EE Smith Military Certificate for Major Rank 1880

Official commission letter for former Fayetteville State University President E.E. Smith. He was commissioned as a Major of the 4th Battalion of the North Carolina State Guard in 1880.https://digitalcommons.uncfsu.edu/military_may/1010/thumbnail.jp

Announcement of Death of Robert Harris- 1880

An announcement of the death of Robert Harris, professor and former principal of the State Colored Normal School of Fayetteville, NC. Published on October 28, 1880 in The Daily Review newspaper in Wilmington, NC.https://digitalcommons.uncfsu.edu/fsu_news_1867-1892/1001/thumbnail.jp

7-13 Letter To Houghton Mifflin

Letter from Charles Chesnutt to publishers Houghton Mifflin regarding the possible publication of a book of short stories to be titled Rena Walden and Other Stories or just Rena Walden . One of the short stories, Rena Walden , would go on to become Chesnutt\u27s first published book The House Behind the Cedars. The letter is not dated. Kept at Charles W. Chesnutt Library Archives & Special Collections Department at Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NChttps://digitalcommons.uncfsu.edu/charles_chesnutt/1033/thumbnail.jp

Nelson Carter Letter of Correction to Public- 1878

An open letter to the public, published in the Wilmington Morning Star Newspaper, from Nelson Carter. In it he corrects statements regarding the lending of a portion of school house to house the Howard School. Published in Wilmington Morning Star Newspaper, November 26, 1878https://digitalcommons.uncfsu.edu/fsu_news_1867-1892/1000/thumbnail.jp

Fayetteville Chosen as Site for Colored Normal School 1877

An announcement that Fayetteville was chosen as the site for a State Colored Normal School. Published in the Raleigh News & Observer newspaper on June 1, 1877https://digitalcommons.uncfsu.edu/fsu_news_1867-1892/1003/thumbnail.jp

Review and Update of Howard School 1873

A partial review and update about the status of the Howard School, later called Fayetteville State University. Published in The Statesman newspaper of Fayetteville, NC on April 19, 1873.https://digitalcommons.uncfsu.edu/fsu_news_1867-1892/1004/thumbnail.jp

Freedmen\u27s School Update- 1867

A description of the freedmen\u27s school later adopted as the Howard School. Housed in the Evan\u27s Chapel in Fayetteville, NC. Published in The Wilmington Post, December 5, 1867https://digitalcommons.uncfsu.edu/fsu_news_1867-1892/1005/thumbnail.jp

1988 Concert Choir

Fayetteville State University Yearbook- 1988 Fayetteville State University Concert Choirhttps://digitalcommons.uncfsu.edu/choir100_history/1007/thumbnail.jp