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Victorine Louistall-Monroe of Clarksburg was the first known African-American woman to earn a WVU degree (M.Ed., August 1945) and the first African-American faculty member. She was a professor of library science at WVU from 1966 to her retirement in 1978 and is a member of the President's Advisory Board.

53929. Victorine Louistall-Monroe

IDNO:
054000
Title:
Victorine Louistall-Monroe
Date:
6/20/90
Description:
Victorine Louistall-Monroe of Clarksburg was the first known African-American woman to earn a WVU degree (M.Ed., August 1945) and the first African-American faculty member. She was a professor of library science at WVU from 1966 to her retirement in 1978 and is a member of the President's Advisory Board.

53930. Naomi (Willis) Bannett

IDNO:
054001
Title:
Naomi (Willis) Bannett
Date:
1934

53931. Lakin State Hospital Staff

IDNO:
054002
Title:
Lakin State Hospital Staff
Date:
ca. 1930
Photo of Naomi and Evelyn Willis. Both graduated from Douglas High School and became teachers.

53932. The Willis Sisters

IDNO:
054003
Title:
The Willis Sisters
Date:
ca. 1921
Description:
Photo of Naomi and Evelyn Willis. Both graduated from Douglas High School and became teachers.

53933. Mary Evelyn Willis James

IDNO:
054004
Title:
Mary Evelyn Willis James
Date:
ca. 1920

53934. Naomi Willis Bannett

IDNO:
054005
Title:
Naomi Willis Bannett
Date:
ca. 1920
Coleman was one of WVU's first black graduates.

53935. Reverend Harry A. Coleman

IDNO:
054006
Title:
Reverend Harry A. Coleman
Date:
undated
Description:
Coleman was one of WVU's first black graduates.

53936. Women in manufacturing

IDNO:
054007
Title:
Women in manufacturing
Date:
ca. 1940s
Woman identified as Helen Waters, Hazel Dillon, Dorothy A. Schultz, Daisy Davis, and Dorothy Harris.

53937. Equipment Workshop

IDNO:
054008
Title:
Equipment Workshop
Date:
undated
Description:
Woman identified as Helen Waters, Hazel Dillon, Dorothy A. Schultz, Daisy Davis, and Dorothy Harris.
Woman married to men in the Army Specialized Training Program operating machinery.

53938. Wives of the ASTP

IDNO:
054009
Title:
Wives of the ASTP
Date:
undated
Description:
Woman married to men in the Army Specialized Training Program operating machinery.
Female students in class at Oglebay Hall. The hall was renovated in 1952.

53939. Renovated Oglebay Hall

IDNO:
054010
Title:
Renovated Oglebay Hall
Date:
undated
Description:
Female students in class at Oglebay Hall. The hall was renovated in 1952.
Women operating a laundry machine at Jackson's Mill.

53940. Equipment Workshop

IDNO:
054011
Title:
Equipment Workshop
Date:
undated
Description:
Women operating a laundry machine at Jackson's Mill.