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Catalogs and Bulletins detail Student Education at Shaw University

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Front Cover of the Shaw University Catalog for the 1918 – 1919 school year.

Digital NC is happy to announce new materials from Shaw University, located in Raleigh, NC. Known as the first and oldest HBCU in North Carolina, the new materials include college catalogs and bulletins from the 1920s until the 2000s.

In each bulletin are courses of study, requirements for students entering the university, a list of faculty and staff, and a list of students currently enrolled. It is interesting to see the university’s differences and growth during this period. For example, during the 1918 – 1919 school year, students would take courses in English, Mathematics, Latin, Chemistry, and Public Speaking. During the 2003 – 2004 school year, Shaw University added a graduate division and Divinity School to their course of study for students.

To learn more about Shaw University, visit them here.

Check out other materials from Shaw University and other memorabilia for HBCUs in North Carolina on Digital NC by clicking on the right-hand corner!

Front Cover Catalog

The front cover of the 2003 – 2004 school year catalog for Shaw University.

 


Commencement programs and other select materials from Shaw University now available online at DigitalNC

Shaw University Admissions 1892

Image from a Shaw University admissions flier, 1892

A new batch of materials documenting the history of Shaw University, a historically Black liberal arts institution in Raleigh, NC, are now online and available for use at DigitalNC.  The materials consist of commencement programs, annual reports, and an admissions flier from the 1890s and early 1900s as well as a program for a missionary training conference held at Shaw University in 1946. The earlier set of documents provides insights into the recruitment efforts, budgetary concerns, and graduation ceremonies of the university. Similarly, the 1946 program documents the results of a teaching partnership between the university and the General Baptist State Convention of North Carolina.

The materials are currently held by UNC Libraries. To learn more, visit UNC’s partner page or Shaw University’s website.

 


Shaw University yearbooks from 1949, 1960, and 2010-2015 now available

From the 2015 The Bear yearbook

More yearbooks from Shaw University are now online on DigitalNC.  The 2015 volume celebrates the 150th anniversary of Shaw, which was the first Black college in the South founded in 1865 shortly after the Civil War ended.  

To learn more about Shaw University and see other materials we have from them online, visit their partner page here. To see more yearbooks from colleges and universities across the state, view our Yearbook Collection.

 

 


New Yearbooks from Shaw University: 1937, 1939, 1953

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The Shaw University Journal: Commencement Number [1939], pages 46-47

Three new yearbooks from Shaw University are now available on DigitalNC.

Founded in 1865, Shaw was the first college established for African Americans in the South. Shaw has often been called the mother of African American colleges in NC, as the founding presidents of three other NC HBCUs were all alums of Shaw. The Shaw University Journal: Commencement Number [1937] is the earliest yearbook from Shaw University now available on DigitalNC, but Shaw has shared campus publicans dating back to 1882.

The three new yearbooks are available at the links below:

To learn more about Shaw University, please visit their contributor page or the website. To see all of the yearbooks available from the North Carolina Yearbooks Collection, please visit the following link.



The Rudolph Jones Scrapbook Collection from Fayetteville State University

Rudolph Jones crowns Homecoming Queen Helen Moore, 1965

Rudolph Jones crowns Homecoming Queen Helen Moore, 1965

We’ve just posted 13 scrapbooks that describe the life and career of Dr. Rudolph Jones, North Carolina native, life-long educator, and sixth president of Fayetteville State University. These scrapbooks were published on behalf of our partners at FSU’s Chesnutt Library.

A World War II veteran and graduate of Shaw University, Dr. Jones served as college president from 1956-1969, during which time Fayetteville State Teachers College (FSTC) became Fayetteville State College. Jones had a long and distinguished career as an educator, beginning as a high school teacher, moving on to school principal and college dean before becoming FSTC’s President. During his tenure as president, the College saw increased enrollment and robust campus growth. In 1969, Dr. Jones went on to teach in and chair the Business Department at Elizabeth City State University, where he received the Distinguished Teacher of the Year Award. He retired in 1975.

Poet Langston Hughes and Rudolph Jones, 1960

Poet Langston Hughes and Rudolph Jones, 1960

Spanning 1930-1978, these scrapbooks are full of photos, clippings, and documentation related to Dr. Jones’ career, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville area high schools and churches, as well as organizations like the North Carolina Teachers Association, now the North Carolina Association of Educators. Dr. Jones also kept greeting cards from birthdays and holidays. In addition to Jones’ career highlights, there are documents relating to segregation at educational institutions during the 1960s, including a position paper from the “five state-supported negro colleges of North Carolina” entitled “Dilemmas in the Higher Education of Negroes: A Challenge to North Carolina.”

The Rudolph Jones Scrapbook Collection can be viewed on DigitalNC. Yearbooks, newspapers and catalogs from Fayetteville State University are also available.


Learn About Dr. Moses Ray of Tarboro With New Edgecombe County Materials

Thanks to our partners at the Edgecombe County Memorial Library, Digital NC has digitized new materials from Tarboro and Edgecombe County, North Carolina. These documents include architectural photographs; minutes, photographs, invitations, and other records from the Edgecombe Magazine Club; a new W.S. Clark ledger from 1909; a scrapbook from the Gettysburg Veterans Reunion of 1913; and a family Bible from the Bridgers family of Edgecombe County.

Additionally, we have added a new collection of materials from Dr. Moses A. Ray (1920-1995), a dentist, mayor, community advocate and leader in Tarboro. Dr. Ray was a graduate of Shaw University and Howard University, where he earned his doctorate in dentistry. After settling in Tarboro in 1946, he helped establish the Edgecombe Credit Union for African-Americans, was a trustee of the Edgecombe Technical Institute, led the East Tarboro Citizens League, was a member of the North Carolina Board of Transportation, and served on the Tarboro Town Council and as the first post-Reconstruction African-American mayor of Tarboro. This list comprises only a portion of the many leadership roles he held in Tarboro over the second half of the twentieth century. His community service was honored with many certificates and plaques that are now available as a part of the collection on Digital NC.

Visitors to the site can also see photographs from throughout Dr. Ray’s life depicting some of his work in the Tarboro community. We have also added a program from a 2015 Phoenix Historical Society educational program honoring his life of service, which further details some of his accomplishments like helping establish low-income housing and paved roads in East Tarboro. The Phoenix Historical Society records and promotes the African-American history of Edgecombe County; researchers can learn more online or in the East Carolina University Manuscript Collection. View the Dr. Moses Ray Collection here and see the rest of our Edgecombe County Memorial Library materials here.


Fill-in Issues of “The Carolinian” from the 1970s-’80s Now Available

The masthead of The Carolinian Newspaper

More of “NC’s Semi-Weekly” news from Raleigh is ready for reading thanks to our partner, Shaw University. These issues of The Carolinian span from 1977 to 1984 and detail some of the major stories of Black Raleighites during this time.

Newspaper clipping with a small headshot of Kenneth WilkinsOne such story is the election of Kenneth C. Wilkins, North Carolina’s first Black Register of Deeds, in 1984. In the front-page article on his victory, Wilkins said, “Since it’s not a policy-making position, but an administrative one, a different perspective on the situation does not mean as much,” but adds that representation is still an important and inspiring step. 

Another article from October 18, 1984 advertises an upcoming visit from famed author James Baldwin, who visited the UNC Chapel Hill campus during Humanitarian Week. Baldwin planned to speak about his childhood in Harlem and his experiences as a Black American, according to the article. His visit came just a couple of years after the release of his documentary on the stations of the Civil Rights Movement in the American South, I Heard It Through the Grapevine.

You can see all available issues of The Carolinian here or browse our North Carolina Newspapers collection. You can also filter all newspapers to see our full collection of African-American newspapers. To learn more about Shaw University, you can visit their partner page and their website.


Issues of The Carolinian, 1988 – 1992, Now Available on DigitalNC

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Coverage of the Jesse L. Jackson Presidential Campaign in 1988.

DigitalNC now has new issues of The Carolinian from 1988 to 1992. The Raleigh, NC based newspaper was a popular source of information for the African American Community in the RDU area. Each Monday and Thursday, The Carolinian informed the African American community of issues and news that affected their daily lives.

The new issues include the 1988 Presidential campaign coverage of Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, along with covering local stories from the Historical Black Colleges (HBCU) in the area, Shaw University and North Carolina Central.

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Coverage of the Shaw University Divinity School Heritage Event in 1988.

Still in print today, The Carolinian provides the African American community with news that takes place on the national, regional, and local levels. To see what The Carolinian looks like today, please visit their website. To view other African American community newspapers in North Carolina, visit our website here and click on African American Papers.

Special thanks to our partner the Olivia Raney Local History Library for their assistance. Visit their homepage by clicking here.

 


New Batch of Catalogs and Bulletins from HBCUs Now Available

Thanks to our partner, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a new batch of catalogs and bulletins from Chowan University, Fayetteville State University, Johnson C. Smith University, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, and Shaw University are now available on our website. This batch fills in previously missing issues from 1898 to 1970.  All 5 schools are historically Black college and universities and this helps fill in gaps on DigitalNC from HBCUs in North Carolina.

Picture of College of Arts and Sciences graduates.

Picture of Biddle University, now Johnson C. Smith University, College of Arts and Sciences graduates.

For more information about the universities, please visit their websites below. 


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