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Location: AC.8.A.2.2.7,AC.3.A.3.2.4-7

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Anika Noni Rose (born September 6, 1972) is a Tony Award-winning American actress and singer, best known for voicing Princess Tiana in Disney’s The Princess and the Frog (2009) and starring in Dreamgirls (2006). A Disney Legend, she has an extensive career in theater, film, and television, including roles in Maid, The Quad, and Power

Location: AC.3.A.3.3.5 - AC.3.A.3.4.2
Dr. Rupert Grant Seals (born 1932) is a distinguished educator, agricultural scientist, and academic leader known for his groundbreaking achievements in higher education. A graduate of Florida A&M University (1953), he became the first African American to earn a master’s degree from the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture in 1956 and later one of the first African Americans to earn a Ph.D. in animal sciences from Washington State University in 1960.

Throughout his career, Dr. Seals served as a professor and administrator at multiple institutions, including Florida A&M University, where he was dean of the School of Agriculture and Home Economics from 1969 to 1974. He also served as associate dean of the College of Agriculture at the University of Nevada. His work focused on agricultural science, education, and addressing disparities in Black academic agriculture.

Dr. Seals authored numerous scholarly works and received several honors, including the Thornton Peace Prize and induction into the University of Kentucky’s Hall of Distinguished Alumni. His legacy reflects a lifelong commitment to education, research, and expanding opportunities in agriculture for future generations. https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/items/show/3173

Location: AC.3.A.3.5.3

Location: AC.3.A.3.5.4

Location: AC.3.A.3.6.4
Dr. William Spencer Stevens practiced medicine in Quincy for more than 50 years. His fame spread during the yellow fever outbreak of 1906 and the influenza epidemic of 1918.

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Location: AC.3.B.1.1.5 - AC.3.B.1.2.1
The A. P. Turner collection is a two-box collection that documents the life of Allen P. Turner, a reverend of the Bethel Missionary Baptist Church and a Morehouse College graduate who wrote and directed dramatic plays at Albany State College and Florida A&M University.
The items within this collection date from 1930 to 1972, and are concentrated between 1940 and 1968. This collection includes academic and business papers, playscripts, letters, and other printed materials that provide valuable insight into Turner’s professional and personal life. His involvement in the Interdenominational Ministers Alliance of Tallahassee and Vicinity, the Young Men’s Christian Association, and the Florida Inter-Scholastic Speech and Drama Association gives this collection a strong representation of his religious, scholarly, and artistic leadership. Although the collection offers a strong foundation for understanding Turner’s leadership within religious and scholarly organizations, many items are untitled and undated, limiting the ability to fully contextualize specific individuals, events, and materials. Overall, the A. P. Turner collection provides valuable documentation of Turner’s life and how his social status as a reverend, playwright, and director contributed to his community.

The Florida A&M University Marching 100 is one of the most renowned collegiate marching bands in the United States, known for its precision, high-energy performances, and cultural impact. Founded in 1946, the band gained national prominence under the leadership of legendary director William P. Foster.
The Marching 100 has performed at major events including Super Bowls, presidential inaugurations, and international venues, showcasing the excellence of Florida A&M University. Celebrated for its musical innovation and showmanship, the band continues to be a symbol of pride, tradition, and excellence in HBCU culture.

Location: AC.3.B.2.1.1 - AC.3.B.2.1.2

George Whitefield Conoly, (born 1902, died 1980) was instrumental in developing the Florida A&M University National Alumni Association and served Florida A&M University for almost 36 years as executive secretary and director of FAMU Alumni Affairs. He founded the FAMU Alumni Association in 1925 as an unfunded personal project. He spent his free time traveling across the U.S. to meet with alums and build deeper comradery; deeper social, professional, and financial commitment to FAMU; and continued participation in University affairs.

This collection contains alumni chapter meeting records, financial records, photographs, and correspondences from the years George Conoly was most active in build the Florida A&M University alumni network, along with some of the personal effects of George and Eunice Conoly.