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...
Southern University and A & M College--Students; Sewing--Study and teaching
Sewing class
The girls' industrial department, was instituted in 1885. Sewing was mandatory for girls; and those desiring did painting, embroidery, and ornamental work. Many girls made various household items such as garments and rugs. In...
Mechanical Building (Southern University, New Orleans, La.)
The Mechanical Department at Southern University was initiated on October 7, 1890 and by 1893 it was in full operation and had a three year course of study. There were 27 students in the...
In 1895, the Chapel Was Built By Students Under the Supervision of the Reverend Henry Beard Delany, Who at the Time Was an Instructor of Carpentry and Masonry, Chaplain and Musician. The Construction Work Was Completed By William Haywood, Jerry...
Lincoln University Pennsylvania, student organization
Handwritten in Bound Record Book With Lined Pages, Cover Highly Deteriorated (Cardboard Covered With Marbled Paper, Leaather Spine and Corners). No Title on Spine; Handwritten Titles on Inside Cover and End Sheet. Page Numbers are Printed in...
Under the Leadership of Dr. Hunter Two Programs Were Created: One Was Known as Industrial Arts That Included Carpentry, Brick Laying, Masonry, Metal Work, and Painting For Boys; and Sewing and Cooking For Girls. The Other Program Was Known as...
Paine Institute; Buildings; Cottages; Campus buildings
Women's Missionary Council Of The Methodist Episcopal Church South Was Responsible For The Construction Of Two Frame Buildings For Industrial Work For Girls. The Buildings Contained Classrooms And Equipment For The Teaching Of Cooking, Sewing,...
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...
English Grammar; Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute
The second faculty member to publish a book, James T. Phillips stated that in reality this work was only an enlargement upon an earlier work of the author.
Southern University and A & M College--Buildings; Building construction--Louisiana--Baton Rouge
Laying of First Brick Work on Academic Building. The completion of this building gave it the credit of being the most complete school building in the State of Louisiana for Negroes. People came from all sections of the State to see this new state...
The Agricultural department was popular especially among the rural students, but the location of a site for the new agricultural school proved to be a problem. Beginning in the summer, 1890, the professor of the Agricultural and Mechanical...
In 1925, when the Reverend Edgar H. Goold Was President, the Bishop Tuttle School Was Established at Saint Augustine's College as a National Center Under the Auspices of the Protestant Episcopal Church For the Training of Female Church Workers...
