Dr. Morgan Callaway, A Native Of Washington, Georgia; And A Methodist Preacher, Served As President Of Three Colleges In Georgia Before His Election As the First President Of Paine Institute In 1882. Callaway Served Two Years And Resigned In 1884....
Daniel Barclay Williams was the first professor of classical languages at the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute, having been hired in 1885. He was a native of Richmond, VA, and a graduate of Brown University. Professor Williams authored...
Faculty Member; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
Robert Chissell, a native of Petersburg, Virginia graduated from the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute in 1891 with a AB degree. He joined the faculty later that year as professor of math and history. He later went to medical school and...
Wilhemina Hamlin was a native of Petersburg, Va. She had a B.S. degree in Education from Columbia University. She held a number of positions at Virginia State University and was considered one the finest instructors of education in Virginia.
Undine A. Smith, a native of Petersburg, Va. and a graduate of Fisk University. During her long career at Virginia State University, she taught hundreds of students. Included in this group were people such as, William Billie Taylor and Camilla...
Penrose Parks, Triple Threat Halfback Of Paine College Lions Was Elected "Little All American" In 1938. Native Of Griffin, GA. Member Of The College Basketball And Football Teams And Co-Captian Of The 1940 Football Team. Made All...
Otelia Shields; Newspaper; Virginia State College for Negroes
A special edition of the Virginia Statesman, published to honor Mrs. Otelia Shields Howard who had passed away. Mrs. Howard had been credited with establishing the student newspaper and it's high standards. Mrs. Otelia Shields Howard, Associate...
Edward S. Temple Served as the Head Women's Track Coach of the Tennessee State University "Tigerbelles" For More Than 40 Years and Was Also an Associate Professor of Sociology. During His Coaching Tenure, Forty Members of His Famed...
Eva Bowman Was a Native Nashvillian, Civic Leader, Businesswoman and Beautician. She Trained For Cosmetology Under Madame C.J. Walker's Lelia College. She Became the First Black Beauty Inspector and Examiner of Cosmetology For the State of...
A Native of Bayside, N.Y., Mae Faggs Earned the Distinction of Being the First United States Female to Participate in Three Different Olympics (1948, 1952 and 1956). She Won a Gold Medal in the 4 x 100-Meter Relay at the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki...
African Americans -- Education;
Miner Normal School;
Miner Teachers College;
Mytrilla Miner;
Teachers, Training of
Illustration of Myrtilla Miner (1815-1864), founder of the Miner School, which became Miner Teachers College. Miss Miner was a native of New York, and had also taught planters’ daughters in Mississippi. Miss Miner became determined to improve the...
Black and white photograph of Betty Baptiste. The 34th "Miss Southern", a native of Baldwin, Louisiana majored in economics and a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and the Pi Gamma Mu Honor Society. She reigned as Miss Southern...
Black and white photograph of Virginia Gates. The 48th "Miss Southern", a native of Pensacola, Florida. Miss Gates a member of the Beta Psi Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority; Young Democrats of Southern University; Association of...
Color photograph of Sharon Briscoe. The 56th "Miss Southern" a native of Jennings, Louisiana. Ms. Briscoe was the first "Miss Southern" to ever be crowned in the A. W. Mumford Stadium with over three thousand people in...
Color photograph of Eva Hill. The 57th "Miss Southern" a senior broadcasting/advertising major from Fort Lauderdale, Florida and also the first such native to hold the title of "Miss Southern". She reigned as Miss Southern from...
Black and white photograph of Linda West. The 35th "Miss Southern", a native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana majored in medical technology with plans of attending medical school after a one year internship in 1966. She reigned as Miss Southern...
Color photograph of Barbara Vidrine. The 31st "Miss Southern", a native of Washington, Louisiana majored in mathematics. A member of Kappa Delta Pi, 150 club, Val-Sal club and Pi Mu Epsilon. Also a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority,...
