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 1909, no. 189.
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...
The bulletin of Atlanta University was a publication sent to faculty, friends and alumni of the institution; Telling of the institution's progress and present needs. This issue is February 1897, no. 80.
HARRIS MUSIC BUILDING (1876). Formerly the home of Richard Harris, a university trustee. Now houses instrumental and vocal classrooms, practice rooms, and rehearsal site for the Fisk Jubilee Singers. (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)
HARRIS MUSIC BUILDING (1876). Formerly the home of Richard Harris, a university trustee. Now houses instrumental and vocal classrooms, practice rooms, and rehearsal site for the Fisk Jubilee Singers. (Still standing)
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.
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,...
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.
Color photograph of Chayla Harris. The 68th "Miss Southern" a 21 year old microbiology major from Atlanta, Georgia. A former member of the Southern University famed "Dancing Dolls". Experienced in ballet, trained with the...
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 May 1909, no. 191.
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 April 1906, no. 163.
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 October 1905, no. 157.
The bulletin of Atlanta University was a publication sent to faculty, friends and alumni of the institution; Telling of the institution's progress and present needs. This issue is June 1899, no. 102.
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...
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.
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,...
