Anna Laura Lindsay was the first member of the faculty to teach music at Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute. She came to the "institute" in 1899 and remained head of the Department for thirty-one years. She also served on the...
Fisk Graduates at Virginia State; Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute
In the middle of the top row, reading left to right, Johnella (Frazier) Jackson. Miss Frazier would join the faculty at the Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute in 1919 and would write the music for the university alma mater. In 1922 she...
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.
College Buildings; Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute
Constructed in 1920 as the Training School Building for the campus. The building over the years has been the training school, laboratory high school and is now a part of the music building.
School Song; Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute
Composed in 1923 by Felicia D. Anderson, who wrote the words. Johnella Frazer Jackson composed the music. Both were graduates of Fisk University. Miss Anderson also was a 1912 graduate of the Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute now Virginia...
Mr. Charles H. Boyer Became the First Dean of Saint Augustine's College. Dean Boyer Brought Knowledge of the Classic, Greek, Latin, Religion and Music to the School. Professor Boyer Teaches Greek to Miss Sadie Delany in 1925.
College Faculty; Virginia State College for Negroes
Honored for writing the words and music of the college's Evening Song, orginally entitled "Hail Virginia State". Burleigh served as head of the Music Department from 1930 to 1933.
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...
At The First Meeting Of The Chorus In The Autumn Of 1935 The Following Statement Of The Work And Aims Of The Organization Was Placed In The Hands Of Each Member Then Present. The chorus Sought To Offer Its Members A Retreat Into The Esthetic Realm...
Senior Music Recital; Virginia State College for Negroes
The 1941 senior recital for three music majors. Miss Williams is on the left. In the middle is Mr. James Smith from Oklahoma and on his left is Miss Barbara Pogue from Bedford, Virginia.
The Nashville Alumni Singers Were Organized November 1, 1947 for the Purpose of Planning Music for the Thanksgiving Program. Mrs. Henerietta Rucks-McCallister, Chairman of the Music Committee, Served as the First Chairman. The Idea of the Alumni...
