[Laundry/Riverside Hall]. This brick structure was built in 1922 as a one-story laundry facility. Some time before 1937 the building was renamed Riverside Hall. At that time, it was lengthened on its western end and a second story was added for...
Faculty Member and Alumnus; Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute
Amaza Lee Meredith was born in Lynchburg, VA in 1895. She earned a certificate in Rural Education in 1915 from the Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute. She returned to the Univeristy and in 1922 graduated with a Normal Degree as...
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...
Campus Building; Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute
In 1922, the university purchased an old silk mill located on the southside of the campus. This building would be used for vocational education. This building became a part of Simms Hall.
Legislative Resolution; Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute
The Senate of Virginia and House of Delegates announcing their appreciation for the musical entertainment furnished February 6, 1922 by the students of Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute.
Cooking Class; Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute
The cooking class of 1922. According to the picture only the 8 young ladies graduated. Ester Isabelle Tate, first from the right, was the instructor for the class. This photo was taken from the papers of Mrs. Rebecca Butcher Piout.
The interior of the President's office located in the Administration building on the campus of Southern University. Dr. Joseph Samuel Clark, president at his desk in the back corner.
