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1915–1976
Rudolph G. "Bunky" Matthews (August 14, 1915 – September 28, 1976) was an American college football and college basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Bethune–Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida from 1946 to 1960, compiling a…
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Bunyan I. Bryant Jr. (March 6, 1935 – March 28, 2024) was a Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan. In 1972, he became the first African American member of the School for Environment and Sustainability (then known as the School of Natural…
1912–2001
Herbert B. "Bus" Thompson (1912 – August 29, 2001) was an American football, basketball, track coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee from 1950 to 1955. Thompson was also…
circa 1969-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Bus, University of Ife, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).
2020
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA business card for Jennifer White-Johnson. The card is square shaped. The front of the card features black text of varying sizes set against a gradient rainbow background. The text reads [JEN WHITE-JOHNSON / ART / ACTIVISM / EDUCATION / CAREWORK /…
1978
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGDonor notes read: "Bust of John F. Kennedy at Kennedy Memorial Building, Fourah Bay College (FBC).Building was built by funds from US; bust was done by a local artist. Sept. 1978. Sept. 1978. The date on the slide is DEC 78.".
1913–2002
James "Buster" Brown (1913–2002) was an American tap dancer active from the 1930's to 2000. Brown started his career in African-American dance circuits while still in high school and went on to perform internationally, accompanying acts like Duke Ellington…
1980
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA documentary film with the title But Then, She's Betty Carter. It consists of a single reel of color 16mm acetate film with optical sound. This made-for-television documentary intercuts live performances with brief anecdotal interview clips of the…
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Bruce Franklin Reed (July 11, 1954 – February 5, 2021) was an American professional wrestler and football player, better known by the ring name Butch Reed. He played college football at the University of Central Missouri, was a star in Mid-South Wrestling…
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Rudolph "Butch" T. Ware III (born 1974), also known as Bilal Ware in the American Muslim community, is an American associate professor and hip hop artist who was the vice presidential nominee for the Green Party in 2024. He is one half of the hip hop duo…
1972–
Butler B'ynote' (born September 29, 1972) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes, and professionally for the Denver Broncos,…
1960s-1970s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA button for Student Action. The background of the button is white. Blue text at the top reads [Student Action]. Below the text blue letters at the bottom read [S / A / M]. The back of the button is blank and does not have a pin.
April 1909
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA button from The Frederick Douglass Memorial Hospital and Training School fundraising events held from April 22-27, 1909. The button is oval shaped and is comprised of yellow toned, laminate covered paper on metal. The front of the button is dominated by…
1951–2014
Norris Chrisleventon "Buzz" Johnson (2 November 1951 – 11 February 2014), generally known as Buzz Johnson, was a Tobago-born publisher and activist who in the 1970s relocated to England, UK. There he set up a small publishing company called Karia Press,…
1937–
Byllye Yvonne Avery (born October 20, 1937) is an American health care activist. A proponent of reproductive justice, Avery has worked to develop healthcare services and education that address black women's mental and physical health stressors. She is best…
1946-1950
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG14 black and white photographs and 37 negatives. Primarily candid pictures of Byrd and her friends at Connecticut College.
1943
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Byrd, Charlene Hodges: Diploma, Booker T. Washington Junior High School”.
1943-1951
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGIncludes programs from the Northfield School for Girls, Connecticut College, and the University of Chicago.
1899–1960
Byrd Dewey Crudup (September 15, 1897 – March 12, 1960) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the North Carolina College for Negroes—now known as North Carolina Central…
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Byrd Prillerman (October 19, 1859 – April 25, 1929) was an American educator and school administrator. Prillerman was the fourth principal of the West Virginia Collegiate Institute (present-day West Virginia State University) from 1909 until 1919 and is…
1980–
Byron Tremain Dawson (born February 9, 1980) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Centenary College of Louisiana, a position he has held since 2022. He is the Gentlemen's first football coach following the return of the…
1980–
Byron Earl Gettis (born March 13, 1980) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball for the Kansas City Royals. Gettis graduated from Cahokia Senior High School in 1998, and was signed by the Kansas City Royals as an amateur free agent that same year.…
Loading image…1857–1922
Rev. Byron Gunner (1857–1922) was an American minister, educator, newspaper publisher, and civil rights activist. He was one of the seventeen African-American founders of the Niagara Movement, representing Rhode Island.
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Byron Antron Leftwich (born January 14, 1980) is an American football coach and former quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons. He played college football for the Marshall Thundering Herd, winning MAC Most Valuable…
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