Simmons University (Louisville, Ky.); African American college students; College students; College presidents; African Americans--Education (Higher); African Americans--Education; African American universities and colleges; African Americans
President C. H. Parrish with students of Simmons University in the 1920s. The university has gone by many names since its founding in 1879: The Kentucky Normal and Theological Institute (1879), State University (1883), Simmons University (1921),...
African Americans--Education (Elementary); African Americans--Education (Higher); National Training School for Women and Girls (Washington, D.C.); Fisk University; Howard University; African Americans; Race relations; Civil rights; African...
Oral history interview conducted with Ruth Bryant on July 24, 1977 by Kenneth L. Chumbley. Mrs. Bryant, a community activist, primarily discusses her involvement in community organizing and political activism during the 1960’s in Louisville. ...
African Americans; African American physicians; African Americans--Hospitals; African Americans--Social conditions; African Americans--Education; Segregation in education; African Americans--Medical care; Hospitals; Medical education; Race...
Oral history interview with Louisville physician Maurice Rabb. Dr. Rabb discusses his early life and education in Mississippi. He speaks of his experiences as a student at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, comparing race relations in his...
African Americans; African Americans--Education; African Americans--Social conditions; African American social workers; African American educators; African American college teachers; Segregation in education; Civil rights leaders; Lincoln Institute...
Oral history interview with Eleanor Young Love, conducted on October 2, 1978 by Kenneth Chumbley. Dr. Love was a U of L professor and administrator, and sister of civil rights leader Whitney Young, Jr. Dr. Love discusses her parents, Laura and...
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Simmons University faculty and students in the 1920s. The back of the photograph reads: "Faculty and Students of Simmons left to right H. A. Keen, C. H. Parrish Jr., Rev. L. A. Offutt, Dr. Parrish Pres., Dean Lawson, Dr. Lanier and Miss Hattie...
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Group of students and faculty of the 1920s. The university has gone by many names since its founding in 1879: The Kentucky Normal and Theological Institute (1879), State University (1883), Simmons University (1921), Simmons Bible College (1982),...
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Large group of students and faculty with Simmons University President C. H. Parrish seated front and center. The university has gone by many names since its founding in 1879: The Kentucky Normal and Theological Institute (1879), State University...
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Group female Simmons Univresity students and some female faculty members with President C. H. Parrish. The university has gone by many names since its founding in 1879: The Kentucky Normal and Theological Institute (1879), State University (1883),...
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Group of Simmons University students holding rolled diplomas, with a faculty member seated in front of them. The university has gone by many names since its founding in 1879: The Kentucky Normal and Theological Institute (1879), State University...
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Group portrait of the Theological Department of Simmons University in the 1920s including Rev. C. H. Parrish. The back of the photograph reads: "The Theological Department of Simmons University." The university has gone by many names...
Simmons University (Louisville, Ky.); African American college students; College students; Education; African Americans--Education (Higher); Graduation ceremonies; African Americans; Women
Portrait of State University graduate Edwena Kennedy Thomas at her graduation. The university has gone by many names since its founding in 1879: The Kentucky Normal and Theological Institute (1879), State University (1883), Simmons University...
Simmons University (Louisville, Ky.); African American educators; African American college teachers; Teachers; College presidents; African American college students; College students; Education; African Americans--Education (Higher); Group...
The back of the photograph reads: "Dr. M. B. Lanier, Dr. C. H. Parrish, Dr. J. E. Wood, John D. Steward, Instructor and a class in Commercial Education." "Simmons University, Louisville, KY" is stamped on the bottom of the...
Simmons University (Louisville, Ky.); Graduation ceremonies; African American college students; College students; Education; African Americans--Education (Higher); African Americans; Men; Women
Group portrait of two male graduates and one female graduate with flowers and a floral arrangement that says CALVERY. The university has gone by many names since its founding in 1879: The Kentucky Normal and Theological Institute (1879), State...
Simmons University (Louisville, Ky.); African American college students; College students; Education; African Americans--Education (Higher); College presidents; African Americans
Group portrait of President C. H. Parrish and Simmons University students in 1924. The back of the photograph reads: "President 1924." "Simmons University" is written at the top of the photograph and stamped at the bottom. The...
Simmons University (Louisville, Ky.); African American college students; College students; Education; African Americans--Education (Higher); African Americans
George A. Hampton, a graduate from 1905, with the Simmons University graduating class of 1924. The back of the photograph reads: "George A. Hampton College graduate, 1905." The university has gone by many names since its founding in 1879:...
Simmons University (Louisville, Ky.); African American college students; College students; Education; African Americans--Education (Higher); Portrait photographs; African Americans
Unidentified State University graduate, an African-American male student wearing a dark suit with a white shirt and white tie as well as a white flower on his lapel above a lapel pin. The university has gone by many names since its founding in...
Simmons University (Louisville, Ky.); African American college students; College students; African American educators; African American college teachers; Teachers; College presidents; Education; African Americans--Education (Higher); African...
Group including Simmons University President C. H. Parrish with faculty members and students. The university has gone by many names since its founding in 1879: The Kentucky Normal and Theological Institute (1879), State University (1883), Simmons...
Simmons University (Louisville, Ky.); African American educators; African American college teachers; Teachers; College presidents; Education; African Americans--Education (Higher); African American universities and colleges; African Americans
Group of President C. H. Parrish and Simmons University faculty in the 1920s. The university has gone by many names since its founding in 1879: The Kentucky Normal and Theological Institute (1879), State University (1883), Simmons University...
Simmons University (Louisville, Ky.); African American educators; African American college teachers; Teachers; Education; African Americans--Education (Higher); African American universities and colleges; African Americans; Women
Group female faculty and possibly some students of Simmons University in the 1920s. The university has gone by many names since its founding in 1879: The Kentucky Normal and Theological Institute (1879), State University (1883), Simmons University...
Simmons University (Louisville, Ky.); African American college students; College students; Education; African Americans--Education (Higher); African American universities and colleges; Typewriters; Typewriting; Classrooms; African Americans
Commercial class at Simmons University where students learn skills such as typing. The university has gone by many names since its founding in 1879: The Kentucky Normal and Theological Institute (1879), State University (1883), Simmons University...
