In 1913, Dr. Joseph Samuel Clark accepted the position as president of the "New" Southern University, which opened on March 9, 1914.
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College Dormitory; Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute
In 1914 the fourth new building was constructed on campus. This new building, which was originally named after President James Hugo Johnston, was erected to be a boy's dormitory. In 1925, the name was changed to Johnson Hall in honor of Walter...
President; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
James Hugo Johnston was the second president of Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute. He took over the top position at the University in 1888 and remained in that position until his death in 1914.
James Hugo Johnston, Jr. was the son of the second president and a 1908 graduate of the Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute. He received his AB degree from Virginia Union in 1913. He went on to earn a Ph.D. in history in 1937 from the...
Faculty Member; Alumni; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
James Phillips graduated with an AB degree from Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute in 1897. After joining the faculty, he held a variety of positions, including instructor of modern languages and belles-letters. Mr. Phillips was very active...
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...
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...
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...
Miner Normal School
Miner Normal School -- Buildings
Miner Normal School held classes at the Sumner School from 1907 through 1914. Sumner School was designed by Adolph Cluss and was built in 1872 to educate African American Students
Southern University and A & M College--Student housing
Old Farm HouseThis image represents an old farmhouse, which occupied the site of the Home Economics Building. This photo was taken in the early fall of 1914 when the long annex that was made to the back was unfinished. This building housed all...
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.
Page 1 of History of the Teaching faculty employed at Southern University from its relocation in New Orleans along with their specialized field or department in which they served at Southern.
Pictured Here Is the Graduating Class of the Normal Department of Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial State Normal School in 1914. School President William J. Hale Stands in the Center of the Photograph. This School Was a Precursor to Tennessee...
