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President H. L. McCrorey Collection
The President H. L. McCrorey Collection contains over 500 artifacts including correspondence, photographs, personal notes, and other ephemera surrounding the life and family of Dr. McCrorey. Highlights include speeches and prayers made by Dr. McCrorey, letters from his daughters Novella McCrorey Flannagan and Muriel McCrorey, and dedications of the McCrorey Theological Seminary and McCrorey YMCA in Charlotte, NC.
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The Presbyterian Collection provides information regarding the connection between Johnson C. Smith University and regional Presbyterian Churches. It includes 243 artifacts including church bulletins, correspondence, church histories, and information regarding the Synod of Catawba.
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The Photograph Collection consists of over 1500 photographs portraying life at JCSU from its early days as Biddle University through the 1990s. Highlights include athletics, campus buildings, student activities, and former school presidents.
Read MoreJCSU Yearbooks
The JCSU Yearbook Collection is part of a larger collection of yearbooks housed by the North Carolina Digital Heritage Center. This collection of 61 yearbooks spans from 1928 to 2017. Yearbooks are also housed in the Black Heritage Room.
Read MoreJCSU Publications
The JCSU Publications collection spans from the early 1900s to the mid 1980s. Publications include the Argus, Biddle Outlook, Johnson C. Smith University Bulletin, University Student News, and the JCSU Newsletter.
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The University History Collection is made up of 20 original letters, speeches, pamphlets, news articles, books, and other documents related to the founding of Johnson C. Smith University. It includes information on the founders and historic properties on and around campus.ohnson C. Smith Un
Read MoreJCSU Catalog Collection
The JCSU Catalog Collection is part of a larger collection housed by the North Carolina Digital Heritage Center. This collection of 95 school catalogs spans from 1878 to 2008. Catalogs are also housed in the Black Heritage Room.
Read MoreJCSU Audiovisual Collection
The JCSU Audiovisual Collection consists of digitized recordings of events that occurred on the campus of Johnson C. Smith University during the late 1930s and into the mid 1940s. Highlights include recordings by the Biddle Quintet, President H. L. McCrorey’s appearance on the radio program “Wings Over Jordan,” the funeral service of Mrs. McCrorey, and an interview with football players before a game against Virginia Tech University in 1940.
Read MoreHistoric West End Oral History Collection
The Historic West End Oral History collection contains the oral history interviews and transcripts from talks with the residents of neighborhoods in the Historic West End section of Charlotte, North Carolina.
Read MoreGolden Legacies Oral History Project
The Golden Legacies Oral History Project features interviews of past Johnson C. Smith University students and their experiences at the school. Each interview showcases a different aspect of the JCSU experience, such as being on the track team or part of the choir
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