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Mrs. Mamie E. Steward and Music Classes, per the back of the photograph. 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),...
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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...
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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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Simmons University President C. H. Parrish with some graduates and faculty. 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),...
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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 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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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...
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Young women in a class at Simmons University learning commercial 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...
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Young women in sewing class at Simmons University with instructors. Included in the photo is Presisdent C. H. Parrish as well as women identified on the back as Mrs. Mitchell and Mrs. Crutcher. The university has gone by many names since its...
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Young women in sewing class at Simmons University with instructors. The chalkboard has instructions for proper sewing techniques, some of which are "No kind of needle work requires a cramp or stoop position. Have your chair square to a table...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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:...
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Commercial class at Simmons University were students learn skills such as typing and shorthand. The chalkboard reads "Gentlemen, In this Institution we have a Commercial Course second to none." The instructor pictured is Mrs. Mary B....
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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...
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Commercial class at Simmons University where students learn skills such as typing and shorthand. The university has gone by many names since its founding in 1879: The Kentucky Normal and Theological Institute (1879), State University (1883),...
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 and shorthand. 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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Some graduates and a faculty member standing in front of Simmons University. 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),...
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Portrait of nursing students at Simmons University. 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...
