The Reverend Jacob Brinton Smith, DD Was Born March 1, 1822. He Was Ordained Deacon on December 25, 1845 by The Right Reverend Bosworth Smith, Bishop of Kentucky, Who Was Presiding Bishop From 1865 to 1884. In 1867, The Reverend J. Brinton Smith...
Map; View of Fleet Farms; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
Drawn after the Civil War, the plat map shows Ettrick in 1867. The area called B.L. Robinson became the original site of the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute.
Two Years After the Close of the Civil War, Saint Augustine’s Normal School and Collegiate Was Incorporated in July, 1867. The School Opened in January 1868 at the Union Army Barracks on the North Carolina State Fairgrounds, But Known Then as...
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.
The Third Principal of Saint Augustine's College Was the Reverend Robert Bean Sutton, Ph.D., Who Was a Priest and Medical Doctor Prior to His Becoming the School's Head. The Lyman Building Was Completed During His Administration. This Building Was...
Legislators; Virginia; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
Shown here are the eight African Americans who were serving in the Virginia Legislature, the General Assembly in 1887-1888. On the front row, seated left to right, are Alfred W. Harris, William W. Evans, and Caesar Perkins. On the back row,...
Bishop Aaron Hunter Was Born In April 26, 1854 In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He Graduated From Amherst College in 1876 and Union Theological Seminary in 1879.
Mrs. Cooper Dedicated One of the Stained Glass Windows In the Saint Augustine's College Historic Chapel In Honor of Her Husband, George A. C. Cooper, Also an Alumnus. She Is Known For Her 1892 Book, "A Voice From the South" and Her Famous...
Dr. Dianne Boardley Suber, the Tenth President and First African American Female President of Saint Augustine's College Presided Over the Commemorative Stamp Unveiling For Anna Julia Cooper. This Event Was Held on the Campus of Saint Augustine's...
Bishop Henry Beard Delany Was the First African American to Become an Episcopal Bishop in North Carolina and the Second With His Statue In the Church In the United States.
In 1895, the Chapel Was Built By Students Under the Supervision of the Reverend Henry Beard Delany, Who at the Time Was an Instructor of Carpentry and Masonry, Chaplain and Musician. The Construction Work Was Completed By William Haywood, Jerry...
In 1896, St. Agnes Was Founded as a Facility For Negroes. It Was Located on Saint Augustine's Campus For the Raleigh Community. Mrs. Hunter, the Superintendent, Provided the Leadership For the Hospital That Served Approximately 75 Percent of the...
In 1897, Benson Library, Often Referred to as Benson #1, Was Completed and Made Possible By a Gift of $1,600.00 From Miss Mary Benson of Brooklyn, New York. This Building Was Constructed Under the Supervision of George E. Hayes, An Instructor In...
Under the Leadership of Dr. Hunter Two Programs Were Created: One Was Known as Industrial Arts That Included Carpentry, Brick Laying, Masonry, Metal Work, and Painting For Boys; and Sewing and Cooking For Girls. The Other Program Was Known as...
Taylor Hall Is One of Three Landmarks of Raleigh, North Carolina. The First Library Built in 1898. It Is Romanesque in Style, Indicated By Arches Above the Doors and Windows.
Dr. Hunter Created a Second Program Known as Liberal Arts Which Included the Classics, Greek, Latin, Literature, Algebra and Geometry. As a Post Civil War Institution, Saint Augustine’s Offered Both Curricula in Keeping With Liberal Arts and...
Unbound, With Paper Front Cover (Part of Binding System, But Cover and Binding Rods Not Present); Fastened With String Through Three Holes. Most Pages are Typed, Both Sides. Page Numbers Printed in Top Corners (L-R). Original Signatures of...
