Upon the death of Dr. James E. Shepard, founder and president of the college, the Board of Trustees appointed an interim committee (1947) consisting of Miss Ruth Rush, dean of women and (not pictured) Dr. Albert T. Turner, dean of the School of...
Dr. Julius Chambers became the eighth chancellor of North Carolina Central University on January 1, 1993. Dr. Chambers received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in history From North Carolina College at Durham in 1958 and he was the first alumnus to serve...
This building was named in honor of Dr. Helen Gray Edmonds, a long-time teacher, chair in the Department of History and Social Sciences, and dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Edmonds also served as a member of the interim...
Workmen from the North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program erecting the North Carolina College at Durham Marker (G-53) denoting the founding of North Carolina College at Durham in 1910 by Dr. James E. Shepard. The marker was cast in 1950...
Dr. Alfonso Elder (February 26, 1898-August 1974) became the second president of North Carolina College at Durham on January 20, 1948. Dr. Elder previously served as head of the Graduate Department of Education and also had served as the Dean of...
3-Ring Binder, With Title Hand-written on Spine (faced). Typed, Some Single-Sided, Some Front/Back. Sept. 1921 - June 1938. Microfilming and Digitization Funded By Grant From the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC).
Kay G. Roberts (1950- ). Symphony director, violinist, educator. Class of 1972. First women to earn the Doctorate of Musical Arts in orchestral conducting from Yale University. Guest conductor for the Boston, Cleveland, and Dallas symphonies and...
Bennett College -- Campus Building; College Buildings; Buildings; Library
Kent Hall Was Established in 1884 to Educate Young Black Girls in the Domestic Arts of a Christian Home. This Buiding Also Served as the Library for the College Until 1939.
