Board Minutes; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
Minutes of the first meeting of the Board of Visitors for the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute held on February 15, 1883 at 1:30 pm in the House of Delegates building in Richmond, Virginia. Delegate Peter Carter was elected rector,...
John M. Ellison was an associate professor of sociology. He was a 1925 graduate of Virginia Union University. Dr. Ellison will become the first African American president of Virginia Union University.
Sports; High School; Basketball; Community Involvement; Virginia State College for Negroes
The 1941 basketball tournament winners from Armstrong High School in Richmond, Virginia. The game was played at Virginia State College for Negroes now Virginia State University.
Sports; High School; Basketball; Community Involvement; Virginia State College for Negroes
The 1941 basketball tournament runner-up from Lucy Addison in Roanoke, Virginia. The game was played at Virginia State College for Negroes now Virginia State University.
African American; Principal; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
Ida M. Harris was the first female administrator at what is now Virginia State University. She was originally from Fairfax County, Virginia. She was very involved in the development of African American Education in Virginia after the War of the...
College President; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
John Mercer Langston was the first president of what is now Virginia State University. He was the third head of the institution, following principals, James Storum and James M. Colson Jr. He served in office from January 1, 1886 - December 31,...
African American; Educator; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
He was the first science teacher at the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute now Virginia State University. Mr. Colson was an 1883 graduate of Dartmouth College. He served as acting principal in 1885 replacing the first principal James...
High School Teacher; College Faculty Member; Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute
Dannie Starr graduated from Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute in 1928. Her career at Virginia State included time teaching at the university high school and as a member of the college faculty after 1940. She later married Charles Townes.
Campus Building; Virginia State College for Negroes
Tears where shed in 1937 when the original Virginia Hall was torn down. Demolition of the building was necessary for the construction of the new Virginia Hall.
Campus Newsletter; Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute
The third attempt to establish a student publication at Virginia State was named The Campus Review. The earliest, the Clarion, lasted from 1914-1915. The second was the Crater Scroll, which ran from 1924-1925. The Campus Review was published...
Virginia School Report; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
The report of the summer session of Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute from the principal, James Storum to the superintendent of public instruction.
Alumni Publication; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
The journal was published by the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute Alumni Association. This was the first journal edited by a female, Miss Mabel A. Harris, a 1889 Normal School graduate.
Faculty Member; Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute
Edna Colson was born in 1888 to James and Kate Hill Colson. She graduated from Peabody High School in 1904 and Fisk University in 1908. She continued with her education earning a B.E. from Fisk University, a B.S. from Teacher's College and a...
Faculty Member; Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute
Luther Jackson a 1914 graduate of Fisk University joined the faculty at the Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute in 1922. Professor Jackson would enjoy a long career as a historian of the African American experience in Virginia. Professor...
