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Founding of the Historically Black College and University Digital Collection

Access: Publicly available resource

Description: A collection of primary resources from HBCU libraries and archives containing photographs, university correspondence, manuscripts, images of campus buildings, alumni letters, memorabilia, and programs from campus events. Institutions represented include:

  • Alabama State University
  • Fisk University
  • Grambling State University
  • Hampton Institute (Hampton University)
  • Robert W. Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center
  • Southern University and A&M College
  • Tennessee State University
  • Tuskegee University
  • Virginia State University


Coverage: Various Dates

Subject(s):
Digital Archives & Collections
Education, Library Science & Mass Communication
Publicly Available Resources

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ProQuest Historical Newspapers

Related Links
Documenting the American South
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Other Related Links:
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture at the N. Y. Public Library

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