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...
This building named in honor of Dr. William Edward Farrison and Pauline Newton for their contributions to the English Department. Dr. Farrison was an author, scholar and served also as Chair of the English Department From 1938 to 1962. Miss...
Ashmun Institute; Lincoln University (PA); Founding
Printed Document Describing the Meeting of the Presbytery of New Castle on October 5, 1853, When the Decision Was Made to Found The Ashmun Institute. Verso Contains Unsigned Handwritten Note, Dated 12-17-1853, Attributed to Sarah Emlen Cresson...
Two Sets of Photographs of Lincoln University Students from Liberia, the First Taken in 1871, When They Arrived, and the Second in 1879. The Liberians are: Samuel Sevier, John Savage, Robert Deputie, and Alonzo Miller. Information on Verso.
On May 3, 1946 Albert Einstein Visited Lincoln University, Where He Received an Honorary Degree (Doctor of Laws), Lectured Students on the Theory or Relativity, and Had Tea With Faculty Children.
Thomas Rutling was born in Wilson County, Tennessee in 1854. His father and brother were sold away from him before he was two years old. He stated on the plantation until 1865, when he moved to Nashville and soon after went to Fisk.
David L. Lewis (1936- ). Historian, author. Class of 1956. Works include King: A Critical Biography (1971), Prisoner of Honor: the Dreyfus Affair (1973), When Harlem was in Vogue (1987), W.E.B. Du Bois: Biography of a Race, 1868-1919 (1993) and...
Picture of a Building Named Dillard Hall on Alabma State College Campus. It Was the Home of the Junior High School. A Men's Dormitory When the Picture Was Taken.
