The Charlotte Post Collection
The Charlotte Post Collection contains photographs that span the ‘60’s through the early 2000’s. There are portraits of celebrities, pastors, politicians, civic leaders along with photos of everyday people including infants, children, young adults and the elderly. The collection photos cover speeches, award ceremonies and much more
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The Board of Trustees Collection currently consists of information regarding board member James Egert Allen. Highlights include his work with the YMCA, letters regarding alumni events at the university, and his memoir that recounts his time spent at Johnson C. Smith Universit
Read MoreFinding Aid Collection
The Finding Aid collection contains finding aids and inventory lists for most of the physical and digital collections. Think of a finding aid as an annotated Table of Contents. Each finding aid contains a descriptive inventory which gives the physical information about the collection.
Read MorePublications
Browse and search Johnson C. Smith University’s history through our collection of digitized yearbooks, school catalogs, and student newspapers.
Read MorePhotographs
Visualize history through images that tell stories of the people, places, and events that shaped Johnson C. Smith University and the African American experience in Charlotte.
Read MoreOral Histories
Experience the rich history of the Historic West End of Charlotte and Johnson C. Smith University through recorded stories and oral history interviews.
Read MoreDigital Mapping
Learn about the rich legacy of traditionally African American neighborhoods located in the Historic West End of Charlotte, North Carolina.
Read MoreDigital Collection
Browse and search over 10,000 digitized documents, photographs, publications, audiovisual recordings, and JCSU student research papers.
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