Wilmoth A. Carter papers, 1871-1986.

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Wilmoth A. Carter papers, 1871-1986.

Manuxript on the history of Shaw University by Dr. Carter.

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Carter, Wilmoth Annette, 1916-

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Professor, educational administrator, and author, of Raleigh, N.C. From the description of Wilmoth A. Carter papers, 1871-1986. (Shaw University). WorldCat record id: 70970047 ...

Shaw University

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Oldest historically black university in the South founded in 1865 as Raleigh Institute; renamed Shaw Collegiate Institute in 1870 in honor of benefactor, Elijah Shaw, of Wales, Mass.; in 1875 an act of the North Carolina General Assembly chartered the university as The Shaw University; originally founded to teach freedmen theology and Biblical interpretation, however within 15 years of its founding the institution began to broaden its curriculum. From the description of Commencement ...