Johnston Memorial Library, Virginia State University
Special Collections and ArchivesJohnston Memorial Library
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Virginia State University
Petersburg, Virginia 23806
USA
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Preferred Citation
A Guide to the Records of James Major Colson Jr.,Accession # VSU-RG 2/b , Special Collections and Archives, Johnston Memorial Library, Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA.
Biographical/Historical Information
James Major Colson Jr. served as the second Principal of the Virginia Normal and Colegiate Institute from 1885-1886. Mr. Colson joined the faculty in 1883 as Professor of Natural Science. His year as Principal and acting President was marred by controversy over the dismissle of the first Principal James Storum.