Moton, Robert Russa, 1867-1940

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Robert Russa Moton (born August 26, 1867, Amelia County, Virginia – died May 31, 1940, Holly Knoll, Virginia), American educator and author. He served as an administrator at Hampton Institute. In 1915 he was named principal of Tuskegee Institute, after the death of founder Booker T. Washington, a position he held for 20 years until retirement in 1935.
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referencedIn Educators and Librarians Collection, 1846-1953 Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Parker, Ethelyn Murray, 1895-1995. Ethelyn Murray Parker papers, ca. 1899-1992 (bulk 1920-1980). College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library
referencedIn Patterson, Frederick D. (Frederick Douglass), 1901-1988. Papers, 1861-1988 (bulk 1965-1988). Library of Congress
creatorOf Davis, Jackson, 1882-1947. Papers and photographs of Jackson Davis, 1906-1947 and n.d. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915. Booker T. Washington papers, 1903-1916. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn Moton Family Papers, 1850-1991, (bulk 1930-1940) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Davis, Benjamin O., 1880-1970. Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. collection, 1893-1974, bulk 1941-1945. U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center
creatorOf Dillard, Avarene Lippincott. Papers of the Dillard family, 1717-1964. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Roberts, Eugene Percy, 1868-1953. Eugene Percy Roberts papers, 1912-1917. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Moton Family Papers, 1850-1991, (bulk 1930-1940) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915. Papers of Booker T. Washington: series 1-4, 1864-1960 (inclusive), [microform]. Yale University Library
referencedIn Eugene Percy Roberts papers, 1912-1917 Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Archives Section
referencedIn Nannie Helen Burroughs Papers, 1900-1963, (bulk 1928-1960) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Oswald Garrison Villard papers Houghton Library
referencedIn Educators and librarians collection, 1846-1953. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Penn School Papers, 1862-2004 and undated (bulk 1862-1978) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
creatorOf Atlanta Life Insurance Company. Advertisement. Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library
referencedIn Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial. Archives. 1918-1930. Rockefeller Archive Center
referencedIn McKenzie, Fayette Avery, b. 1872. Fayette Avery McKenzie papers, 1915-1926. John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library. Special Collections & Archives
creatorOf Alabama. State Council of Defense (1917-1919). Program administrative files, 1917-1919. Alabama Department of Archives and History
referencedIn Photograph of Booker T. Washington's visit to Southern University, 1915. Southern University and A&M College
creatorOf Curtis, Austin W., 1911-. Austin W. Curtis papers, 1896-1971. Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn Henry Adams autograph album, 1833-1939. Houghton Library
referencedIn Dunton, Lewis Marion, d. 1936. Lewis Marion Dunton papers, 1905-1936 (bulk 1920-1933). Claflin College
referencedIn Hubbard, Charlotte Moton, 1911-1994. Charlotte Moton Hubbard papers, 1940-1970. Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University
referencedIn Walter Hines Page letters from various correspondents, American period Houghton Library
referencedIn Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915. Papers of Booker T. Washington: series 1-6, 1864-1960 (inclusive), [microform]. Yale University Library
referencedIn Neighborhood Union (Atlanta, Ga.). Neighborhood Union (Atlanta, Ga.) correspondence, 1911-1936. Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library
referencedIn Lyons, Minnie Lee. Scrapbooks, 1912-1946. Alabama Department of Archives and History
creatorOf Barnett, Claude, 1889-1967. Claude A. Barnett papers, 1918-1967 (bulk 1928-1963). Chicago History Museum
creatorOf Forbes, W. Cameron (William Cameron), 1870-1959. Journals, 1904-1946. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn National Urban League. Southern Regional Office. Records, 1900-1988 (bulk 1943-1978). Library of Congress
referencedIn General Education Board. Archives, 1901-1964. Rockefeller Archive Center
referencedIn Claude Barnett and the Associated Negro Press, 1976-1977 Indiana University, Bloomington. Center for the Study of History and Memory
referencedIn Letters sent to Walter Hines Page from various correspondents, English period, 1876-1937. Houghton Library
creatorOf Freeman, Douglas Southall, 1886-1953. Papers of Douglas Southall Freeman [manuscript] 1900-1955. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn National Urban League Records, 1900-1988, (bulk 1930-1979) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Neighborhood Union (Atlanta, Ga.). Lugenia Burns Hope files, 1908-1933. Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library
referencedIn James Weldon Johnson and Grace Nail Johnson papers, circa 1850-2005, 1900-1976 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Austin W. Curtis Papers, 1896-1971 Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn Booker T. Washington Papers, 1853-1946, (bulk 1900-1915) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Frederick D. Paterson Papers, 1861-1988, (bulk 1965-1988) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Patterson, Frederick D. (Frederick Douglass), 1901-1988. Frederick D. Patterson papers, 1861-1988 (bulk 1965-1988). Library of Congress
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associatedWith Forbes, W. Cameron (William Cameron), 1870-1959. person
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associatedWith Hubbard, Charlotte Moton, 1911-1994. person
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associatedWith Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938. person
associatedWith Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial. corporateBody
associatedWith Lyons, Minnie Lee. person
correspondedWith McKenzie, Fayette Avery, b. 1872. person
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associatedWith National Urban League. Southern Regional Office. corporateBody
associatedWith Neighborhood Union (Atlanta, Ga.) corporateBody
associatedWith Neighborhood Union (Atlanta, Ga.) corporateBody
associatedWith Page, Walter Hines, 1855-1918 person
associatedWith Parker, Ethelyn Murray, 1895-1995. person
associatedWith Patterson, Frederick D. (Frederick Douglass), 1901-1988. person
associatedWith Penn School (Saint Helena Island, S.C.) corporateBody
associatedWith Roberts, Eugene Percy, 1868-1953. person
correspondedWith Villard, Oswald Garrison, 1872-1949 person
isSuccessorOf Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915. person
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Gloucester County VA US
Amelia County VA US
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Birth 1867-08-26

Death 1940-05-31

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