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.
Cookery--Study and teaching--Louisiana; Home economics centers; Home economics students--Louisiana--Baton Rouge
The girl's Industrial department generally produced more graduates [with the exception of the high school and grammar school sections of the school], the Cooking department from its beginning experienced rapid growth. The feasibility of a cooking...
This Building Was Erected in 1921. It Contained the College Cafeteria, Theory and Practice Rooms for Work in Art, Home Economics, Beauty Culture, the Commercial Department and Storerooms, Laundry , the Milk Room and the Kitchen.
Southern University and A & M College--Faculty; Home economics teachers--Louisiana--Baton Rouge
Division of Home Economics First row: C.B. Holmes, Pinkie Thrift, Director, M. Otis Second row: M. Curley, F.T. Johnson, Dr. D. Harrington Third row: C. Nolan, S. Burns, J. ReedFourth row: S. Dunbar, A. Davis
Southern University and A & M College--Buildings; Home economics centers
[Industrial Building for Girls]. This structure was built in 1920 and later known as the Home Economics Building. This two-story masonry building features a very slightly projecting central section (suggestive of a pavilion) with an entrance...
Mayberry, Emma N. [Nesbit]; Home economics teachers--Louisiana; Southern University and A & M College--Faculty
Black and white portrait of Emma N. Mayberry, Southern University's first Director of Home Economics. She also started the first sorority chapter on the campus of Southern in 1932. This sorority is: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
Faculty and Graduating Class, Spring Quarter, 1931. The Entire Class Inculded 105 Candidates for the B.S. Degree. Many of Them Have Been Appointed as Supervisors, Extension Workers, Smith-Hughes Home Economics and Agricultural Agents, Principals,...
Historical buildings on the campus of Southern University.
Left to right: Auditorium [formerly called the Martin L. Harvey chapel. Now called the Southern University Museum of Art (SUMA)]
Science Agricultural; Laundry room; Home Economics and...
Southern University and A & M College--Buildings; Building construction--Louisiana--Baton Rouge
Laying of First Brick Work on Academic Building. The completion of this building gave it the credit of being the most complete school building in the State of Louisiana for Negroes. People came from all sections of the State to see this new state...
Deaf--Education--Louisiana; Southern University and A & M College--Students
Pictured is a class in Home Economics at the state school for the deaf at Southern University. The girls are learning how to make their own clothing. Some are in training to set up their own shops.
Southern University and A & M College--Student housing
Old Farm HouseThis image represents an old farmhouse, which occupied the site of the Home Economics Building. This photo was taken in the early fall of 1914 when the long annex that was made to the back was unfinished. This building housed all...