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.
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.
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.
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...
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...
From 1939 through 1943, Dr. John Hope Franklin Was a Member of the Faculty at Saint Augustine's College, Where He Was a Professor of History and Engaged in Research. Although This Was His Second Teaching Position, He Had Begun Writing "From...
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...
In 1925, when the Reverend Edgar H. Goold Was President, the Bishop Tuttle School Was Established at Saint Augustine's College as a National Center Under the Auspices of the Protestant Episcopal Church For the Training of Female Church Workers...
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.
Mr. Charles H. Boyer Became the First Dean of Saint Augustine's College. Dean Boyer Brought Knowledge of the Classic, Greek, Latin, Religion and Music to the School. Professor Boyer Teaches Greek to Miss Sadie Delany in 1925.
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...
