Lorenzo J. Greene collection on Thomas Talley, 1919-1948.

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 ...

Greene, Lorenzo J. (Lorenzo Johnston), 1899-1988

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African American historian, educator, editor, and civil rights and social activist; d. 1988. From the description of Papers, 1680-1988 (bulk 1933-1972). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 77585806 African American historian, educator, editor, and civil rights and social activist. From the description of Lorenzo Johnston Greene papers, 1680-1988 (bulk 1933-1972). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 498421132 Biographical Note ...

Talley, Thomas Washington

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Professor of biology and chemistry at Fisk University; sang with the Jubilee Singers and the Mozart Society while a student at Fisk University; author of Negro Folk Rhymes, Wise and Otherwise, 1922; b. 1870; d. 1952. From the description of Lorenzo J. Greene collection on Thomas Talley, 1919-1948. (Fisk University). WorldCat record id: 70972573 Chemistry professor, Fisk University; author of books on Negro folklore and folk songs; b. 1870; d. 1952. From the descr...

Greene, Thomasina T. (Thomasina Talley), 1913-

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