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 January 1899, no. 97.
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.
Olympian champion, Lee Calhoun (second from left) and head track and field coach LeRoy Walker admire track and field trophy winnings. Lee Calhoun was a gold medalist in the 110-meter at the 1956 Games in Melbourne, Australia. In 1961, Lee Calhoun...
Marjorie Augusta Shepard was the daughter of Dr. James E. Shepard, founder of North Carolina Central University. She attended the National Religious Training School and Chautauqua in 1910. She was a 1919 graduate of Fisk University. In 1922 she...
Charles Haddon Shepard was one of the six incorporators of the National Religious Training School and Chautauqua, now North Carolina Central University. Charles Shepard was the Brother of James E. Shepard. Dr. Charles Shepard received a M.D. from...
The James Edward Shepard House was constructed in 1925 for Dr. Shepard with funds collected primarily from the citizens of Durham. This house served as his official residence until his death on October 6, 1947. It is the oldest building on the...
Sam Jones, one of the all-time greatest National Basketball Association players and coach Floyd Brown are pictured holding trophies. Sam Jones played at North Carolina Central University from 1951 to 1954 and then served in the United States Army...
Dr. James Edward Shepard (November 3, 1875-October 6, 1947) founded the National Religious Training School and Chautauqua in 1910. He was the school's first president and served in that position from 1909 until his death on October 6, 1947. Prior...
L. D. DeSimone Leads Morehouse School of Medicine National Campaign. Black Medical Schools Form South African Health Care Initiative. Maya Angelou is the Speaker at the National Medical Association Conference. Jehni Robinson, Student, Effects...
First Founders' Day Convocation Held, 25th Anniversary Fund Established, Dr. Elizabeth Olifili Elected Atlanta Black Cardiologists President, Dr. Roland Patillo Presents Clinical Findings at National Medical Association Conferrence, and Surgeon...
Photographs, Outstanding People with a Fisk Connection
Robert E. Hayden (1913-1980). Poet, essayist, lyricist, educator. Served as professor of English for over twenty years at Fisk University. Poet of national rank whose verses won him many honors such as the Grand Prix de la Poesie at the First World...
Margaret M. Washington (1865-1925). Class of 1884. Booker T. Washington's third wife. Helped found the Tuskegee Woman's Club and the National Association of Colored Women (1896). Edited the Association's main publication, National Association Notes...
Commencements -- District of Columbia -- District of Columbia Teachers College
As part of its graduation ceremonies, DCTC held a Baccalaureate Service at a church. The Baccalaureate service in 1965 was held at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC.
Carter, Lisle;
University of the District of Columbia;
University of the District of Columbia – Presidents
Dr. Lisle Carter (1926-) was the first President of UDC. He served from 1977 through 1982. He earned his BS from Dartmouth College, NH in 1945, and his LLB from St. John’s College, in 1951. Prior to serving as UDC’s president, he had been...
Washington (D.C.) – Public Schools;
Washington Normal School;
Wilson, James Ormond;
Wilson Normal School;
Wilson Teachers College
The college was named in honor of James Ormond Wilson (1825-1911). Wilson graduated from Dartmouth University. He was trustee of the Washington Public Schools from 1861 through 1869, and the second superintendent of schools for Washington Public...
John A. Andrew Memorial Hospital;Tuskegee Institute
John A. Andrew Memorial Hospital Was Dedicated on February 21, 1913. The Result of a Gift of Mrs. Charles E. Mason of Boston, Mass., Wife of a Trustee of Tuskegee, the Building Was Named In Memory of Her Grandfather, Governor John A. Andrew of...
When Frederick Humphries Became TSU's President in 1975, Nashville Still Was Home to Two Public, Four-Year Universities. In 1979, the University of Tennessee at Nashville Was Merged Into Tennessee State University and UTN's Site Became TSU's...
"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...
Jane E. Elliott, Founded the Cafeteria System at Tennessee A and I State College in 1924, the First to be Established in a Negro College and the Original One It is Believed, to be Established in the South. She Commanded National Attention to This...
