Fayette Avery McKenzie papers. Supplement, 1909-1928 (bulk, 1910-1922).

Jubilee Singers (Fisk University)

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The Fisk Jubilee Singers originated with nine students, Isaac Dickerson, Maggie Porter, Minnie Tate, Jennie Jackson, Benjamin Holmes, Thomas Rutling, Eliza Walker, Green Evans, and Ella Sheppard, who set out on a concert tour of the North on 6 Oct. 1871 to save the financially ailing Fisk University; idea to form the group was conceived by George L. White, Fisk University's white treasurer; because the University disapproved of the idea, White had to borrow money for the tour; White gave the gro...

Rockefeller, John D., Jr. (John Davison), 1874-1960

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John Davison Rockefeller Jr. (January 29, 1874 – May 11, 1960) was an American financier and philanthropist, and the only son of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller. He was involved in the development of the vast office complex in Midtown Manhattan known as Rockefeller Center, making him one of the largest real estate holders in the city. Towards the end of his life, he was famous for his philanthropy, donating over $500 million to a wide variety of different causes, including educati...

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 ...

Architectural Association of Nashville.

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Fisk University. Board of Trustees

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Beard, Augustus Field, 1833-1934

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Beard was secretary of the A.M.A.; minister, Congregational; author of The Crusade of Brotherhood (1909). b May 11, 1833. d Norwalk, Conn., Dec. 22, 1934. 1857 -graduated from Yale; in 1930's was oldest alumnus; attended reunion when he was 101 (1934). 1860 -ordained. 1860-83- pastor of churches in Maine. 1883-86 -pastor of American Church in Rue de Berri, Paris. 1886-1903 -corresponding secy. of AMA. See Beard papers for detailed biographical information. He was the author of two books: The Cru...

Bethlehem Center.

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McKenzie, Fayette Avery, 1872-

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Professor of economics and sociology; president of Fisk University (1915-1925), helped found Society of American Indians; d. 1957. From the description of Fayette Avery McKenzie papers. Supplement, 1909-1928 (bulk, 1910-1922). (Fisk University). WorldCat record id: 755934805 From the description of Fayette Avery McKenzie papers, 1915-1926. (Fisk University). WorldCat record id: 70970123 ...

Blue Ridge Association.

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