First Day Students; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
Nelly Hill was in the first class of the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute on October 1, 1883. She was one of seven daughters of John Henry and Rosetta Hill. She was 17 years old and had been born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
First Day Students; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
Susie Hill was in the first class of the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute on October 1, 1883. She was one of seven daughters of John Henry and Rosetta Hill. She was 20 years old and had been born in Canada.
Commencement; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
Closing program for the summer session at the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute. Document all in hand (ALS) included on the list is Rosa D. Bowser and Fanny R. Walker.
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...
Letter of Recommendation; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
Letter of Recommendation written by J.D.Pendletm for Walter Johnson to support his application for a teaching position at the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute.
College Gazette; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
Published quarterly in the months of July, October, January, and April. It was designed to furnish a means of communication between Virginia Normal Collegiate Institute, her graduates and to the educational public.
School Teacher; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
William Henry Johnson is shown in this 1889 wedding photograph with Mrs. Nannie Brewer Johnson. William Henry Johnson was the son of Henry Johnson, who had been born a slave on the old Fleet Plantation site. Mrs. Nannie Brewer Johnson was also...
Local Events; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
Samuel A. Mann was a local "white" farmer who lived about eight miles from Virginia State University. This page from his diary describing his family's activities on this day that the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute opened for...
Correspondence; Employment; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
A letter from James M. Colson, to Alfred W. Harris about the availability of employment at the newly chartered Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute.
Anna Laura Lindsay was the first member of the faculty to teach music at Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute. She came to the "institute" in 1899 and remained head of the Department for thirty-one years. She also served on the...
President; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
James Hugo Johnston was the second president of Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute. He took over the top position at the University in 1888 and remained in that position until his death in 1914.
College Gazette; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
Published quarterly in the months of July, October, January, and April. It was designed to furnish a means of communication between Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute, her graduates and to the educational public. This is the April, 1902 issue.
Sports; Football; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
Football game in progress on the front campus of the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute. The five-story Old Virginia Hall stands in the background.
