Mrs. Swalin shows the book, Symphony Stories to school children at a performance of the North Carolina Symphony Children’s Concert Program held at North Carolina College Gymnasium.
Mrs. Emma Marable joined North Carolina Central University in 1949, and she provided more than thirty years of service as secretary to five North Carolina Central University chancellors. Chancellor Tyronza Richmond awards Mrs. Emma Marable with a...
Debating Contest; Debating League; Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute
The fifth annual debating contest of the Triangular Debating League, which consisted of South Carolina State A. and M. College (South Carolina State Agricultural and Mechanical College), North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College, and...
Portrait of Dr. Thomas E. Miller, the First President of SC State, Served From 1896-1911. Under His Administration, the First Major Structure On the University's Campus Was Constructed, Bradham Hall, Which Opened In September 27, 1896. Bradham...
The bulletin of Atlanta University was a publication sent to faculty, friend and alumni of the institution; Telling of the institution's progress and present needs. This issue is January 1890, no. 15.
The bulletin of Atlanta University was a publication sent to faculty, friend and alumni of the institution; Telling of the institution's progress and present needs. This issue is March 1903, no. 135.
A photograph of the 1978 North Carolina Central University Foundation members. The James E. Shepard Memorial Foundation preceded the North Carolina Central University Foundation. The James E. Shepard Memorial Foundation Inc. was charted July 20,...
Olympian champion, Lee Calhoun (second from left) and head track and field coach LeRoy Walker admire track and field trophy winnings. Lee Calhoun was a gold medalist in the 110-meter at the 1956 Games in Melbourne, Australia. In 1961, Lee Calhoun...
North Carolina College majorette, Tyne Holmes pulls tuba player, Edward Sadler in a wagon. The North Carolina College Marching Band was determined, and worked diligently to raise enough money to go to New Orleans to participate in the Mardi Gras...
Miss Mattawilda Dobbs (left) international known opera singer greets North Carolina College president Dr. Albert N. Whiting. Mrs. Sylvia Olden Lee (center) is her accompanist on tour. Miss Dobbs performed at North Carolina College while she was on...
Hattie Whitted Shepard was born in 1858 in Hillsborough, N.C. She received her early training at Hampton Institute. Hattie Whitted Shepard married Rev. Dr. Augustus Shepard and birthed twelve children, including Dr. James E. Shepard, founder of...
Mrs. Annie Day Shepard Smith was the daughter of Dr. James E. Shepard, founder of North Carolina Central University. Annie Day Shepard Smith was a graduate of North Carolina College. After her husband’s death in 1953, She operated the I. H....
Dr. Charles Clinton Spaulding was one of the six incorporators of the National Religious Training School and Chautauqua, now North Carolina Central University. Dr. Charles Spaulding was a businessman, trustee and financial supporter of the...
Dr. Aaron McDuffie Moore was one of the six incorporators of the National Religious Training School and Chautauqua, now North Carolina Central University. Dr. Aaron Moore a graduate of Shaw University was Durham’s first black doctor. Dr. Moore...
This building was named in honor of Annie Day Robinson Shepard, devoted wife of Dr. James E. Shepard, founder of North Carolina Central University for her contributions and years of service to the students and the university. Mrs. Shepard wrote...
A photograph of North Carolina College 1941 CIAA Champion Basketball Team. The team was coached by John B. McLendon. This was his first year as a head coach and he referred to his players as his “Thousand Dollar Team” because he had declined...
Dr. Donna J. Benson was appointed the Interim Chancellor on January 1, 1992. She became the first female in the University of North Carolina System to serve in that capacity. Prior to becoming Interim Chancellor, Dr. Donna Benson served as the...
Louis Jordan with unidentified woman holding the victory football from the 1947 Capital Classic football game between North Carolina College at Durham and Tennessee State. The football has an inscription that signifies North Carolina College’s...
Zora Neale Hurston (standing), a famous African-American novelist, playwright, folklorist and anthropologist at a North Carolina College for Negroes football game. Zora Hurston was a professor in the Drama Department at North Carolina College for...
