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African American women

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Ancella Bickley, Historian, Research Papers regarding African-Americans

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4208
Scope and Contents This collection documents the research, public service, and life of Ancella Bickley, writer, educator, speaker, and historian. Includes writings, research materials, and more, focusing on the history of African Americans in West Virginia and the black experience in West Virginia. Collected research materials are predominantly facsimiles. Printed formats include correspondence, clippings, interview transcripts, typescript writings, publications, pamphlets, ephemera, speeches, articles,...
Dates: 1775-2018 (Includes facsimiles); Majority of material found within 1970-2011

Victorine Louistall Monroe Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3916
Overview

Papers of Victorine Louistall Monroe, the first African-American woman to receive a graduate degree from West Virginia University (WVU), and the first African-American to serve as a WVU faculty member. Contains material regarding Louistall's education, career, and personal life, including correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, awards, and other material. See "Scope and Content Note" and "Historical Note" for further information.

Dates: 1908-2006