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Faculty group of Fisk University, circa 1946

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Title	Faculty group of Fisk University, circa 1946
Personal name	Work, John Wesley, 1901-1967; Smith, Harold; Faulkner, William J., 1891-1987; Yoder, Theodore; Cady, Lyman; Foster, Mayme U.; Johnson, Charles Spurgeon, 1893-1956; Davis, Helen Young; Taylor, Alrutheus Ambush; Bontemps, Arna Wendell, 1902-1973; Creswell, Isaiah T.; St. John, George
Corporate name	Fisk University--History--Sources Fisk Memorial Chapel (Fisk University)
Topical entry	Education Colleges and Universities Private Schools Educators--Tennessee--Nashville College administrators--Tennessee--Nashville Teachers--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Description	A photograph of the 1946 faculty of Fisk University, standing in front of Fisk University Memorial Chapel. Pictured left to right are John Wesley Work III, Harold Smith, Rev. William J. Faulkner, Theodore Yoder, Rev. Lyman Cady, Mayme U. Foster, Dr. Charles S. Johnson, Helen Young Davis, A. A. Taylor, Arna Bontemps, I. T. Creswell, and George St. John. In October of 1946 the Board of Trustees announced the appointment of the sixth President of Fisk University, Dr. Charles S. Johnson, who would become the first African American President of Fisk University. Forms part of the Nashville Room Historic Photographs Collection. 1 photograph : b & w ; 8 x 10 in.
Publisher	Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219
Date	ca. 1946
Type	Still Image; Photographs
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	P-1054
Relation	Nashville Room Historic Photographs Collection
Coverage	1940-1949
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5782.
Location	Closed Stacks P-1054