Date of Construction for Holsey Hall Is Not Known, But For Many Years It Was Listed As The Oldest Buildings On Campus. Holsey Hall Is Named In Honor Of Bishop Lucius H. Holsey. It Was Used As An Elementary School, A Dormitory For Both Men And...
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...
Sketch of First Two Buildings Erected for Ashmun Institute. Location of Original Sketch Unkown. Reproduced from Education for Freedom: A History of Lincoln University by Horace Mann Bond (1976).
Confederate General; Battle of the Crater; Readjuster Party; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
William Mahone was a railroad engineer, a Confederate General, and a hero in the Battle of the Crater, July 30, 1864. After the Civil War he was one of the people who helped establish the Readjuster Party. The Party's support of the public...
Lincoln Institute; Founders; Civil War; United States Colored Troops; Missouri
Photograph of Rev. Moses Dickson, Founder of the International Order of Twelve and the Knights of Tabor. Served on the Board of Trustees for Lincoln University.
Lincoln University Pennsylvania, student organization
Constitution and Bylaws of the Garnet Literary Association of Lincoln University, Philadelphia: Loag Street Hall, 1867. Printed, Title Page Through Page 24, With 5 Blank Pages at End. Handwritten on First Blank Pages: "Amendments". The...
Mounted photos of 19th Century Lincoln University Alumni, With Hand-Written Notes Identifying Some of Them. Left to right: Row 1: William M. Hargrave, 1873; James C. Walters, 1870; (unidentified); Walter H. Brooks, 1872, ex 1873 Seminary; Row 2:...
African American; Freed slave; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
Rosetta McCray was born a slave in Petersburg, Virginia. Her father John McCray was able to acquire her freedom in the 1840s. She married John Henry Hill and bore two children before leaving Petersburg for Canada. While there, their two sons...
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.
Bill of Charter; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
This Bill established the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute. CHAP. 266-An act to incorporate the Normal and Collegiate Institute, and provide for the support of the same.
Born Into Slavery On July 3, 1842 Near Columbus, Georgia; Bishop Holsey Of The C.M.E. Church And Local Resident Of August, Was the Prime Mover In The Founding Of Pain College. In 1882, As a Fraternal Messenger, He Appeared Before the General...
Dr. Morgan Callaway, A Native Of Washington, Georgia; And A Methodist Preacher, Served As President Of Three Colleges In Georgia Before His Election As the First President Of Paine Institute In 1882. Callaway Served Two Years And Resigned In 1884....
Black Militia; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
When the cornerstone for the main building was laid in July of 1883, there was a program which included a parade to the campus by different organizations. Included in this parade were several of the black militia units. The unit shown here was...
