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From the description of Reminiscences of Eva Beatrice Dykes : oral history, 1977. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122620469

African American English professor at Howard University and the first African American woman to earn a Ph.D at Radcliffe College, in 1921.

From the description of Papers, 1914-1977. (Moorland-Spingarn Resource Center). WorldCat record id: 70941120 1893 Aug. 13 Born in Washington, D.C. 1910 Graduated from M St., (later renamed Dunbar High School) and began college program at Howard University. 1914 Received BA degree from Howard University. Joined faculty of Walden University In Nashville, TN. 1915 1918 Attended and received both A.B. and A.M. degrees and began research on her Ph.D. degree from Radcliffe College in Boston, MA. 1920 Appointed teacher of English at Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C. 1921 Awarded Ph.D. degree by Radcliffe College. She was the first Black woman to finish the requirements for a Ph.D degree. 1929 1944 Served as Professor of English at Howard University. 1944 Sept. Joined faculty of Oakwood College in Huntsville, AL as chairperson of the English Department. 1967 Retired. 1970 Called from retirement to resume teaching career at Oakwood College. 1973 April 22 Dedication ceremony was held for the Eva B. Dykes Library at Oakwood College. 1973 Retired. 1986 Oct. 29 Died in Huntsville, AL

Source: Eva B. Dykes Papers.

From the guide to the Eva B. Dykes Papers, 1914-1977, (Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University)

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