The Martha M. Brown Memorial Library Erected in 1927 and Was the First Library Building for the Fifteen-Year Old Institution. On November 23, 1949 an Annexation and Renovation of the Building Was Completed and Officially Named the Martha M. Brown...
Wilson Hall, Erected in 1912, Was the First Resident Hall for Women, Serving Both Students and Faculty, at Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial Normal School. The Dormitory Was Named in Honor of the School's First Dean of Women, Mrs. Mary L....
Hale Hall Was One of the Three Buildings Erected in 1927 at a Cost of $125,000, and Was Dedicated in 1935. The Building Was Named for the School's First President, William Jasper Hale.
"Daddy Clay" as He Was Affectionatley Referred to by Students Headed the Tennessee A. & I. State College Sunday School Which He Developed to a Point That Attracted State and National Acclaim. On November 23, 1949, the Faculty, Staff...
The Fabulous Richard "Skull" Barnett, Named to Five All-Tournament Teams During the Season as Well to UP's and AP's All-America Teams Accepts Chuck Taylor's "Most Valuable Player" Award From the Man, Himself After NAIA...
David Anderson Was the Founder of the First Student Organizations for Young Men. Originally Named the Billy Hale Jr. Club (In Honor of the President's son). The Club Was Renamed the Anderson-Billy Hale Club following Anderson's Sudden Death...
Dedication of the Frank A. Young Poultry Plant Named In Honor of Frank "Fay" Young, National Sports Writer and Long-Time Friend of Tennessee State University.
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.
Leland University owes its existence to the wise forethought and broad generosity of Holbrook Chamberlain, a resident of Brooklyn, New York. Chamberlain came to New Orleans for the purpose of establishing an institution of higher learning for...
Pinchback, Pinckney Benton Stewart, b. 1837 d. 1921; Governors--Louisiana
Founder and sponsor of the relocation of Southern University. Pinchback served as Senator in the Louisiana State Senate in 1867, Lieutenant Governor in 1871 and Governor of Louisiana from December 9, 1872 to January 13, 1873 [35 days].
Jones, John S. [Sebastian], 1872-1959;
Louisiana Colored Teachers' Association;
African Americans--Education--Louisiana; Southern University and A & M College--Administration
Portrait of John Sebastian Jones, first Dean of Southern University in Baton Rouge.
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.
It Was Named in Honor of Nanny Delany. Built in 1930 as a Rectangular Brick Building With Classical Revival Detailing, It Was a Female Dormitory and Now Is Used By Financial Aid and Admissions.
