General historical records, 1950-1994.

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General historical records, 1950-1994.

Materials include college history; charter; two binders of clippings (1983-1984); programs (1953-1956, 5 items), films and videos (1950-1994), and slides (1962-1990).

2.5 linear ft.

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Bluefield State College

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Bluefield State College began as a graded high school to train Negro teachers; established by an act of state legislation in 1895, Bluefield Colored Institute was founded to serve the segregated public schools of the West Virginia coal mine camps; opened 6 Dec. 1896 under the direction of Principal Hamilton Hack with ten female and ten male students; graduated its first college class in 1929; immediately following the 1954 Brown vs Topeka (Kansas) Board of Education U.S. Supreme Court decision, ...