BOYD HOUSE (ca. 1915-1920). Formerly the residence of Henry Allen Boyd, president of Citizen’s Bank in Nashville. Served as a dormitory, Honors Center and campus office building. (Still standing)
Eliza Walker, one of eight children was born a slave six miles out of Nashville at Flatrock in 1857. Her father owned an ice-house and made enough money to purchase a home for the family in 1866, Eliza Walker entered Fisk.
Ella Sheppard oftern considered the backbone of the group, was born in Nashville, Tennessee on February 4, 1851. Her father was operated a livery stable in Nashville, purchased his freedom for $1800 and purchased Ella's freedom for $350. He tried...
Business people; Cosmetics industry; Beauty shops;
Eva L. Bowman Was Appointed the First Black Beauty Inspector and Examier of Cosmetology For the State of Tennessee, Traveling All Over the State Inspecting Beauty Shops. She Was Active in Politics, Organizing the Southwest Civic League, an...
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.
Henry Allen Boyd Was Editor of Nashville Globe Newspaper From 1905-1959. Napier and Boyd Successfully Helped to Persuade the State to Build the Negro State Normal School in Davidson County. A Member of the Nashville's Negro Board of Trade, Boyd...
John R. Lewis (1940- ). Congressman - Georgia. Class of 1967. Led the march across the Edmund Peters Bridge on March 7, 1965 in Selma, Alabama. Involved in sit-in movement in Nashville, Freedom rides and the March on Washington.
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 March 1898, no. 90.
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 October, 1889 no. 12.
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 December 1902, no. 132.
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 May 1899, no. 101.
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 November 1985, no. 68.
