Walker's Commercial and Vocational College, Walker Business College for Colored, Walker's Business College
School type
business school, vocational school
Established
c. 1916
Founders
Richard Wendell Walker, Julia Walker Brown
Closed
c. 1967
Historyedit
Richard Wendell Walker was the co-founder and served as the school's first president.[3] Richard Wendell Walker was from Kansas and he had attended Fairmont University in Wichita, and Topeka Business College in Topeka, Kansas.[5] Julia Brown Walker, the spouse of Richard Wendell Walker, was a co-founder and also served as a secretary and president of the school.[6][7][2] Former NAACP president and civil rights activist, Johnnie H. Goodson taught tailoring classes at the school.[8]
Walker Business College offered both day and night classes.[3] The courses at Walker Business College included secretarial training, office machines, bookkeeping, accounting, and insurance.[6] The school also had a trade division and offered courses in upholstering, tailoring, dressmaking, and radio and television.[6]
The college was located at 417-Y2 Broad Street, and later moved to 9th Street and Myrtle Avenue in Jacksonville.[6] It later moved to 319 Broad Street, Jacksonville.[2] In 1929, the school opened a second location in Macon, Georgia.[5]
The Florida State Archives includes a photograph of students at the Walker Business College.[4]
Referencesedit
^ abDu Bois, William Edward Burghardt (1920). "Walker Business College for Colored". The Crisis. 21–22. Crisis Publishing Company: 39. ISSN 0011-1422.
^ abcde"Walker's Commercial & Vocational College". The Crisis. 49 (1). The Crisis Publishing Company, Inc.: 12, 17–18, 27 January 16, 1942. ISSN 0011-1422 – via Google Books.
^ abcdRichardson, Clement (June 16, 1919). The National Cyclopedia of the Colored Race. Issue 235 of Black Biographical Dictionaries, 1790–1950. Vol. 1. National Publishing Company. p. 473.
^ ab "Students at the Walker Vocational and Commercial College - Jacksonville, Florida". Florida Memory, Florida Department of State.
^ ab"Prof. Walker Opens Business College". Newspapers.com. The Macon News. May 26, 1929. p. 9. OCLC 8808946. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
^ abcd"Spot Light on Dr. Julia Walker Brown at the Ritz Theatre and Museum". Free Press of Jacksonville. November 18, 2015.
^Patterson, Homer L. (June 16, 1904). Patterson's American Education. Vol. 59. Educational Directories – via Google Books.
^"To Johnnie H. Goodson". The Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute, Stanford University. 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
January 01, 1970
walker, business, college, confused, with, walker, college, business, appalachian, state, university, also, known, colored, walker, commercial, vocational, college, former, business, school, vocational, school, specifically, african, americans, which, founded,. Not to be confused with the Walker College of Business at Appalachian State University Walker Business College also known as Walker Business College for Colored 1 and Walker s Commercial and Vocational College 2 was a former business school and vocational school specifically for African Americans which was founded c 1916 and closed c 1967 3 2 and located in Jacksonville Duval County Florida and later Macon Georgia 2 4 3 The school advertised as the largest colored business college in the United States 1 Walker Business CollegeStudents of Walker Business College c 1916LocationJacksonville Florida Macon GeorgiaInformationFormer namesWalker s Commercial and Vocational College Walker Business College for Colored Walker s Business CollegeSchool typebusiness school vocational schoolEstablishedc 1916FoundersRichard Wendell Walker Julia Walker BrownClosedc 1967History editRichard Wendell Walker was the co founder and served as the school s first president 3 Richard Wendell Walker was from Kansas and he had attended Fairmont University in Wichita and Topeka Business College in Topeka Kansas 5 Julia Brown Walker the spouse of Richard Wendell Walker was a co founder and also served as a secretary and president of the school 6 7 2 Former NAACP president and civil rights activist Johnnie H Goodson taught tailoring classes at the school 8 Walker Business College offered both day and night classes 3 The courses at Walker Business College included secretarial training office machines bookkeeping accounting and insurance 6 The school also had a trade division and offered courses in upholstering tailoring dressmaking and radio and television 6 The college was located at 417 Y2 Broad Street and later moved to 9th Street and Myrtle Avenue in Jacksonville 6 It later moved to 319 Broad Street Jacksonville 2 In 1929 the school opened a second location in Macon Georgia 5 The Florida State Archives includes a photograph of students at the Walker Business College 4 References edit a b Du Bois William Edward Burghardt 1920 Walker Business College for Colored The Crisis 21 22 Crisis Publishing Company 39 ISSN 0011 1422 a b c d e Walker s Commercial amp Vocational College The Crisis 49 1 The Crisis Publishing Company Inc 12 17 18 27 January 16 1942 ISSN 0011 1422 via Google Books a b c d Richardson Clement June 16 1919 The National Cyclopedia of the Colored Race Issue 235 of Black Biographical Dictionaries 1790 1950 Vol 1 National Publishing Company p 473 a b Students at the Walker Vocational and Commercial College Jacksonville Florida Florida Memory Florida Department of State a b Prof Walker Opens Business College Newspapers com The Macon News May 26 1929 p 9 OCLC 8808946 Retrieved 2022 09 13 a b c d Spot Light on Dr Julia Walker Brown at the Ritz Theatre and Museum Free Press of Jacksonville November 18 2015 Patterson Homer L June 16 1904 Patterson s American Education Vol 59 Educational Directories via Google Books To Johnnie H Goodson The Martin Luther King Jr Research and Education Institute Stanford University 2016 06 01 Retrieved 2022 09 13 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Walker Business College amp oldid 1210508173, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
