DeLong, Mary A. [Ann] Craig, 1865-1960; Southern University and A & M College--Students
Black and white photograph of Mary A. Craig DeLong. She was Southern's first student to enter the premises at Southern University when it was chartered in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Politician; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
Alfred W. Harris was a member of the House of Delegates from 1881-1888. He presented the Bill to establish Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute now Virginia State University.
Bill of Charter; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
This Bill established the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute. CHAP. 266-An act to incorporate the Normal and Collegiate Institute, and provide for the support of the same.
African American; Principal; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
Ida M. Harris was the first female administrator at what is now Virginia State University. She was originally from Fairfax County, Virginia. She was very involved in the development of African American Education in Virginia after the War of the...
Correspondence; Employment; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
A letter from James M. Colson, to Alfred W. Harris about the availability of employment at the newly chartered Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute.
Board Minutes; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
Minutes of the first meeting of the Board of Visitors for the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute held on February 15, 1883 at 1:30 pm in the House of Delegates building in Richmond, Virginia. Delegate Peter Carter was elected rector,...
Legislators; Virginia; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
Shown here are the eight African Americans who were serving in the Virginia Legislature, the General Assembly in 1887-1888. On the front row, seated left to right, are Alfred W. Harris, William W. Evans, and Caesar Perkins. On the back row,...
Alumni; teacher; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
Mabel Harris was in the class of 1889. She taught in the Petersburg Public Schools and was very active in the Alumni Association, and held a number of positions over the years. 1898 she became the first female editor of the Alumni Journal.
Alumni Publication; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
The journal was published by the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute Alumni Association. This was the first journal edited by a female, Miss Mabel A. Harris, a 1889 Normal School graduate.
Faculty Member; Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute
Edna Colson was born in 1888 to James and Kate Hill Colson. She graduated from Peabody High School in 1904 and Fisk University in 1908. She continued with her education earning a B.E. from Fisk University, a B.S. from Teacher's College and a...
A 1918 photograph of Domestic Science students, (first row left to right) Cecelia Leon Cooper, Margaret Louise Johnson ( teacher), Carrie Mable Walden, Allean Cooperdeen Burgus, unidentified woman, (second row left to right) Gelia Ruth Darnell,...
The Paine College Quartet Visited Cities In Georgia, North And South Carolina, And Tennessee. Their Harmony And Artistic Ability Were Praised By Thousands Everywhere They Appeared. Photographed, From Left To Right, Are: Robert Screen, First...
