Skip to content
SERIES 1 · THE COMPLETE COLLECTION

Series 1 · Education & Ideas

Explore educators, scholars, schools and the ideas that shaped communities.

Explore Series 1 categories · Artifact discovery board

9,959 matching cards · 24 cards per page

COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

Stairs in the entrway of the former boarding school of the Soeurs de Cluny, Saint -Louis, Senegal

1993

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “Stairs in the entrway of the former boarding school of the Soeurs de Cluny, Saint -Louis, Senegal” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-006, Item EEPA 1993-060100
Explore record →
Source image for Stan HeathLoading image…
BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Stan Heath

1964–

Stanley Heath III (born December 17, 1964) is an American basketball coach who most recently served as the head coach for Eastern Michigan. Heath previously served as head coach at the University of South Florida, the University of Arkansas and Kent State…

Wikipedia contributors
Read biography →
BIOGRAPHYPortrait not availableExplore the life, work and source references.
BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Stan Wright

1921–1998

Stanley Vandorne Wright (August 11, 1921 – November 6, 1998) was the first African-American head coach of a United States track and field team. A noted college and national track coach and administrator over a forty-year period, he coached many Olympians…

Wikipedia contributors
Read biography →
BIOGRAPHYPortrait not availableExplore the life, work and source references.
BIOGRAPHY
Sports & Achievement

Stanford Samuels Jr.

1980–

Stanford Samuels Jr (born July 27, 1980) is an American former professional football cornerback and current recruiting coordinator for Louisville Cardinals football. He was originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the Indianapolis Colts in 2004. He…

Wikipedia contributors
Read biography →
Source image for Stanley AndrisseLoading image…
BIOGRAPHY
Science & Inventions

Stanley Andrisse

Biography

Stanley Andrisse (born September 8, 1983) is an American endocrinologist scientist and writer. He is a tenured associate professor at the Howard University College of Medicine and Georgetown Medical Center. His research considers Type 2 diabetes, the…

Wikipedia contributors
Read biography →
BIOGRAPHYPortrait not availableExplore the life, work and source references.
BIOGRAPHY
Education & Scholarship

Stanley Battle

1951–

Stanley Fred Battle (born June 12, 1951) is an American educator, author, civic activist and former leader of Coppin State University and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Currently, Battle serves as the director of the Master of…

Wikipedia contributors
Read biography →
BIOGRAPHYPortrait not availableExplore the life, work and source references.
BIOGRAPHY
Civil Rights

Stanley Branche

1933–1992

Stanley Everett Branche (July 31, 1933 – December 22, 1992) was an American civil rights leader from Pennsylvania who worked as executive secretary in the Chester, Pennsylvania, branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People…

Wikipedia contributors
Read biography →
BIOGRAPHYPortrait not availableExplore the life, work and source references.
BIOGRAPHY
Sports & Achievement

Stanley Conner

Dates not recorded

Stanley Conner is an American college football coach and former professional player. He is the head football coach for Lane College, a position he has held since 2025. He served as the head football coach at Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina…

Wikipedia contributors
Read biography →
Source image for Stanley NibbsLoading image…
BIOGRAPHY
Education & Scholarship

Stanley Nibbs

1914–1985

Stanley Nibbs BEM (7 June 1914 – 16 January 1985) was an instructor and preacher on the island of Tortola in the British Virgin Islands (BVI). His educational service to the islands was recognized with his awarding of the British Empire Medal in 1968, and,…

Wikipedia contributors
Read biography →
BIOGRAPHYPortrait not availableExplore the life, work and source references.
BIOGRAPHY
Sports & Achievement

Stanley Redwine

1961–

Stanley Redwine (born April 10, 1961) is a retired American middle-distance runner who matriculated at the University of Arkansas, and specialized in the 800 meters. He twice was the U.S. 800 meter national champion. He represented his country at three…

Wikipedia contributors
Read biography →
BIOGRAPHYPortrait not availableExplore the life, work and source references.
BIOGRAPHY
Scholarship

Stanlie James

Biography

Stanlie Myrise James is an American social scientist specializing in human rights, black feminism and black families. In 2016 she was appointed Vice Provost for Inclusion and Community Engagement at Arizona State University (ASU). She has been a Professor…

Wikipedia contributors
Read biography →
Source image for Star ParkerLoading image…
BIOGRAPHY
Biography & Culture

Star Parker

1955–

Star Parker (born Larstella Irby, October 23, 1955) is an American conservative political activist, syndicated columnist, author, and television host. In 1995, she founded the Center for Urban Renewal and Education (CURE), a Washington, D.C.–based public…

Wikipedia contributors
Read biography →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & documents

State Press "Assistant professor to finally meet his mentor...Norma Merrick Sklarek to visit ASU campus" By Donna Hogan

1993

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “State Press "Assistant professor to finally meet his mentor...Norma Merrick Sklarek to visit ASU campus" By Donna Hogan” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2018.23_ref106
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
MUSEUM OBJECT
Visual Arts

Statue of Mary McLeod Bethune

2020

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A plaster statue of Mary McLeod Bethune. Bethune is depicted standing, with a smiling expression on her face. She wears a graduation cap, stole and gown, which she wears open over a ruffled shirt and smooth skirt, along with heeled shoes, and a pearl…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog SC.0092
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

Statue of Nkrumah, National Museum, Accra

1986

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Donor notes read: "National Museum, Accra; [statue of] Nkrumah; exterior. The date on the slide is MAR 86.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-0289
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
MUSEUM OBJECT
Time-based Media - Moving Images

Statues Hardly Ever Smile

1971

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A short film with the title Statues Hardly Ever Smile. It was directed by Stan Lathan and produced by Chamba Productions about a program to bring children from the local community into the Brooklyn Museum to create performance art. There are four (4)…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.79.1.63
Explore record →
Source image for Stedman GrahamLoading image…
BIOGRAPHY
Education & Scholarship

Stedman Graham

1951–

Stedman Graham Jr. (born March 6, 1951) is an American businessman and author. He is the long-term partner of Oprah Winfrey.

Wikipedia contributors
Read biography →
BIOGRAPHYPortrait not availableExplore the life, work and source references.
BIOGRAPHY
Medicine & Health

Stefan Humphries

1962–

Stefan Govan Humphries (born January 20, 1962) is an American former professional football player. He played college football at the University of Michigan, principally as an offensive guard, from 1980 to 1983. He also played five seasons in the National…

Wikipedia contributors
Read biography →
Source image for Steffani JemisonLoading image…
BIOGRAPHY
Arts & Performance

Steffani Jemison

1981–

Steffani Jemison (born 1981) is an American artist, writer, and educator. Her videos and multimedia projects explore the relationship between Black embodiment, sound cultures, and vernacular practices to modernism and conceptual art. Her work has been…

Wikipedia contributors
Read biography →
BIOGRAPHYPortrait not availableExplore the life, work and source references.
BIOGRAPHY
Literature

Stella Dadzie

1952–

Stella Dadzie (born in 1952) is a British educationalist, activist, writer and historian. She is best known for her involvement in the UK's Black Women's Movement, being a founding member of the Organisation of Women of African and Asian Descent (OWAAD) in…

Wikipedia contributors
Read biography →
Source image for Stella James SimsLoading image…
BIOGRAPHY
Science & Inventions

Stella James Sims

1875–1963

Stella James Sims (1875-1963) was an African-American science professor who held positions at Storer College, Virginia University of Lynchburg, and Bluefield Colored Institute. Stella James was born February 5, 1875, in Washington, D. C. to Lewis and Annie…

Wikipedia contributors
Read biography →
BIOGRAPHYPortrait not availableExplore the life, work and source references.
BIOGRAPHY
Music

Steph Simon

1987–

Stephon Simon (born November 4, 1987), better known by his stage name Steph Simon, is an American hip hop artist, festival director, and educator from Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Wikipedia contributors
Read biography →
BIOGRAPHYPortrait not availableExplore the life, work and source references.
BIOGRAPHY
Education & Scholarship

Stephani Hatch

Biography

Stephani Louise Hatch is an American sociologist who is a psychiatric epidemiologist at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience. Her research consider urban mental health and inequality in mental health provision.

Wikipedia contributors
Read biography →

Biographies, museum objects and archive records are distinct card types. Every card links to its historical source.