Mechanical Building (Southern University, New Orleans, La.)
The Mechanical Department at Southern University was initiated on October 7, 1890 and by 1893 it was in full operation and had a three year course of study. There were 27 students in the...
Southern University and A & M College--Student housing
Old Farm HouseThis image represents an old farmhouse, which occupied the site of the Home Economics Building. This photo was taken in the early fall of 1914 when the long annex that was made to the back was unfinished. This building housed all...
[Laundry/Riverside Hall]. This brick structure was built in 1922 as a one-story laundry facility. Some time before 1937 the building was renamed Riverside Hall. At that time, it was lengthened on its western end and a second story was added for...
Rev. Dr. Augustus Shepard was born in Raleigh, N.C. on March 1, 1846. Rev. Dr. Shepard graduated from the Theological Department of Shaw University with a B.S. degree in 1880. He was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Divinity degree by Shaw...
Mrs. Annie Day Shepard Smith was the daughter of Dr. James E. Shepard, founder of North Carolina Central University. Annie Day Shepard Smith was a graduate of North Carolina College. After her husband’s death in 1953, She operated the I. H....
Banneker Hall, named for Benjamin Banneker, was built in the very early 1920s. It served as the heart of the school for many years until fire and age spelled its demise.
Dr. Myron W. Adams began his affiliation with Atlanta University in 1889 as a Professor of Greek. Due to the illness of President of Edweard Ware, Adams was given the role as acting president in 1919. However, he was not formally elected to the...
Dr. Harry Van Buren Richardson (1901-1990), was the founder and first President of the Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC) in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Richardson received a bachelor's degree in history from Western Reserve University (1925),...
Dr. Harry Van Buren Richardson (1901-1990), was the founder and first President of the Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC) in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Richardson received a bachelor's degree in history from Western Reserve University (1925),...
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...
Pinchback, Pinckney Benton Stewart, b. 1837 d. 1921; Governors--Louisiana
Founder and sponsor of the relocation of Southern University. Pinchback served as Senator in the Louisiana State Senate in 1867, Lieutenant Governor in 1871 and Governor of Louisiana from December 9, 1872 to January 13, 1873 [35 days].
Thomas Rutling was born in Wilson County, Tennessee in 1854. His father and brother were sold away from him before he was two years old. He stated on the plantation until 1865, when he moved to Nashville and soon after went to Fisk.
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, 1888 no. 4.
