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Elvira Louise Redd (September 20, 1928 – February 6, 2022) was an American jazz alto saxophone player, vocalist and educator. She was active from the early 1950s and was known primarily for playing in the blues style. She was highly regarded as an…
1965–
Victor Peter Kasule (born 28 May 1965) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played mostly as a winger for several clubs, including Albion Rovers, Meadowbank Thistle, Shrewsbury Town, Darlington, Hamilton Academical, Portadown, Bohemians and…
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Vickie M. Mays is an American psychologist known for her research on racial disparities in health. She is a professor in the Department of Psychology in the College of Letters and Sciences and a professor in the Department of Health Services, both at the…
1967–
Victoria Andrea Bullett (born October 4, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player and current women's basketball head coach at West Virginia Wesleyan College. She played for the Charlotte Sting and Washington Mystics in the WNBA, as well…
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Victor Jerome Glover Jr. (born April 30, 1976) is a United States Navy captain, test pilot, and NASA astronaut (emeritus). A former F/A‑18 pilot and graduate of the United States Air Force Test Pilot School, in 2020, he piloted the first operational flight…
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Victor Louis Goines (; born August 6, 1961) is an American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist, and arts administrator. From 2000 to 2007, he served as the inaugural Director of Jazz Studies at the Juilliard School. From 2008 to 2014, he held the position of…
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Victoria Earle Matthews (née Ella Victoria Smith, May 27, 1861 – March 10, 1907) was an American author, essayist, newspaperwoman, settlement worker, and activist. She was born into slavery in Fort Valley, Georgia, and moved to New York City with her…
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Victoria Jackson Gray Adams (November 5, 1926 – August 12, 2006) was an American civil rights activist from Hattiesburg, Mississippi. She was one of the founding members of the influential Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
1912–2006
Victorine Quille Adams (née Quille; April 28, 1912 – January 8, 2006) was the first African-American woman to serve on the Baltimore City Council. Born in Baltimore, Maryland to Joseph C. and Estelle Tate Quille, she graduated from Frederick Douglass High…
Biography
Vida B. Johnson is an American criminal defense attorney and professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center. Johnson directs the Criminal Justice Clinic, and supervises attorneys in the E. Barrett Prettyman Post-Graduate Fellowship Program. Johnson…
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Vievee Elaure Francis () is an American poet. She holds the Burlington Northern Foundation Professorship in Creative Writing at Dartmouth College. She earned an MFA from the University of Michigan in 2009, and she received a Rona Jaffe Award the same year.
1979
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “View From Hills of Main Road and School, Idogu's Compound, Afokpella, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).
1983
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “View from Pretoria High School for Girls, Pretoria (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).
1973-10-22
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOriginal text on slide reads, "View from the Mayflower Administration building. Towards the Main road. Monday 11 AM or Noon".
1978
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGDonor notes read: "View of Fourah Bay College taken from Parliament; note Kennedy Building, pan roofs in background. Sept. 1978. The date on the slide is DEC 78.".
1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “View Of House, Technical College, Auchi, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).
1978
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGDonor notes read: "View of Queen Elizabeth II Quay taken from Kennedy Memorial Building. Sept. 1978. The date on the slide is DEC 78.".
1873-1877
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black and white stereograph photograph of West Point cadets standing at attention with stacked rifles in front of them. At far left, standing behind the front row of white cadets, is African American cadet Henry O. Flipper. Tents and trees are in the…
2002
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGEEPA 2007-003-2433 to 2468.
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Vilma Melo (born 13 June 1969) is a Brazilian actress, director, and professor. A graduate in performing arts from the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), Melo became famous for her works in theatre, and later on, in her works in…
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Vilma Nascimento (born 7 June 1938) is a Brazilian samba performer and the flag bearer for the Portela samba school.
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Vilma Maria dos Santos Reis (born 1969) is a Brazilian sociologist and activist. She is a defender of human, women's, black, youth and LGBT rights. She is a teacher at the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA) and from 2015 to 2019 she held the position of…
1961–
Vinson Horace Champ (born September 12, 1961) is an American former comedian and convicted rapist. Champ was a touring comedian who had gained minor renown for winning first place in the comedy category of the 1992 edition of Star Search. In 1997, he was…
1952–2015
Vincent Kendrick (March 18, 1952 – March 21, 2015) was an American professional football player who was a running back for two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) during the 1970s. Kendrick played college football for the Florida Gators, and…
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