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...
Faculty; Certificate; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
The earliest certificate awarded by the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute for the Education of Teachers held on campus during the summer. This certificate was issued to William Layton August 22, 1884 and was signed by Principal James Storum...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Virginia Negro Teachers and School Improvement League; Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute
The Negro Teachers' Association had been formed in 1887. One of the organizers was James Hugo Johnston, the second president of Virginia State University. The school improvement league was established at the Virginia Normal and Collegiate...
Cookery--Study and teaching--Louisiana; Home economics centers; Home economics students--Louisiana--Baton Rouge
The girl's Industrial department generally produced more graduates [with the exception of the high school and grammar school sections of the school], the Cooking department from its beginning experienced rapid growth. The feasibility of a cooking...
The Negro Teacher's Association and School Improvement League; Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute
A joint meeting of Negro Teachers' Association and the School Improvement League. Both of these groups had been formed by faculty members from the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute.
Southern University and A & M College--Faculty housing;
Raised cottage. This is the only building that was found upon what is now Southern University when the institution relocated from New Orleans to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The building had been renovated and was used as a home for one of the...
Leland University owes its existence to the wise forethought and broad generosity of Holbrook Chamberlain, a resident of Brooklyn, New York. Chamberlain came to New Orleans for the purpose of establishing an institution of higher learning for...
Interracial Faculty Of Paine College In 1936. Photographed Are (Top Row): Edythe Irene Tate, W.C. Ervin, Ethel Polk Peters, Thelma Stevens, James W. Brown, Mark O. Fax, James A. Gabriel, James Childs, Mary Catherine Gartrell And Lonnie C. Hamilton.
Interracial Faculty Of Paine College In 1936. Photographed Are (Top Row): Lawrence R. Harper, Emma Catherine Ware Gray, Fred Lynn Steely, Ruth L. Bartholomew, And William L. Graham. (Second Row): Eugene D. Raines, Marguerite Waafner Steffan,...
