Storer College collection, 1917-1955.

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Storer College collection, 1917-1955.

Periodicals, brochures, a list of students, and clippings relating to Storer College, the first higher educational institution for African Americans in West Virginia, founded at Harpers Ferry in 1867; together with forms, lists, notes, and correspondence concerning the Washington, D.C. chapter of the Storer College Alumni Association and a fund raising campaign.

ca. 40 items.

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Storer College

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Storer College was a historically black college located in Harper's Ferry, West Virginia. The Home Mission Society of the Free Baptist Church founded it in 1867 to educate former slaves. The school closed in 1955 after the 1954 Supreme Court desegregation decision led to the end of state and federal funding. From the description of Storer College programs 1920. (Western North Carolina Library Network). WorldCat record id: 58836927 Storer College In 1...

Storer College. Alumni Association. Washington, D.C. Chapter

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