Henry Johnson; Malinda Johnson; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
The home was built by Henry Johnson in 1865 after the end of the Civil War on Rome Street in Petersburg, VA. Henry Johnson had been born a slave on the old Fleet Plantation, now the site of Virginia State University. The house is still standing.
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...
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.
Paine Institute Held Its First Class On January 1, 1884, In Rented Quarters On Broad Street in Augusta, GA. Among The First Group Of Young People Present That Morning Was John Wesley Gilbert, Who Stepped Ahead Of The Others And Enrolled As The...
This building was located in New Orleans between Magazine and Soniat Streets. The original site for Southern University was in an old building on Calliope Street (No. 158) in New Orleans in 1881. This building had previously housed the Hebrew...
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...
James Barnes came to Virginia State in 1931 as an instructor in health and physical education. He also coached basketball, football, and track during his short stay at Virginia State College for Negroes. There is a street named for Coach Barnes...
Mrs. Annie Day Shepard Smith was the daughter of Dr. James E. Shepard, founder of North Carolina Central University. Annie Day Shepard Smith was a graduate of North Carolina College. After her husband’s death in 1953, She operated the I. H....
Bennett College -- Campus Building; Theological seminary; College Buildings
Gorrell Street Gateway Has a Plaque Attached to the Pier Just East of the Gateway Opening That Reads: "The Catherine Bearden Way, Presented to Bennett College by Her Children as a Token of Their Appreciation."
District Of Columbia Teachers College;
District Of Columbia Teachers College – Buildings
The LaSalle Laboratory School, located at Riggs Road and Madison Street in Northeast Washington, DC was named in honor of Jessie La Salle, who taught in the District School system, between 1923 and 1948. The building, completed in 1958, became one...
District Of Columbia Teachers College;
District Of Columbia Teachers College – Buildings
Miner Building
After the District of Columbia Teachers College (DCTC) was formed in 1955 through the merger of Miner Teachers College and Wilson Teachers College, DCTC
held classes at the Miner building (the site of the former Miner Teachers College). The Miner...
The James Edward Shepard House was constructed in 1925 for Dr. Shepard with funds collected primarily from the citizens of Durham. This house served as his official residence until his death on October 6, 1947. It is the oldest building on the...
The bulletin of Atlanta University was a publication sent to faculty, friends and alumni of the institution; Telling of the institution's progress and present needs. This issue is April 1898, no. 91.
