K. (Kirkland) Leroy Irvis, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1938. Irvis was the 130th Speaker of the House of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania -- the first African American speaker in both Pennsylvania and in the United States. He is also renowned as an artist, poet, and scholar.

Date created

• 1980

Type

• Image

Creator

• University at Albany

Master Format

• TIF

Identifier

• nam_ua_390_pm_016285

Subject

• Photography, Close-up
• Lecturers
• Speeches, addresses, etc.
• Class of 1938
• Irvis, K. Leroy, 1919-
• Pennsylvania. Gen. Assembly. House of Represent.
• African American college graduates
• Alumni
• University Archives Photographs

License

• Creative Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0

  

ITEM CONTEXT

Collection

University Photograph Collection

Scope and Contents

Collecting area

• This collection is part of the University Archives