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...
Slave; African American; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
Malinda Johnson was from Petersburg, VA. She was a slave, property of a Major P. Branch. She married Henry Johnson and in 1854 gave birth to William Henry Johnson, their only child.
African American; Educator; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
He was the first science teacher at the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute now Virginia State University. Mr. Colson was an 1883 graduate of Dartmouth College. He served as acting principal in 1885 replacing the first principal James...
Principal; Female; African American; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
Kate Hill Colson, was the oldest child born to John Henry and Rosetta Hill. After the Civil War they returned to Petersburg, and Miss Hill attended the St. Stephen's Normal School in Petersburg. She was one of the first African American school...
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...
Faculty Member; Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute
Myra Hill Colson was a graduate of the Art Department of Cheyney Institute in Pennsylvania. She also earned a B.S. from Fisk University in 1915. She joined the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute in the department of science in 1917. She...
Legislators; School integration; Lawyers; Civil rights;
Avon Williams Became Involved In the Tennessee State University/University of Tennessee at Nashville Merger Suit as Attorney For the Plaintiff Interveners and Successfully Persuaded the Court That UT Nashville be Merged Into Tennessee State...
District Of Columbia Teachers College;
District Of Columbia Teachers College -- Students
DCTC sought to develop in the undergraduate students a deep interest in teaching as a profession and major concern for problems of the urban community, including those facing Afro-American, Spanish-Speaking, and other ethnic minorities in the...
Portrait Of Dr. Albert E. Smith, the Sixth President of SC State, Then Named South Carolina State College, Served From 1986-1992. Under Smith's Leadership, the University Experienced Increase In Enrollment, a Restructuring of Academic Divisions,...
Portrait of Dr. Benner C. Turner, the Fourth President of SC State, Served From 1950-1967. During His Tenure the University Experienced Rapid Growth of Both the Undergraduate and Graduate Enrollments, an Increase In the Number of Faculty and Staff,...
Portrait of Dr. Thomas E. Miller, the First President of SC State, Served From 1896-1911. Under His Administration, the First Major Structure On the University's Campus Was Constructed, Bradham Hall, Which Opened In September 27, 1896. Bradham...
FISK MEMORIAL CHAPEL (1892). Named in honor of Clinton B. Fisk, major contributor to the construction fund. The edifice is a superb example of High Victorian Picturesque architecture. It serves as the location of many campus functions. (Still...
FISK MEMORIAL CHAPEL (1892). Named in honor of Clinton B. Fisk, major contributor to the construction fund. The edifice is a superb example of High Victorian Picturesque architecture. It serves as the location of many campus functions. (Still...
