Housing; Student and Faculty; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
On this postcard are two buildings which were used for male students when Virginia State University opened in 1883. Reading left to right they were called the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Campus Buildings; Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute
Seward Hall was the second dormitory constructed for male students at Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute now Virginia State University. The funds were secured by the Noell Fund. The building was the Georgian Revival Style, and was designed...
Southern University and A & M College--Students; Barbershop quartets;
The Southern University Quartet toured Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina during the summer, singing Southern into the hearts of the citizens of these...
This group sang on WBAL radio three times a week with The Stevedore Quartette from Virginia. Members are (L-R): Charlie Cornish; Carroll Waters; Charlotte B. Robinson, Director; Andrew White; Eldridge Waters.
Standing (L-R): Marion Waller; Carroll Waters; Charlotte B. Robinson, Music Director; Eldrige Waters; Andrew White; Kenneth Lane. Charlotte Robinson taught at the school for over 30 years and composed the Alma Mater song.
Miner Teachers College; Miner Teachers College -- football
The athletic program at Miner was generally limited through its entire history, especially in the area of intercollegiate athletics. Athletics was still underdeveloped in 1933. At the time, there was a lack of athletic tradition and support for...
