A portrait of John W. Jennings, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1949. Jennings attended the college with the support of the GI Bill as a WWII Veteran. Jennings served as president of the Inter?Group Council, a local group advocating better racial and religious relations. It is believed that Jennings was the first African American president of the Student Council, also called the Student Association.

Date created

• Undated

Type

• Image

Creator

• University at Albany

Master Format

• TIF

Identifier

• nam_ua_390_pm_007824

Subject

• World War, 1939-1945--Veterans
• Inter--Group Council
• Class of 1949
• Servicemen's readjustment act of 1944
• African American college graduates
• Alumni
• Portraits
• Jennings, John W.
• University Archives Photographs
• Student Association

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