Photograph of Mother Agatha Ryan, S.B.S. and African American Veterans
Photograph of Mother Agatha Ryan, S.B.S. (Seated Middle) and African American Veterans. James C. Larkson (Seated Right). Standing Left to Right: Lorenzo Francis, Aubrey Collins, Unknown, Harry Burnette, Howard Chiles, Richard Jefferson, Unknown, Orsie Malone, Louis Pascal, and Herman Harris. Mother...
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1953
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| Summary: | Photograph of Mother Agatha Ryan, S.B.S. (Seated Middle) and African American Veterans. James C. Larkson (Seated Right). Standing Left to Right: Lorenzo Francis, Aubrey Collins, Unknown, Harry Burnette, Howard Chiles, Richard Jefferson, Unknown, Orsie Malone, Louis Pascal, and Herman Harris. Mother Agatha Ryan, a Sister of the Blessed Sacrament, was the First President of Xavier University of Louisiana 1925-1955. The Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament is a Roman Catholic order of nuns. It was founded in 1891 by Saint Katharine Drexel (Foundress of Xavier University of Louisiana) under the name Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament for Indians and Colored People. It is a Catholic religious institute. |
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