Campus Buildings; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
Built for the owner of the Fleet Farm in 1834. The building became known as the Griffin House, after John Griffin bought the tract in 1879. It was purchased for Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute in 1882. It was converted into the main...
Campus Buildings; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
Built for the owner of the Fleet Farm in 1834. The building became known as the Griffin House, after John Griffin bought the tract in 1879. It was purchased for Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute in 1882. It was converted into the main...
DeLong, Mary A. [Ann] Craig, 1865-1960; Southern University and A & M College--Students
Black and white photograph of Mary A. Craig DeLong. She was Southern's first student to enter the premises at Southern University when it was chartered in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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...
First Day Students; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
Laura 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 19 years old and had been born in Canada.
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.
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...
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.
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...
Recreation; Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute
A group of young ladies enjoying themselves at the beach. Third from the right is Miss Amaza Meredith, who will establish the fine art department at Virginia State in 1935.
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.
Founder's Day; Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute
George Freeman Bragg was present on the day of the laying of the cornerstone of Audience Hall (renamed Virginia Hall) at the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute in July 1883. This Founder's Day addressed the early years and beginning of...
