In 1867, Edmund Asa Ware became the Freedmen's Bureau superintendent of education. He helped to establish Atlanta University. As president of the Board of Trustees, Ware became president in 1869 of the new institution, Atlanta University. he...
Dr. Walker (Founder, Teacher And President) Was Elected As A Teacher of Paine Institute, July 17, 1883. He Was Elected To Succeed Dr. Callaway As Second President In 1884, And Remained President Until His Death, May 17, 1911. Under His...
Olympian champion, Lee Calhoun (second from left) and head track and field coach LeRoy Walker admire track and field trophy winnings. Lee Calhoun was a gold medalist in the 110-meter at the 1956 Games in Melbourne, Australia. In 1961, Lee Calhoun...
Dr. Albert N. Whiting became the fourth president of North Carolina College at Durham on July 1, 1967. Prior to becoming chancellor at North Carolina College at Durham Dr. Whiting served as Dean of the Faculty of Morgan State College. During Dr....
Dr. Leroy T. Walker became the fifth chancellor of North Carolina Central University in 1983. Dr. Walker previously served as interim chancellor, chair of the Department of Physical Education and Recreation, and head coach for North Carolina...
Dr. James H. Ammons became the ninth chancellor of North Carolina Central University on June 1, 2001. Under Dr. Ammons’ tenure enrollment at North Carolina Central University reached an all time high, and North Carolina Central University became...
Principal; Female; African American; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
Kate Hill Colson, was the oldest child born to John Henry and Rosetta Hill. After the Civil War they returned to Petersburg, and Miss Hill attended the St. Stephen's Normal School in Petersburg. She was one of the first African American school...
History of the University; Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute
The 1924 Founder's Day Address delivered by William Henry Johnson. Mr. Johnson was the son Henry Johnson who had been born a slave on what became the campus of the Virginia State University.
Mother of the College; Virginia State College for Negroes
Cora Z. Jones came to Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute in 1888. Over the years she served as the matron for the girls, nurse and in general the mother of the college. She was from Louisa County, Virginia, and the dining hall at Virginia...
Alumni; teacher; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
Mabel Harris was in the class of 1889. She taught in the Petersburg Public Schools and was very active in the Alumni Association, and held a number of positions over the years. 1898 she became the first female editor of the Alumni Journal.
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.
Mary Branch graduated from the Normal Department at Virginia State Normal and Collegiate in 1897. She returned to the campus in 1905 as an instructor and remained until 1920. She earned bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of...
Map; View of Fleet Farms; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
Drawn after the Civil War, the plat map shows Ettrick in 1867. The area called B.L. Robinson became the original site of the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute.
Faculty Member; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
Robert Chissell, a native of Petersburg, Virginia graduated from the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute in 1891 with a AB degree. He joined the faculty later that year as professor of math and history. He later went to medical school and...
Newspaper Editor; Priest; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
George Freeman Bragg, Jr., was the twenty-year-old editor of the "Petersburg Lancet" when the cornerstone was laid for the new college in July 1883. His eighteen-year-old sister Carrie, was among the sixty-two students present on opening...
John Leon Lockett earned a B.S. and M.S. in Agronomy from the Iowa State College in 1923. In 1928, Mr. Lockett became the Director of Agricultural Division and Professor of Agronomy.
John Edwin Settle earned a B.S. in Agriculture from the Univeristy of Idaho and became the Assistant Professor of Animal Husbandry at Virginia State College for Negroes in 1929.
