Thomas Elsa Jones records, 1926-1949.

Fisk University

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Established as Fisk Free Colored School in Nashville, Tenn., in Dec. 1865 by John Ogden, Rev. Erastus Milo Caravath, and Rev. Edward P. Smith; named in honor of Gen. Clinton B. Fisk, assistant commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau for Tennessee and Kentucky, who provided the new institution with facilities and contributed over $30,000 to the school; opened on 9 Jan. 1866 with almost two hundred students of all ages; incorporated as Fisk University on 22 Aug. 1867 after its curriculum shifted to ...

Jones, Thomas Elsa

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Last white president of Fisk University (1926-1946); b. 1888; d. 1973. From the description of Thomas Elsa Jones records, 1926-1949. (Fisk University). WorldCat record id: 70970120 Fifth president of Fisk University (Feb. 1926 to July 1946); b. 1888; d. 1973. From the description of Thomas Elsa Jones collection (1-71), 1925-1947 (bulk, 1926-1946). (Fisk University). WorldCat record id: 154689992 ...

Fisk University. Board of Trustees

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