Date of Construction for Holsey Hall Is Not Known, But For Many Years It Was Listed As The Oldest Buildings On Campus. Holsey Hall Is Named In Honor Of Bishop Lucius H. Holsey. It Was Used As An Elementary School, A Dormitory For Both Men And...
Handwritten and Hand-Paginated in a (smaller format) Ledger Book. Contains Blank Pages. "Lincoln University" is Used Starting in Mid-1866. Microfilming and Digitization Funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC).
Lincoln University Pennsylvania, student organization
Constitution and Bylaws of the Garnet Literary Association of Lincoln University, Philadelphia: Loag Street Hall, 1867. Printed, Title Page Through Page 24, With 5 Blank Pages at End. Handwritten on First Blank Pages: "Amendments". The...
Housing; Student and Faculty; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
On this postcard are two buildings which were used for male students when Virginia State University opened in 1883. Reading left to right they were called the House of Representatives and the Senate.
College Seal; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
This original seal first appeared in 1885; but was never officially adopted as the school seal. However, elements of this unofficial seal were incorporated into the seal that was officially adopted and used from 1914 to 1991.
The Baton Rouge Academy, an institution sponsored by the Fourth District Missionary Baptist Association of Louisiana for black boys and girls. In 1892, a suggestion was made that the Fourth District Association purchase a tract of land for...
Academic Building; Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute
Vawter Hall was constructed in 1908 as the industrial building. Vawter Hall was also used as a ladies dormitory and the school dairy. The building is an H style Georgian with an above ground basement. The building was designed by Harrison Waite...
Southern University and A & M College--Faculty housing;
Raised cottage. This is the only building that was found upon what is now Southern University when the institution relocated from New Orleans to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The building had been renovated and was used as a home for one of the...
Campus Building; Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute
In 1922, the university purchased an old silk mill located on the southside of the campus. This building would be used for vocational education. This building became a part of Simms Hall.
Blueprint of Campus Master Plan; Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute
In 1928, the University engaged Charles M. Robinson to develop a campus master plan. Mr. Robinson used three factors in putting together this site plan, the univeristy overlooks the Appomattox River, the number of acres, and the curriculum. For...
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.
"DOWN" The Old Laboratory School which was built in 1930 to serve high school students on the campus of Southern University Baton Rouge was demolished to make room for the new $7.4 million dollar John B. Cade...
More Than Seven Hundred Children Used The New (Then) Warren A. Candler Memorial Library For The Established Community Project. Librarian, Sarah I. Walton Wallace.
