Secretary; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
Charles James Daniel was born in Orange County, Virginia. Before coming to the Institute he had studied at Howard University, and was a graduate of the Richmond Institute in 1878. He taught school in Louisa County, Virginia, and from 1882 to...
Flyer; Regular Republican Party; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
Flyer listing all of the candidates running for office on the republican party ticket for the nation and state. This kind of activity is what led directly to John Mercer Langston being fired from his job as president of the Virginia Normal and...
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...
Faculty Housing; Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute
This is the oldest building standing on campus. Built in 1906-1907 as a residence for the president of the school, it was the second major building erected, the first being the Main Building (Old Virginia Hall, begun in 1883 and completed in 1888)....
Faculty Housing; Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute
This is the oldest building standing on campus. Built in 1906-1907 as a residence for the president of the school, it was the second major building erected, the first being the Main Building (Old Virginia Hall, begun in 1883 and completed in...
Southern University and A & M College--Buildings; Building construction--Louisiana--Baton Rouge
Laying of First Brick Work on Academic Building. The completion of this building gave it the credit of being the most complete school building in the State of Louisiana for Negroes. People came from all sections of the State to see this new state...
The drawing was done by Samuel A. Madden a 1934 graduate of Virginia State College for Negroes. The monument was to be constructed using the bricks from the old Virginia Hall which was being torn down in 1937.
In 1896, Dr. Melden was appointed as President of the university. His administration came to an end with his resignation being tendered to the Board of Trustees at its meeting on May 12, 1896.
Ex-GSU Grid Star Davis Contributes to Alma Mater as a National Football League Hall of Fame Member Along With Being One of the Country's Top Black Businessmen.
