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Source: Christine Kitto-Princeton University. Spelman Halls, completed in 1973, provided the first on-campus apartment living for undergraduates. They were named for Laura Spelman Rockefeller, who, with her husband, John D. Rockefeller, Sr., founded Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia, the first American college for black women.
Nov 23, 2015 · A Life Well Lived (1936 - 2015) The Board of Trustees of Spelman College and President Mary Schmidt Campbell mourn the passing of Laura Rockefeller Chasin, a long-time friend and life trustee of the College. Chasin was the great-granddaughter of Spelman’s founding philanthropic partners, John D. and Laura Spelman Rockefeller.
Dec 23, 2013 · Little Known Black History Fact: Spelman College. Spelman College was founded on April 11, 1881 by two teachers in the basement of Friendship Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA. After money is gifted from John D. Rockefeller, the seminary for teachers is moved to its current grounds. The all-women’s school is named after Laura Spelman Rockefeller ...
Laura Celestia " Cettie " Spelman Rockefeller (September 9, 1839 – March 12, 1915) was an American abolitionist, philanthropist, school teacher, and prominent member of the Rockefeller family. Her husband was Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller. Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia, and the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial were named ...
In 1884, the name changed to Spelman Seminary in honor of Mrs. Laura Spelman Rockefeller and her parents Harvey Buel and Lucy Henry Spelman, longtime activists in the antislavery movement. An elementary school and an infirmary were also opened that year. Spelman students printed the first issue of the Spelman Messenger in 1885. In 1886 ...
Jan 13, 2022 · By: James Allen Smith. John D. Rockefeller (JDR) created the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial (LSRM) in 1918 as a way to honor and support his late wife’s charitable causes. During its decade-long existence, he donated some $74 million to the Memorial. After a few initial years of conventional charitable giving to Baptist churches and other ...
Sep 23, 2021 · Two members of the congregation, oil magnate John D. #Rockefeller and his wife, Laura Spelman, donated funds to the school. The Rockefellers visited Atlanta to celebrate the third anniversary of the seminary two years later, and during the ceremony, the trustees renamed the institution Spelman to honor Mrs. Rockefeller’s abolitionist family.
