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1897–1991
Virginia Proctor Powell Florence (October 1, 1897 – April 3, 1991) was a trailblazer in both African-American history and the history of librarianship. In 1923 she became the first black woman in the United States to earn a degree in library science. This…
Biography
Vivian Louise Brown is an American television meteorologist who worked for The Weather Channel. She most recently co-hosted Weather Center Live from noon to 3pm on weekdays. Brown was with The Weather Channel from 1986 to 2015.
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Vivian Juanita Malone Jones (July 15, 1942 – October 13, 2005) was the first Black American student to graduate from the University of Alabama, in 1965. She and James Hood were the first Black students able to enroll at the university since Autherine Lucy…
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Vivian Nichole Nixon (born May 31, 1984) is an American actress and dancer. She played Dr. Hannah Brody in the medical drama series Grey's Anatomy and currently voices Millie in the adult animated web series Helluva Boss.
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Vivian Winona Pinn (born 1941) is an American physician-scientist and pathologist known for her advocacy of women's health issues and concerns, particularly for ensuring that federally funded medical studies include female patients, as well as encouraging…
1910–1985
With no formal medical degree, Thomas developed surgical techniques with Alfred Blalock that led to the first operation for blue baby syndrome in 1944, and he trained generations of surgeons at Johns Hopkins.
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Vivienne Lucille Malone-Mayes (née Malone; February 10, 1932 – June 9, 1995) was an American mathematician and professor. Malone-Mayes studied properties of functions, as well as methods of teaching mathematics. She was the fifth African-American woman to…
Aug. 1863–July 1864
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Volume 1 (292)”.
Aug. 1865–Jan. 1866
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Volume 1 (73)”.
Feb. 1864–Oct. 1865
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Volume 2 (298)”.
Mar. 1864–July 1865
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Volume 3 (299)”.
Jan.–Dec. 1867
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Volume 3 (75)”.
Jan. 1868–Jan. 1869
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Volume 3 (79)”.
Jan. 1868–Jan. 1869
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Volume 4 (76)”.
May 1868–Feb. 1869
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Volume (54)”.
1918
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Volunteer Medical Service Corps Authorized by the Council of National Defense...enrolled, as a member, as of November 9, 1918 Matilda Arabelle Evans / Check to "Volunteer Medical Service Corps" for $1.00, signed by M.A. Evans” (Text).
1910–1973
Von Delany Mizell (1910–1973) was a medical doctor and Civil Rights activist in South Florida. He was the first child of Isidore and Minnie Mizell, early Black residents of Broward County, Florida. He earned his Bachelor's degree from Morehouse College in…
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Vondie Curtis-Hall is an American actor, film director, and television director. As an actor, he is known for his role as Dr. Dennis Hancock on the CBS medical drama Chicago Hope (1995–1999) and Ben Urich in the Marvel Cinematic Universe series Daredevil…
ca. 1990
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA Votomatic III vote recorder that folds up into a metal briefcase with a black plastic handle when closed. The briefcase has four circular rubber pads on each side. A sticker near the handle of the briefcase has a barcode and black text that reads…
ca. 1990
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA Votomatic III vote recorder that folds up into a metal briefcase with a black plastic handle when closed. The briefcase has four circular rubber pads on each side. A sticker near the handle of the briefcase has a barcode and black text that reads…
1915–1991
Sir William Arthur Lewis (23 January 1915 – 15 June 1991) was a Saint Lucian economist and the James Madison Professor of Political Economy at Princeton University. Lewis remains the only black person to have won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic…
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William David Chappelle Jr. (October 19, 1888 – March 7, 1957) was an American physician and surgeon in South Carolina who opened the People's Infirmary, a hospital and surgery practice for African Americans in Columbia, South Carolina, in 1914. At the…
Biography
William E. Bennett is a senior scholar with the National Center for Science and Civic Engagement. He also has been a senior fellow with the Association of American Colleges and Universities. In recent years, he has served on boards and committees of…
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Wade Ellis (June 9, 1909 – November 20, 1989) was an American mathematician and educator. He taught at Fort Valley State University in Georgia and Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee and earned his Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Michigan…
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