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Black College Digital Collection

    Ithaca, NY (BlackNews.com)—The first digital collection of documents and materials chronicling the founding of America's historically black colleges and universities is now available online at content.
     "A Digital Collection Celebrating the Founding of the Historically Black College and University" includes more than 1,000 scanned photographs, manuscripts, letters and publications from 10 institutions.
      The project, which was funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, represents the first collaborative effort by HBCU libraries to make a historical collection digitally available.
 The contents of the collection date back to the early 1800s and include campus charters, student yearbooks, early campus architectural drawings,

Posted April 2, 2008

   and a rich assortment of photographs featuring first presidents and other historical figures.
      The online collection features materials from Alabama State University, Atlanta University Center, Bennett College for Women, Fisk University, Grambling State University, Hampton University, Southern
      To view materials from the collection, go to contentdm.auctr.edu. For more information about the partnership and the HBCU Library Alliance digital library initiative, visit www.hbculibraries.org/html/

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