Grambling State University
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Grambling State University had its beginnings in 1901 when the Farmer's Relief Association of Ruston, La. authorized Lafayette Richmond, The Reverend Dennis Hollis, and Ruben Daniels to write Booker T. Washington to ask for help in starting a school; in response, Mr. Washington sent Charles P. Adams, a new Tuskegee Institute graduate, to open the school. On Nov. 1, 1901, the Colored Industrial and Agricultural School with three teachers and 125 students; it became a Lincoln Parish School Board public school in 1918 and a state junior college specializing in training elementary teachers for small rural schools in 1928; a four-year program began in 1940, and in 1944 the first baccalaureate degree was awarded; name changes include The Colored Industrial and Agricultural School (1910), Lincoln Parish Training School (1918), Louisiana Negro Normal and Industrial Institute (1928), Grambling College of Louisiana (1946), and Grambling State University (1974).
From the description of Library records, 1976-1998. (Grambling State University). WorldCat record id: 70968961
From the description of Bill Clinton records, 1999. (Grambling State University). WorldCat record id: 70968962
From the description of Administrative records, 1959-1992. (Grambling State University). WorldCat record id: 70968959
From the description of College publications, 1947-2000. (Grambling State University). WorldCat record id: 70968964
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