African American; Freed slave; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
Rosetta McCray was born a slave in Petersburg, Virginia. Her father John McCray was able to acquire her freedom in the 1840s. She married John Henry Hill and bore two children before leaving Petersburg for Canada. While there, their two sons...
Born Into Slavery On July 3, 1842 Near Columbus, Georgia; Bishop Holsey Of The C.M.E. Church And Local Resident Of August, Was the Prime Mover In The Founding Of Pain College. In 1882, As a Fraternal Messenger, He Appeared Before the General...
Dr. Morgan Callaway, A Native Of Washington, Georgia; And A Methodist Preacher, Served As President Of Three Colleges In Georgia Before His Election As the First President Of Paine Institute In 1882. Callaway Served Two Years And Resigned In 1884....
School Conduct; Rules and Regulations; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
In 1886, for the first time, a separate booklet appeared listing rules and regulations governing the personnel at Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute. These guidelines covered the board of visitors, presidents, professors, and other...
Secretary; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
Charles James Daniel was born in Orange County, Virginia. Before coming to the Institute he had studied at Howard University, and was a graduate of the Richmond Institute in 1878. He taught school in Louisa County, Virginia, and from 1882 to...
Mechanical Building (Southern University, New Orleans, La.)
The Mechanical Department at Southern University was initiated on October 7, 1890 and by 1893 it was in full operation and had a three year course of study. There were 27 students in the...
College Catalogue; Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute
The first catalogue of the Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute. State officials, were in such a hurry to eliminate the college program at the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute that the new catalogue was printed before the official...
Southern University and A & M College--Buildings; Mechanical Building (Southern University, New Orleans, La.)
Southern University at New Orleans - Machine Room. The Mechanical Department at Southern University was initiated on October 7, 1890 and by 1893 it was in full operation and had a three year course of study. There were 27 students in the program....
The Baton Rouge Academy, an institution sponsored by the Fourth District Missionary Baptist Association of Louisiana for black boys and girls. In 1892, a suggestion was made that the Fourth District Association purchase a tract of land for...
Campus Organization; Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute
Before there was a ROTC at Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute there was an attempt to organize a core similar to the one which was at Hampton. This was an organization from 1914 though 1919.
[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...
