Elizabeth Majette Parker was secretary in various schools in the University between the late 1930s and the 1960s. From 1967 to 1978, she was the leader of the project to assemble a comprehensive General Alumni Directory which involved organizing information … Read more

Vivian Cole worked for the University from 1942 to1981, handling invoices and requisitions for the entire campus, including Memorial Hospital at one time. She was recognized: With nearly 39 years of service to the University, known best to those who … Read more

Lewis Atwater Sr. became the Institute of Government’s first janitor shortly after it moved into its quarters on Franklin Street in 1940. He moved with the institute to its present location on Raleigh Road, and was supervisor of five other … Read more

Anna B. Allen joined the Southern Historical Collection staff in 1943 and retired in 1975. During her illustrious career, she handled millions of pieces of paper and organized the collection’s documents. Her citation noted: Four Directors of the Southern Historical … Read more