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.
Local Events; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
Samuel A. Mann was a local "white" farmer who lived about eight miles from Virginia State University. This page from his diary describing his family's activities on this day that the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute opened for...
Lincoln University Pennsylvania, Annual Report, Board of Trustees
Leather-Bound Record Book With Hand-written Draft of Annual Reports for 1890-1891, 1891-1892, 1892-1893, 1894-1895, 1895-1896. I.N. Rendall Presumed Author. Front Cover Has the Numeral "7" Handwritten in White. Microfilming and...
The Normal Program Trained Students For Teaching. Photographed Are - (First Row) Willie Sherard, Cynthia Ryans, Ella Holsey, Frances Thompson, Ruth Holsey, Irene Mattox, Lula Ross, Andrew Cobb. (Second Row) William Young, H. L. Stallworth,...
Five Graduates For The Class Of 1899. Seated Are Agnes Elizabeth Davis, Julius Caesar White And Lula Wilson. Standing Are Priscilla Ladson And Mary Belle Bougs.
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...
Dr. Calhoun Was Elected The Eighth President Of Paine College In 1956, And Gave Fourteen Years Of Progressive Leadership To The College Following His Experience As A Methodist Minister And Missionary To China In 1940 And 1946. Paine Had An All...
The College Flag Serves As A Visible Symbol Or Allegiance, Pride, Respect, And A Rallying Point; The Pictorial Account Of The Founding Black And White Leaders, And Goals Of Those Who Enter. Designed By Mrs. Ruth B. Crawford, 1939 Alumna.
A Rendition Of The Paine College Flag, Designed By Mrs. Ruth B. Crawford, 1939 Alumnae. The Flag Was Adopted In April 1980 By The Board of Trustees. One Hand Is Black And One Hand Is White, Symbolizing The Union Between The White And Black...
President Walter S. Davis Spoke at the Annual Athletic Awards Dinner at Tennessee State University. Three Athletics Were Given Four Year Awards. Receipients Were Willie Thomas, Basketball Captain Who Toured the Middle West and Pacific Coast With...
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...
