Freedom fighter; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
John Henry Hill was born a slave in King and Queen County, Virginia, in March 1828. He escaped from the institution of slavery in 1853 and fled to Canada. He was very active in the Underground Railroad movement in Canada. After the Civil War...
Sept. 25, 1909 - Dec. 21, 1912. Tooled and Embossed Leather Cover; Handwritten Lined Pages With Printed Page Numbers. Followed by Minutes of the Business Committee of the Executive Committee -- See Below, 1925-1927. Only 32 of the 289 Numbered...
Sports; Football; Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute
The 1911 football team, coached by H.B. Huckles. Mr. Huckles was also the treasurer/ business manager at this time. Mr. Huckles is the first gentlemen standing on the left.
Page 1 of History of the Teaching faculty employed at Southern University from its relocation in New Orleans along with their specialized field or department in which they served at Southern.
Feb. 11, 1925 - June 25, 1927. Tooled and Embossed Leather Cover; Book 6. Handwritten Lined Pages With Printed Page Numbers. Followed Earlier Minutes of the Executive Committee -- See Above, 1909-1912. Only 32 of the 289 Numbered Pages are...
Campus Building; Virginia State College for Negroes
House built for the treasurer/business manager of Virginia State College for Negroes, Luther H. Foster. The house is in the Georgian Style and was designed by Charles M. Robinson.
Business education; Southern University and A & M College--Students
The busy Commercial Department. Miss Totty conducts a "Rhythm Drill" while other students engage in filing, machinery, and transcription from facsimilies.
Rockefeller Officials Visit Southern. Spending a half day on Southern University's campus viewing the plant and discussing General Education Board fellowships were, left to right: Dr. Felton G. Clark, president of Southern University; Dr. H. M....
Lincoln University Pennsylvania, Yearbook, Students, Faculty
Yearbook. Pre-Title Page: If the Son Shall Make You Free, Ye Shall Be Free Indeed [Photo of Statue of A. Lincoln With African American Child. Title Pages (Double Page Spread): The Lion Nineteen Hundred Fifty Three, Published By the Senior Class of...
Lincoln University Pennsylvania, Yearbook, Students, Faculty
Yearbook. Pre-Title Page: Justice is Truth in Action (Image of Supreme Court Building). Title Page: The Lion 1955, Presented By the Senior Class, Lincoln University, Lincoln University, Pennsylvania, Ward Dade, Editor, Raymond M. Lopes, Business...
This building was named in honor of Benjamin Newton Duke, pilanthropist, and tobacco business owner. Mr. Duke made substantial financial contributions to the college during its early development. The Benjamin N. Duke Auditorium was constructed in...
Dr. Beverly Washington Jones was appointed Interim Chancellor June 16, 2007. Prior to becoming Interim Chancellor, Dr. Beverly W. Jones served as Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Dean of University College, Director of the...
Dr. Myron W. Adams began his affiliation with Atlanta University in 1889 as a Professor of Greek. Due to the illness of President of Edweard Ware, Adams was given the role as acting president in 1919. However, he was not formally elected to the...
Dr. Tyronza R. Richmond, former Dean of the School of Business became the sixth chancellor of North Carolina Central University on July 1, 1986. Under Dr. Richmond's tenure the School of Education (formally the Department of Education) was created...
Eva Bowman Was a Native Nashvillian, Civic Leader, Businesswoman and Beautician. She Trained For Cosmetology Under Madame C.J. Walker's Lelia College. She Became the First Black Beauty Inspector and Examiner of Cosmetology For the State of...
Business people; Cosmetics industry; Beauty shops;
Eva L. Bowman Was Appointed the First Black Beauty Inspector and Examier of Cosmetology For the State of Tennessee, Traveling All Over the State Inspecting Beauty Shops. She Was Active in Politics, Organizing the Southwest Civic League, an...
Southern University at Shreveport; Teachers; Employees
Black and White Photo; 1st Faculty and Staff: Kneeling, Left to Right: Clifton Jones, Registrar; Dr. Ivory Nelson, Chairman, Natural Science Division; Robert Williams, English; Joseph Davis, Men's Counselor; James S. Holt, Biology; Leonard Barnes,...
