Photographs, Outstanding People with a Fisk Connection
George L. White (1838-1894). Administrator, educator, Director of the Fisk Jubilee Singers. Served as business manager, treasurer, and vocal music instructor at Fisk University. Organized the first group of Jubilee Singers and in 1871 urged them to...
Maggie Porter was born on February 24, 1853 in Lebanon, Tennessee. Her master was wealthy and as her mother was a favorite house servant, she saw little of the harsher side of slavery. She entered Fisk in 1866.
Isaac Dickerson, was born a slave on July 15, 1850 in Wytheville, Virginia. After his mother died, he became a houseboy at the age of five. Before entering Fisk, he worked as a hotel waiter and a school teacher.
LITTLE THEATER. Oldest structure on the Fisk University campus. Part of the original army hospital barracks at Fisk University. Moved to the present location in 1873. Has served as the site for dramatic productions and classes since 1935. (Still...
FISK MEMORIAL CHAPEL (1892). Named in honor of Clinton B. Fisk, major contributor to the construction fund. The edifice is a superb example of High Victorian Picturesque architecture. It serves as the location of many campus functions. (Still...
FISK MEMORIAL CHAPEL (1892). Named in honor of Clinton B. Fisk, major contributor to the construction fund. The edifice is a superb example of High Victorian Picturesque architecture. It serves as the location of many campus functions. (Still...
FISK MEMORIAL CHAPEL (1892). Named in honor of Clinton B. Fisk, major contributor to the construction fund. The edifice is a superb example of High Victorian Picturesque architecture. It serves as the location of many campus functions. (Still...
OLD LIBRARY (1930). Named in honor of Erastus M. Cravath, first president of Fisk University. Served as the University library from 1930 - 1970. Now houses administrative offices. (Still standing)
OLD LIBRARY (1930). Named in honor of Erastus M. Cravath, first president of Fisk University. Served as the University library from 1930 - 1970. Now houses administrative offices. (Still standing)
OLD LIBRARY (1930). Named in honor of Erastus M. Cravath, first president of Fisk University. Served as the University library from 1930 - 1970. Now houses administrative offices. (Still standing)
OLD LIBRARY (1930). Named in honor of Erastus M. Cravath, first president of Fisk University. Served as the University library from 1930 - 1970. Now houses administrative offices. (Still standing)
FISK MEMORIAL CHAPEL (1892). Named in honor of Clinton B. Fisk, major contributor to the construction fund. The edifice is a superb example of High Victorian Picturesque architecture. It serves as the location of many campus functions. (Still...
OLD LIBRARY (1930). Named in honor of Erastus M. Cravath, first president of Fisk University. Served as the University library from 1930 - 1970. Now houses administrative offices. (Still standing)
HARRIS MUSIC BUILDING (1876). Formerly the home of Richard Harris, a university trustee and the Daniel Hand Training School, serves now as the Music Building.(Still standing)
LITTLE THEATER. Oldest structure on the Fisk University campus. Part of the original army hospital barracks at Fisk University. Moved to the present location in 1873. Has served as the site for dramatic productions and classes since 1935. (Still...
OLD LIBRARY (1930). Named in honor of Erastus M. Cravath, first president of Fisk University. Served as the University library from 1930 - 1970. Now houses administrative offices. (Still standing)
