Description: Caption reads: "Greene County - Yellow Springs, Ohio Oct 13, 1936. State 14-29-193 WPS 4036 Installing Sewer System" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B06F09_004_1
Subjects: Yellow Springs (Ohio); Greene County (Ohio)
Places: Yellow Springs (Ohio); Greene County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Greene County, Xenia, Ohio Oct. 20. 1936 Sewing project in basement of Zion Baptist Church on East Main St. Known as Wilberforce Center, recently removed from the University - formerly had 40 women but most of them have been transferred to other projects." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B06F09_006_1
Subjects: Xenia (Ohio); Greene County (Ohio);
Places: Xenia (Ohio); Greene County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated October 20, 1936, this photograph shows an athletic field at Wilberforce University in Greene County, Ohio. This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B06F09_003_1
Subjects: Xenia (Ohio); Greene County (Ohio); Wilberforce University; Athletic fields
Places: Xenia (Ohio); Greene County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Greene County, Oct. 1936 Wilberforce University near Xenia, Ohio View of portion of 3/4 mile road construction." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B06F09_007_1
Subjects: Xenia (Ohio); Greene County (Ohio); Wilberforce University
Places: Xenia (Ohio); Greene County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "The second 'REO' pleasure car in Greene County, was owned and cranked by E.J. Harrison. Photo shows Mr. and Mrs. Harrison and their daughter Helen, posing on the front lawn in 1908." The REO Motor Car Company produced automobiles and trucks from 1905 to 1975. The company, based in Lansing, Michigan, was founded by Ransom E. Olds after leaving the company that would eventually be known as Oldsmobile. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F03_008_001
Subjects: Automobiles; Greene County (Ohio)--History
Places: Greene County (Ohio)
 

Description: Two men and two women, possibly students at Wilberforce University, playing tennis. The image has a few black marks along with several other damaged spots. In 1856, the Methodist Episcopal Church established Wilberforce University near Xenia, Ohio, to provide African Americans access to a college education. The university was the first private black college in the United States, and its founders named the institution after William Wilberforce, a prominent eighteenth-century abolitionist. A number of African American Ohioans attended the school during its early years. During the American Civil War, attendance declined as many students enlisted in the Union army. Wilberforce University closed in 1862. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03812
Subjects: Greene County (Ohio); Multicultural Ohio -- African American Ohioans; Wilberforce University; Students -- Ohio; Sports
Places: Wilberforce (Ohio); Greene County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of an American flag flying outside of a building on the campus of Wilberforce University, Wilberforce, Ohio. In 1856, the Methodist Episcopal Church established Wilberforce University near Xenia, Ohio, to provide African Americans access to a college education. The university was the first private black college in the United States, and was named by its founders after William Wilberforce, a prominent eighteenth-century abolitionist. A number of African American Ohioans attended the school during its early years. During the American Civil War, attendance declined as many students enlisted in the Union army. Wilberforce University closed in 1862. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03811
Subjects: Greene County (Ohio); Multicultural Ohio -- African American Ohioans; College buildings; Wilberforce University
Places: Wilberforce (Ohio); Greene County (Ohio);
 

Description: Photograph showing buildings on the campus of Wilberforce University, Wilberforce, Ohio. In 1856, the Methodist Episcopal Church established Wilberforce University near Xenia, Ohio, to provide African Americans access to a college education. The university was the first private black college in the United States, and was named by its founders after William Wilberforce, a prominent eighteenth-century abolitionist. A number of African American Ohioans attended the school during its early years. During the American Civil War, attendance declined as many students enlisted in the Union army. Wilberforce University closed in 1862. In 1863, the African Methodist Episcopal Church acquired ownership of the university. Under the direction of Daniel Payne, a bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, John Mitchell, the principal of a school in Cincinnati, and James Shorter, an African Methodist Episcopal pastor from Zanesville, Ohio, Wilberforce reopened its doors. The institution operated as a private university serving the African-American community for the next twenty-four years. In 1887, the State of Ohio began to provide Wilberforce with funds to help finance the institution, which brought to an end the university's exclusively private status. The state also helped the university create a Normal and Industrial Department that eventually evolved into Central State University. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03808
Subjects: Greene County (Ohio); Multicultural Ohio -- African American Ohioans; Universities and colleges--Pictorial works; Historical Black Colleges and Universities
Places: Wilberforce (Ohio); Greene County (Ohio)
 

Description: Wilberforce University campus, Wilberforce, Ohio. Extensive damage to the plate is visible in the image. In 1856, the Methodist Episcopal Church established Wilberforce University near Xenia, Ohio, to provide African Americans access to a college education. The university was the first private black college in the United States, and was named by its founders after William Wilberforce, a prominent eighteenth-century abolitionist. A number of African American Ohioans attended the school during its early years. During the American Civil War, attendance declined as many students enlisted in the Union army. Wilberforce University closed in 1862. In 1863, the African Methodist Episcopal Church acquired ownership of the university. Under the direction of Daniel Payne, a bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, John Mitchell, the principal of a school in Cincinnati, and James Shorter, an African Methodist Episcopal pastor from Zanesville, Ohio, Wilberforce reopened its doors. The institution operated as a private university serving the African American community for the next twenty-four years. In 1887, the State of Ohio began to provide Wilberforce with funds to help finance the institution, which brought to an end the university's exclusively private status. The state also helped the university create a Normal and Industrial Department that eventually evolved into Central State University. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03804
Subjects: Greene County (Ohio); Multicultural Ohio -- African American Ohioans; Universities and colleges--Pictorial works; Historical Black Colleges and Universities
Places: Wilberforce (Ohio); Greene County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of a group of men and one woman in front of brick building on the campus of Wilberforce University, Wilberforce, Ohio. Wilberforce University was founded in 1856 by the Methodist Episcopal Church and the African Methodist Episcopal Church, promoting classical education and teacher training for black youth. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03798
Subjects: Greene County (Ohio); Multicultural Ohio -- African American Ohioans
Places: Wilberforce (Ohio); Greene County (Ohio)
 

Description: Group portrait of nine female students at Wilberforce University, Wilberforce, Ohio. In 1856, the Methodist Episcopal Church established Wilberforce University near Xenia, Ohio, to provide African Americans access to a college education. The university was the first private black college in the United States, and was named by its founders after William Wilberforce, a prominent eighteenth-century abolitionist. A number of African American Ohioans attended the school during its early years. During the American Civil War, attendance declined as many students enlisted in the Union army. Wilberforce University closed in 1862. In 1863, the African Methodist Episcopal Church acquired ownership of the university. Under the direction of Daniel Payne, a bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, John Mitchell, the principal of a school in Cincinnati, and James Shorter, an African Methodist Episcopal pastor from Zanesville, Ohio, Wilberforce reopened its doors. The institution operated as a private university serving the African American community for the next twenty-four years. In 1887, the State of Ohio began to provide Wilberforce with funds to help finance the institution, which brought to an end the university's exclusively private status. The state also helped the university create a Normal and Industrial Department that eventually evolved into Central State University. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03805
Subjects: Greene County (Ohio); Multicultural Ohio -- African American Ohioans; Students -- Ohio; African American women -- Ohio
Places: Wilberforce (Ohio); Greene County (Ohio)
 

Description: Group portrait of male students or faculty outside a brick building at Wilberforce University, Wilberforce, Ohio. The portrait depicts three rows of men (one standing, one seated on chairs and the third on the ground in foreground) in front of a building. The image has been damaged making it hard to see the seated figures. In 1856, the Methodist Episcopal Church established Wilberforce University near Xenia, Ohio, to provide African Americans access to a college education. The university was the first private black college in the United States, and was named by its founders after William Wilberforce, a prominent eighteenth-century abolitionist. A number of African American Ohioans attended the school during its early years. During the American Civil War, attendance declined as many students enlisted in the Union army. Wilberforce University closed in 1862. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03810
Subjects: Greene County (Ohio); Multicultural Ohio -- African American Ohioans; Wilberforce University; Students -- Ohio
Places: Wilberforce (Ohio); Greene County (Ohio)