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title:

Kappa Alpha Nu

image number:

P0022463

description:

This image scanned from page 23 of "The Story of Kappa Alpha Nu" by William L. Crump and C. Rodger Wilson (1972, 2nd edition). Page 1 of the November 4, 1914 edition of the Bloomington Evening World reads, in part: "Kappa Alpha Nu...has just leased the property at 721 Hunter Avenue...The house, a new modern structure has been furnished throughout, and the men are now comfortably lodged...The members...in school this year are Grant, Johnson, Proctor, Summers, Skelton, Smith, Diggs, Anderson, Ghan and Ballou. The pledges are Jessie Peters, Sebastian Merriweather, Clarence Marshall, Homes Wales, [and] Walter Skinner...The organization now issues a quarterly publication known as the Kappa Alpha Nu Journal. It is a wide-awake progressive journal that does credit to negro college men. Frank Summers of Bloomington is editor-in-chief of this journal and E. W. Diggs is business manager..." Note: Kappa Alpha Nu was formed on January 5, 1911. On January 1, 1915 the name was changed to Kappa Alpha Psi. See also: Alpha Kappa Nu.

date taken:

probably 1914 Novemeber or December

photographer studio:

Unknown

copyright owner:

Unknown

personal name:

Unknown Individual/s

building name:

Kappa Alpha Nu

corporate name:

Kappa Alpha Nu

corporate name:

Kappa Alpha Psi

topic:

Fraternities & sororities

topic:

Group portraits

topic:

Fraternal lodges

topic:

Exterior

city:

Bloomington

state:

Indiana

other place name:

Hunter Avenue (721)

series:

Buildings & Grounds

 

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