Cooke, Paul;
College presidents – Washington (D.C.) -- District of Columbia Teachers College;
District Of Columbia Teachers College;
District Of Columbia Teachers College – Presidents
Dr. Paul P. Cooke, was the third president of DCTC and served from 1966 through 1974.
Dr. Cooke has lived in the District of Columbia since 1921, when his family moved from Harlem, New York. He graduated from Dunbar High School. He earned a BA...
This building was named in honor of Mrs. Helen Miller and Dr. Lucy Shields Morgan for their contributions to the Departments of Health Education and the Nursing Department. Mrs. Helen S. Miller served as chair of the Nursing Department from 1956...
Black and white photograph of Alice Collum. The 13th "Miss Southern", a senior music education major from Jackson, Mississippi. She reigned as Miss Southern from 1941-1942.
International Relations Group Sunday School and President William J. Hale Pose for a Group Picture on March 23, 1941. Sponsored by SCA, Mrs. Lena B. Watson, Advisor with Miss C. Johnson and Mr. F. Mourning.
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.
The bulletin of Atlanta University was a publication sent to faculty, friends and alumni of the institution; Telling of the institution's progress and present needs. This issue is March 1901, no. 117.
Classic Honors Winningest Coach in College Football.
In 1941, Eddie Robinson Became Coach at the Louisiana Negro Normal and Industrial Institute. Classic Honors Winningest Coach In College Football. Launching the First Annual Classic Is an Appropriate Tribute to Eddie Robinson, Who Has Coached 577...
Jackson, Jesse;
University of the District of Columbia
Jesse L. Jackson (1941-) was an civil rights activist and Baptist minister. He was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president in 1984 and 1988. He later served from 1991 through 1997as a shadow senator for DC. Jesse Jackson spoke at...
Brown, Ronald H., 1941-1996;
University of the District of Columbia;
University of the District of Columbia. Board of Trustees
Ronald H. Brown (1941-1996) served as the first Chair of the UDC Board of Trustees. At this time, he also was Deputy Executive Director for Programs and Government Affairs of the National Urban League (1976-1979). He served as US Secretary of...
Brown, Ronald H., 1941-1996;
Carter, Lisle;
University of the District of Columbia;
The first press conference upon the announcement of the creation of the university of the District of Columbia, picturing incoming UDC president Lisle Carter and Ronald H. Brown, Chair of the University’s Board of Trustees. UDC was founded as...
This building named in honor of Dr. William Jones, chair of the interim committee appointed to spearhead North Carolina College at Durham following the resignation of Dr. Samuel Massie as president. This building served as the college library from...
College presidents – Washington (D.C.) -- Wilson Teachers College;
Higbie, Edgar C.;
Wilson Teachers College;
Wilson Teachers College -- Presidents
Dr. Higbie (1875- 1944) was appointed president of Wilson Teachers College in 1931. Dr. Higbie retired as President of Wilson Teachers College in February 1941, because of ill health. He remained on the faculty until his death in 1944.
Higbie was...
College presidents – Washington (D.C.) -- Wilson Teachers College;
Hager, Walter;
Wilson Teachers College;
Wilson Teachers College -- Presidents
Dr. Walter E. Hager (1895-1990) was appointed president of Wilson Teachers College in 1941. He earned is Bachelors in Science from the University of Nebraska in 1916; his A.M. from Columbia University in 1927, and his PhD from Columbia University...
