Research at Tuskegee University: Preserving the Past, Shaping the Future Collection
Title
Research at Tuskegee University: Preserving the Past, Shaping the Future Collection
Date Modified
2025-09-12
Description
This collection showcases Tuskegee's rich legacy as a center of research through documents, photographs, and materials that illustrate the university's contributions. Under Dr. Monroe N. Work, the Department of Records and Research collected information on the African American experience, which was later published in works such as the Negro Yearbook and the NAACP’s The Crisis. In addition to historical research, Tuskegee also contributed to medical advancements, with faculty and staff assisting in the development of the Salk vaccine to eradicate polio.
The Negro Yearbook was an annual encyclopedia about African Americans, published at Tuskegee University from 1912 to 1952. This chapter focuses on the future of African American music.
One-page letter from Dr. W.E.B. DuBois to Monroe Work asking him to attend a conference in the coming summer to discuss methods of uplifting the black community. The Niagara Movement and N.A.A.C.P. are written on top of the letter.
A black and white photo of an elderly George Washington Carver in his lab in the now George Washington Carver Museum. Dr. Carver has a bottle and a beaker in his hands. Carver's picture was tacken by the university's head of photography department and university photographer P.H. Polk.
A black and white photo Dr. Russell W. Brown working in a lab. Dr. Brown worked in a variety of roles in Tuskegee's administration, serving twice as Director of the Carver Research Foundation. During his career, Brown worked extensively in research on bacteriology, immunology, and HeLa cells.
