Members of the 1955 Tigerbelle Track Team of Tennessee A & I State University. Front: Summer School Participant, and Martha Hudson. Back: Willie B. White, Coach Edward S. Temple, Wilma Rudolph and Darlene Scott.
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.
Faculty; Certificate; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
The earliest certificate awarded by the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute for the Education of Teachers held on campus during the summer. This certificate was issued to William Layton August 22, 1884 and was signed by Principal James Storum...
Virginia State was quite involved in many of the problems concerning the second World War. This patch was designed to show support for the nation during the second World War.
Senior Honorary Society; Virginia State College for Negroes
Any student who has been in residence at Virginia State College for at least six (6) semesters and whose name has appeared on the general college honor roll for six (6) semesters was recommended for membership in Iota Sigma Lambda Honorary Society.
Wilhemina Hamlin was a native of Petersburg, Va. She had a B.S. degree in Education from Columbia University. She held a number of positions at Virginia State University and was considered one the finest instructors of education in Virginia.
Undine A. Smith, a native of Petersburg, Va. and a graduate of Fisk University. During her long career at Virginia State University, she taught hundreds of students. Included in this group were people such as, William Billie Taylor and Camilla...
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.
