Dr. Helen G. Edmonds

Creator

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Preferred Citation

"Dr. Helen G. Edmonds" (1980). Photographs. 300.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/mss-wilson-minor-photographs/300

Description

This black and white photograph features Dr. Helen G. Edmonds wearing a black and white patterned dress with a white corsage and wire-rimmed eyeglasses. Edmonds was the first African-American woman to earn a doctorate from Ohio State University, as well as the first African-American woman to become a graduate school dean, and the first to second the nomination of a United States presidential candidate.

Contributor(s)

Minor, Wilson F. "Bill"

Subjects

African American women; African American women college teachers; African American women civic leaders; Photographs

Keywords

First African-American Ohio State University doctorate; African-American female politicians; Helen G. Edmonds

Date

1980

Geographic Location

Mississippi

Object Type

image

Format (Original)

photograph

Format (Digital)

JPG

Digital ID

MFM_MSS-80_Minor-Photograph_80-156_001

Physical ID

80-156

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Wilson F. (Bill) Minor Collection, Photographs

Repository

Manuscripts Unit

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.