Papers, 1942-1956; (bulk 1950-1951).
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Howard University
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Howard University is a private, federally chartered historically black research university in Washington, D.C. Tracing its history to 1867, from its outset Howard has been nonsectarian and open to people of all sexes and races. The institution was named for General Oliver Otis Howard, a Civil War hero who was both the founder of the university and, at the time, commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau. The U.S. Congress chartered Howard on March 2, 1867 and much of its early funding came from endow...
Swanson, Gregory H., 1924-
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African American lawyer and first black student to matriculate from the University of Virginia. From the description of Papers, 1942-1956; (bulk 1950-1951). (Moorland-Spingarn Resource Center). WorldCat record id: 70941209 1924 May 1 Born to Pearl Ann Adams and Benjamin James Swanson, in Danville, Virginia. 1941 Graduated from John M. Langston...
University of Virginia
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University of Virginia student from Lexington, Ky.; afterwards a Presbyterian minister and missionary to Brazil. From the description of Diploma awarded to John Rockwell Smith [manuscript], 1866 June 29. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647905124 Lt., C.S.A.; teacher, Norwood School, Nelson County, Va.; principal Select School, New York, N.Y. From the description of Diplomas of Waller Holladay [manuscript], 1858-1872. (University of Virginia). WorldC...
