Faculty Member; Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute
Otelia Shields Howard was a graduate of Fisk University in 1921. She edited what was called the Campus Review which was published in 1929. Her father, James Shields, was in the first class that graduated from Virginia Normal and Collegiate...
Dormitory; Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute
The second dormitory constructed for female students in 1929. The building is in the Georgian Style and was designed by Charles M. Robinson. It was named for the Governor of Virginia, Elbert Lee Trinkle.
John Edwin Settle earned a B.S. in Agriculture from the Univeristy of Idaho and became the Assistant Professor of Animal Husbandry at Virginia State College for Negroes in 1929.
Doxey Alfonzo Wilkerson had a A.D. Degree in English from the University of Kansas. He came to Virginia State in 1927. He was the acting director of the high school and professor secondary education in 1929.
Campus Newsletter; Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute
The third attempt to establish a student publication at Virginia State was named The Campus Review. The earliest, the Clarion, lasted from 1914-1915. The second was the Crater Scroll, which ran from 1924-1925. The Campus Review was published...
Miner Normal School
Miner Normal School -- Buildings
Miner Normal School first held classes at this Georgian structure in 1913. Built in 1913, the Miner Normal School building was located at 2565 Georgia Avenue in Washington, DC. This building was home to Miner Normal School (1913-1929), Miner...
Miner, Myrtilla;
Miner Normal School;
Miner Teachers College
Program marking the 100th anniversary of Myrtilla Miner founding her school, which later became Miner Normal School, and then Miner Teachers College in 1929.
Application form for admission to attend Miner Normal School, 1924-1925 (with Miner Normal School catalog). Miner Normal School would become Miner Teachers College in 1929.
College presidents – Washington (D.C.) -- Miner Teachers College;
Miner Normal School;
Miner Teachers College;
Miner Teachers College – Alumni and Alumnae;
Miner Teachers College -- Students
Miner Teachers College, formerly Miner Normal School, graduated its first class in 1933, as a teachers college. Miner officially became a Teachers College in 1929.
Wilson Teachers College;
Seals (Numismatics) -- Washington (D.C.) -- Wilson Teachers College
Wilson Teachers College was established in 1873 as the Washington Normal School. The name was changed to James Ormond Wilson Normal School in 1913 in honor of the man who was superintendent of schools when Wilson Normal School was founded. Wilson...
Founded in 1851, Miss Miner’s school became known under the following names: 1) Colored Girl’s school, 2) Miner Normal School, 3) Washington Normal School #2, 4) Miner Normal School (a second time), and 5) Miner Teachers College. The school was...
Harland Randolph (1929-2007) was the second president of Federal City College, He served from 1969 through 1972. He received his BA from Ohio State University in 1955 and his Ph.D from Ohio State University in Research Conditions and Social...
Dennard, Cleveland;
Washington Technical Institute;
Washington Technical Institute -- Presidents.
Dr. Cleveland Leon Dennard (1929-1992) was the founding president of the Washington Technical institute, a predecessor to UDC. Dennard was appointed to the post by president Lyndon B. Johnson at a time when the city’s government functions were...
The Bulletin of Tennessee A. & I. State College Was a Publication Sent to Faculty, Staff, Alumni and Friends. This Issue Is November, 1929, Volume XVIII, no. 2.