Velma Bell Hamilton Biography by Cheryl Johnson Caldwell
Beloit College, Schooling
A biographical sketch of Velma Bell Hamilton by Cheryl Johnson Caldwell
Cheryl Johnson Caldwell
Ellen Joyce
Cheryl Johnson Caldwell
Text
Text
12-50-001
Beloit, WI, Madison, WI
Velma Bell Hamilton Letter
Letter, Tougaloo, MS
Ellen Joyce
1941-08-15
Cheryl Caldwell
Text
12-46-001
Family, and CHECK
Velma Bell Hamilton's obituary (from her funeral program)
Beloit, WI, Schooling, Beloit College,
The obituary of Velma Bell Hamilton
2009
Cheryl Johnson Caldwell
Text
12-47-004
Allen Family portrait, including Malvinia Allen (Bell); Mississippi, ca. 1900.
Mississippi, Family
A family portrait of the Allen family, including Malvina Allen Bell, who was Velma Bell's mother.
Ellen Joyce
ca. 1900
Cheryl Caldwell Johnson
Still Image
12-51-001
Mississippi
Velma Bell Hamilton Freshman Portrait
Black community, Beloit community, Black women
Velma Bell would have posed for this picture as a freshman at Beloit College in 1926. Image located in Beloit College Archives.
Beloit College Archives
Meg Kulikowski
1926-9-15
Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconsin
Velma Bell Hamilton and Phi Beta Kappa Recipients
Beloit College, Beloit community, Black community
Velma Bell, front row left, stands with Beloit College's recipients of Phi Beta Kappa, 1930. She was the first person of color to receive the honor at the college. The photograph is located in Beloit College's Gold yearbook.
Beloit College Archives
Meg Kulikowski
1930
Velma Bell Hamilton Receives Honorary Doctorate at Beloit College Commencement
Beloit College, Beloit community, Black community, Black women
Velma Bell Hamilton was honored at Beloit College's Commencement in 1991. She received an honorary doctorate in humane letters.
Beloit College Archives
Meg Kulikowski
1991