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1954–2008
Sophie Jan Thompson Womack (29 August 1954 – 17 February 2008) was an American physician who specialized in neonatology. Womack was born in San Antonio, Texas, to Clarence and Irene Thompson. She graduated from Howard University and Meharry Medical College.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe single volume of special orders and extracts of special orders received relating to the medical office, August 1865–April 1869 (79), is arranged chronologically and has a name index. A few letters received that relate to personnel are included.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe two volumes of special orders issued, August 1865–December 1868, 1 (80) and 2 (81), are arranged by year and thereunder numerically. The volumes have name indexes.
April 18, 1955
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGTyped document with lists of names of various soldiers. Heading of document reads, [HEADQUARTERS/MEDICAL TRAINING CENTER/Brooke Army Medical Center/Fort Sam Houston, Texas]. Document divides lists of names by race. Red handwriting at top of paper reads,…
1951–2023
Glenn Michael Lockett (July 1, 1951 – March 4, 2023), better known as Spot, was an American record producer best known for being the house producer and engineer for the influential independent punk record label SST Records.
mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is a spreading metal caliper with curved, rounded ends. There is a crossbar scale that slides as the rounded ends get farther apart. The small circular screw that holds the scale in place has become detached.
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Squire Booker is an American biochemist at The Pennsylvania State University. Booker directs an interdisciplinary chemistry research program related to fields of biochemistry, enzymology, protein chemistry, natural product biosynthesis, and mechanisms of…
1911–1990
John Gibbs St. Clair Drake (January 2, 1911 – June 15, 1990) was an African-American sociologist and anthropologist whose scholarship and activism led him to document much of the social turmoil of the 1960s, establish some of the first Black Studies…
1884–1966
St. Elmo Brady (December 22, 1884 – December 26, 1966) was an American chemist who was the first African American to obtain a Ph.D. in chemistry in the United States. He received his doctorate at the University of Illinois in 1916.
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Stacey Angela Dixon (born January 9, 1971) is an American mechanical engineer and intelligence official who served as Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence from 2021 to 2025 during the administration of Joe Biden and the second presidency of…
Biography
Stacey Franklin Jones is an American computer scientist, and academic administrator who was the fifth chancellor of Elizabeth City State University from 2014 to 2015.
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Staci Nicole Wilson (born July 8, 1976) is an American soccer player and Olympic champion. She is an alumna of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (Alexandria, Virginia) and the University of North Carolina. She received a gold medal at…
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Stacy Spikes is an American entrepreneur and inventor. He holds several business and technical patents. He is the co-founder of the subscription service MoviePass and founder of Urbanworld, an international festival dedicated to nurturing women and BIPOC…
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Stan Douglas (born October 11, 1960) is a Canadian artist based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Since the late 1980s, he has created works in film and photography as well as theatre productions and other multidisciplinary projects that investigate the…
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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…
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…
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…
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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…
1964–
Stephanie Dinkins (born 1964) is a transdisciplinary American artist based in Brooklyn, New York. She creates art about artificial intelligence (AI) as it intersects race, gender, and history. Her aim is to "create a unique culturally attuned AI entity in…
Biography
Stephanie Glenn Adams was born in Norfolk, Virginia on August 30th, 1965. She is an American engineer and academic administrator, serving as the dean of the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Texas at Dallas since…
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Stephanie Johnson Rowley is an American developmental psychologist and academic administrator known for her work on racial identity and parental socialization of race and ethnicity. She is the dean of University of Virginia's School of Education and Human…
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Stephanie Thomas (born in Chicago, Illinois) is an American disability fashion stylist, public speaker, voice actor, and professor. According to People magazine, while she was working at a radio station, WVKL-FM (95.7), in Norfolk, Virginia, Thomas wore…
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Stephanie Diana Wilson (born September 27, 1966) is an American engineer and a NASA astronaut. She flew to space onboard three Space Shuttle missions and is the second African American woman to go into space after Mae Jemison. As of 2026, her almost 43…
1943–
Stephen Burrows (born September 15, 1943) is an American fashion designer based in New York City. Burrows studied at Fashion Institute of Technology, then began work in the New York City's Garment Center, alternately managing his own businesses and working…
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