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1899–1963
Abram Lincoln Harris Jr. (January 17, 1899 – November 6, 1963) was an American economist, academic, anthropologist and a social critic of the condition of black people in the United States. He was considered by many as the first African American to achieve…
2009-2010
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Abu Dhabi Education Council”.
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Abu Haef Kigab (born November 3, 1998) is a Sudanese-Canadian professional basketball player for Santos del Potosí of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). He played college basketball for the Oregon Ducks and for the Boise State Broncos of…
2003
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA blue and gold soft academic cap from Bennett College worn by Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole. The cap has a stiff square top that is covered in a bright blue synthetic fabric. A wide strip of blue, black, and gold striped woven tape is attached diagonally…
2003
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA blue and gold mortarboard cap from Bennett College worn by Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole. The cap has a stiff square top that is covered in a bright blue synthetic fabric. A wide strip of blue, black, and gold striped woven tape is attached diagonally across…
1983
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Academic models for school children, Mmabatho (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).
1986 - 1987
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAcademic regalia consisting of a robe (.1), a hood (.2), and a cap (.3) in blue and silver from Spelman College worn by Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole. .1: A blue academic robe with woven tape decorations. The robe is made from a blue polyester cotton blend…
2003
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn academic robe in blue and gold from Bennett College worn by Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole with custom designs by Barbara Nicholson. The robe is made from a blue synthetic fabric with the hem and the central front opening trimmed in a wide blue, gold, and…
2009; scanned 2021
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA digital scan of a drawing originally done in ink. The drawing is held as a PDF file (.pdf) and is titled "Academic Window.” It features a hand-drawn sketch of a four story, glass and brick or stone building with a flat roof. A central, open stairway…
1865–68
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGUnbound accounts current, marriage certificates, court papers, and teachers' school reports, 1865–68, are arranged by type of record. The accounts current are dated July–September 1865. Some of the marriage certificates are copied in Volume 167.
Date not recorded
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe single volume of accounts of materials used in industrial schools and miscellaneous lists, 1863–68 (98), is arranged by type of record. The volume includes the following: lists of contrabands and articles debited or credited, June 1863; list of…
Date not recorded
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe single volume of accounts with freedmen relating to schools, April 1867–May 1868 (287), is arranged chronologically.
Biography
Ace and Vis, also known as The Troublemakers of Radio, are radio DJs and television presenters from south-east London. They met whilst studying at the BRIT School in London.
1898–1962
Arnett William "Ace" Mumford (November 26, 1898 – April 28, 1962) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at historically black colleges and universities in Texas and Louisiana from 1924 to 1961, compiling a career college…
1994–
Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-Bushell (born 1994 in Warrington, England, UK) is a retired British swimmer, who won the 50m and 100m breaststroke at the 2010 British Swimming Championships. Prior to 2010, she swam internationally for Kenya. Born to a British mother…
Biography
Achille Messac is the Dean of the College of Engineering, Architecture and Computer Sciences at Howard University. He has previously served as Professor of Aerospace Engineering Mississippi State University. He was elected a Fellow of the American…
1861–1899
Ada Augusta Newton Harris Cooper (1861–1899) was a 19th-century Black American teacher and writer. Despite humble beginnings, she became a noted orator, giving talks in AME churches around the country, often advocating for women's education and rights. She…
1888–1945
Ada Belle Dement (1888 – November 28, 1945) was an American educator and clubwoman. In 1941, she became president of the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs (NACWC).
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Ada Crogman Franklin (1886 – December 24, 1983) was an American playwright, journalist, educator, and publisher of The Kansas City Call newspaper from 1955 to 1983.
1868–1952
Ada Sophia Dennison McKinley (June 26, 1868 – August 25, 1952) was an American educator, settlement house worker, and activist in Chicago, Illinois. She founded the South Side Settlement House, later renamed in her honor as Ada S. McKinley Community…
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Ada Simond (November 14, 1903 – October 23, 1989) was an American public health activist, historian, educator, and writer considered a community leader for her contributions to public health and African-American historical education. She was named to the…
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Adah Belle Samuels Thoms (January 12, 1870 – February 21, 1943) was an African American nurse who cofounded the National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses (serving as President from 1916 to 1923), was acting director of the Lincoln School for Nurses…
1946–
Adam Clayton Powell III (born July 17, 1946) is an American journalist, media executive, and scholar who is the executive director of the USC Election Cybersecurity Initiative. He was USC's vice provost for globalization from 2007 through 2010.
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Adam Clayton Powell (May 5, 1865 – June 12, 1953) was an American pastor who developed the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, New York, as the largest Protestant congregation in the country, with 10,000 members. He was an African American community…
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