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  • Program for "Slave Songs of the South" by the Hampton Colored Students

    Created by
    Hampton Singers, American, founded 1870
    Subject of
    Hampton University, American, founded 1868
    Beecher, Henry Ward, American, 1813 - 1887
    Date
    1873
    Medium
    ink on paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    H x W (folded): 9 3/4 × 6 7/16 in. (24.8 × 16.4 cm)
    H x W (open): 9 3/4 × 12 9/16 in. (24.8 × 31.9 cm)
    Description
    This song program is a bifolio sheet with text and images on all four pages. The front page has text at the top that reads "Slave Songs of the South by the Hampton Colored Students." The page is divided into three sections of text. The middle section is titled "PROGRAMME -Part First” and the last section "PART SECOND." Under first and second parts are numbered lists of songs, some with notations. The entire text is surrounded by a thin line border with decorative corners. The two inside pages are covered with printed text in the form of handwritten script. The back page has text at the top that reads "HAMPTON / Normal and Agricultural Institute." Underneath is a lithographed image of a large building with the caption "VIRGINIA HALL- Now being erected."
    Place depicted
    Hampton, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Type
    programs
    Topic
    Caricature and cartoons
    Education
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
    Singers (Musicians)
    Slavery
    Spirituals (Music)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2018.48
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cf83962c-146c-40aa-b49f-aaea59729597
  • Freeman A. Hrabowski, Ph. D. Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Hrabowski, Freeman A. Ph. D., American, born 1950
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Subject of
    Children's Crusade, American, founded 1963
    16th Street Baptist Church, American, founded 1873
    Hampton University, American, founded 1868
    Meyerhoff Scholars Program, American, founded 1988
    Date
    August 14, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:17:59
    Description
    The oral history consists of six digital files: 2011.174.32.1a, 2011.174.32.1b, 2011.174.32.1c, 2011.174.32.1d, 2011.174.32.1e, and 2011.174.32.1f.
    Freeman A. Hrabowski Ph. D. recalls growing up in Birmingham, Alabama, and attending the Sixth Avenue Baptist Church. He remembers being arrested for marching in the Birmingham Children's Crusade in 1963, and the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church. He also discusses attending Hampton University and later starting the Meyerhoff Scholars Program for African American men studying math and science.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0032
    Place collected
    Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Children
    Civil rights
    Education
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Men
    Religion
    Science
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Object number
    2011.174.32.1a-f
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ecbea6a1-0a55-4e53-aeaf-01a2715c7874
  • The Hampton Student Vol. XI No. 3

    Published by
    Hampton University, American, founded 1868
    Subject of
    The Hampton Student, American
    Date
    April 15, 1921
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 10 x 6 3/4 in. (25.4 x 17.1 cm)
    Description
    A student and alumni newspaper for the Hampton Institute. The newspaper consist of black print on twenty-two pages of white paper. This issue looks at Hampton's athletics.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place depicted
    Hampton, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    newspapers
    Topic
    Education
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Sports
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2010.54.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52535004b-7bd7-4d6c-9001-557d27817c3b
  • Catalogue of the Hampton Institute. 1886-87.

    Created by
    Hampton University, American, founded 1868
    Date
    1887
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 9 x 5 3/4 in. (22.9 x 14.6 cm)
    Description
    A yearbook for the Hampton Institute. The yearbook consists of black print on paper. The cover is pinkish brown with visible blue fibers. There are no photographs of the listed students. The interior contains forty-six pages.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place depicted
    Hampton, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    yearbooks
    Topic
    Education
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2010.54.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54d3e3d61-142c-4ad8-89b2-8512eec4288c
  • Hampton Classes 1871-1898

    Created by
    Hampton University, American, founded 1868
    Date
    1898
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 9 1/4 x 6 in. (23.5 x 15.2 cm)
    Description
    A reference book with the names and professions of graduates of The Hampton Institute. The book consists of black print on yellowed paper. The binding is yellow, and handwritten text along the spine says: [HAMPTON CLASSES 1871 1898.] The interior contains two hundred and forty-six pages. The interior of the back cover has several numbers written by hand, ink on the page.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place depicted
    Hampton, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    paperbacks
    Topic
    Education
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2010.54.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5340797aa-0e99-4282-90c5-df68e3f97ff8
  • Medal for the Hampton Institute Adams Prize Debate

    Created by
    Hampton University, American, founded 1868
    Owned by
    Dr. Brown, William Neal, American, 1919 - 2009
    Date
    1938
    Medium
    metal, enamel paint
    Dimensions
    Diameter: 1 1/2 x 1/16 in. (3.8 x 0.2 cm)
    Description
    Round gold metal Hampton Institute Adams Prize Debate medal. Raised banner, blue with gold lettering, across the top. The lettering reads [HAMPTON INSTITUTE]. The medal has a raised design featuring a “genie” style oil lamp, an open book, a shield, banners, and laurel leave. Raised lettering on the banners reads [ADAMS / PRIZE / DEBATE]. There is a circular metal loop at the top of the medal. The back is engraved with the inscription [W. Neal Brown / 1938]. Engraved lettering at the bottom reads [D&C / 1/510K.G.F.]
    Classification
    Awards and Medals
    Type
    medals
    Topic
    Education
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Oratory
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Suzanne Zimmer, Long Time Partner of Dr. William Neal Brown
    Object number
    2012.127.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d79986a6-6183-4fe6-ae4f-1689810dc74f
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    Brick from Virginia-Cleveland Hall at Hampton University

    Manufactured by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Hampton University, American, founded 1868
    Hunt, Richard Morris, American, 1827 - 1895
    American Missionary Association, American, 1846 - 1999
    Hampton Singers, American, founded 1870
    Date
    ca. 1874
    On View
    Concourse 3, C3 053
    Exhibition
    Slavery and Freedom
    Medium
    clay
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 2 1/2 × 8 5/8 × 4 1/8 in. (6.4 × 21.9 × 10.5 cm)
    Caption
    Brick from Virginia-Cleveland Hall, Hampton University, 1874
    Hampton University is one of the first historically black universities. Located in Hampton, Virginia, it was founded in 1868 as the Hampton Agricultural and Industrial School by the American Missionary Association. By 1874, the college was successful enough to build Virginia-Cleveland Hall, an impressive structure that housed classrooms, a chapel, administration offices, and dormitories. Students help fund the Hall through ticket sales from the student choral group, the Hampton Singers.
    Source: Nancy Bercaw, Curator, Slavery and Freedom
    Description
    A brick from Virginia-Cleveland Hall at Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute. The brick is rectangular in shape and is tan in color with darker grey areas throughout. The brick is cracked in several places and is pitted.
    Place used
    Hampton, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Buildings and Structures
    Type
    blocks (shaped masses)
    Topic
    Building Arts
    Education
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, a gift from Hampton University
    Object number
    2015.228
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5aba7faec-17d6-4c4c-b60c-178b5db742bb
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