griffin House, after John Griffin bought the tract in 1879. It was purchased for Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute in 1882. It was converted into the main...
Leather Bound With Title on Spine, Minute Book of Faculty of Lincoln University. Pages 1-15 are hand-numbered. Cattered Blank Pages. Some Items are Inserted and Pasted in. Microfilming and Digitization of This Document Was Funded By a Grant From...
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.
Politician; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
Alfred W. Harris was a member of the House of Delegates from 1881-1888. He presented the Bill to establish Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute now Virginia State University.
Bill of Charter; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
This Bill established the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute. CHAP. 266-An act to incorporate the Normal and Collegiate Institute, and provide for the support of the same.
Born Into Slavery On July 3, 1842 Near Columbus, Georgia; Bishop Holsey Of The C.M.E. Church And Local Resident Of August, Was the Prime Mover In The Founding Of Pain College. In 1882, As a Fraternal Messenger, He Appeared Before the General...
Dr. Morgan Callaway, A Native Of Washington, Georgia; And A Methodist Preacher, Served As President Of Three Colleges In Georgia Before His Election As the First President Of Paine Institute In 1882. Callaway Served Two Years And Resigned In 1884....
Politician, Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
William Nash Stevens was a member of the group of African American Legislators who presented a number of bills in February of 1882. The honorable William Nash Stevens presented the bill to move the "COLORED" insane asylum to Dinwiddie.
Secretary; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
Charles James Daniel was born in Orange County, Virginia. Before coming to the Institute he had studied at Howard University, and was a graduate of the Richmond Institute in 1878. He taught school in Louisa County, Virginia, and from 1882 to...
Dr. Calhoun Was Elected The Eighth President Of Paine College In 1956, And Gave Fourteen Years Of Progressive Leadership To The College Following His Experience As A Methodist Minister And Missionary To China In 1940 And 1946. Paine Had An All...
