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Her scholarship increasingly centered on the lives of women in West Africa and the enduring strength of the Black family. Her work in Nigeria earned her recognition from the royal court: in 2001, His Royal Majesty Al\u0026#xE1;y\u0026#xE9;l\u0026#xFA;w\u0026#xE0; \u0026#x1ECC;ba \u0026#x1ECC;k\u0026#xFA;nad\u0026#xE9; Sijuwade Ol\u0026#xFA;b\u0026#xF9;s\u0026#x1EB9; II of the Royal Court of If\u0026#x1EB9;\u0026#x301; conferred upon her the chieftaincy title Y\u0026#xE8;y\u0026#xE9; Ol\u0026#xF3;kun \u0026#xCC;gb\u0026#xE0;d\u0026#xE9;r\u0026#xF2;. She was the first African American to receive this honor from the If\u0026#x1EB9;\u0026#x301; Kingdom.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFollowing her retirement from higher education, Dr. Sudarkasa returned to her hometown of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where she became the first scholar-in-residence at the newly opened African American Research Library and Cultural Center in 2002.\nDr. Sudarkasa was married to John L. 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She earned both her Master's (1959) and Ph.D. degrees in (1964), becoming the first African American woman to teach at Columbia University. Following the completion of her doctorate, Dr. Sudarkasa was appointed assistant professor of anthropology at New York University (1970-1976), again marking a historic first for an African American woman. ","Gloria Albertha Marshall adopted the name Niara Sudarkasa to reflect her evolving identity as a cultural bridge between African Americans and continental Africans. Her name change marked a deepening commitment to diasporic connection and cultural reclamation.\nAt the University of Michigan, Dr. Sudarkasa continued to break barriers, becoming the first African American faculty member in the Department of Anthropology. From 1978 to 1981, she served as Associate Director of the Center for Afro-American and African Studies, advancing scholarship and institutional support for African diaspora research.","In 1986, she became the first female president of Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, a role she held until 1998. Her scholarship increasingly centered on the lives of women in West Africa and the enduring strength of the Black family. Her work in Nigeria earned her recognition from the royal court: in 2001, His Royal Majesty Aláyélúwà Ọba Ọkúnadé Sijuwade Olúbùsẹ II of the Royal Court of Ifẹ́ conferred upon her the chieftaincy title Yèyé Olókun Ìgbàdérò. 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Army Air Forces. Photo Reconnaissance Squadron, 32nd","This collection is open to all researchers.","Wilburn Lewis West was born on March 20, 1911 in Lake City, FL.  Wilburn was married to Dallie V. Chason West before entering the service.  Wilburn served as a Private First Class mechanic with the 32nd Photographic Squadron, 5th Reconnaissance Group, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. He resided in Baltimore, Maryland prior to the war. He enlisted in the Army February 27, 1943 at Camp Blanding, Florida. Wilburn was a passenger on the troopship S.S. Paul Hamilton (Hull Number 227) when the ship was sunk off Algiers on April 20, 1944 by an aerial torpedo dropped by a German Ju 88 bomber. The attack occurred approximately 30 miles off the coast of Cape Bengut near Algiers, Algeria by 23 German Ju 88 bombers of III./Kampfgeschwader 26, and III./Kampfgeschwader 77.  The ship sank within 30 seconds due to the high amount of explosives on board. A total of 580 men where lost with only one body being recovered.  West was declared \"Missing In Action\" later Killed In Action in the sinking of the S.S. Paul Hamilton. He was awarded the Purple Heart. Dallie remarried in 1957 and changed her name to Dallie Chason West Sasser.  Wilburn Lewis West is named on the Tablets of the Missing in the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial in Tunis, Tunisia."," Source: ","Find A Grave. \"PFC Wilburn Lewis West.\" findagrave.com. https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr\u0026GSln=west\u0026GSfn=Wilburn\u0026GSbyrel=all\u0026GSdyrel=all\u0026GSob=n\u0026GRid=56251202\u0026df=all\u0026 (accessed November 11, 2017).","Transferred from the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience to FSU Libraries Special Collections \u0026 Archives in July 2022.","Link to Find A Grave record for Wilburn Lewis West .","This collection relates to Private First Class Wilburn Lewis West who served with the 32nd Photographic Squadron, 5th Reconnaissance Group, U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II.  West was killed in action on April 20, 1944 while aboard a troop transport ship near Algiers, Algeria. The collection contains letters, documents, and a Purple Heart medal.","Collection includes the following: a Wilburn L. 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West, upon completion of airplane mechanics training at Lincoln Air Base, Lincoln, NE; a photocopy picture of West in civilian clothes; and an undated note written by Dallie West that contains a short history of Wilburn Lewis West.","All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections \u0026 Archives. 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Dallie remarried in 1957 and changed her name to Dallie Chason West Sasser.  Wilburn Lewis West is named on the Tablets of the Missing in the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial in Tunis, Tunisia."," Source: ","Find A Grave. \"PFC Wilburn Lewis West.\" findagrave.com. https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr\u0026GSln=west\u0026GSfn=Wilburn\u0026GSbyrel=all\u0026GSdyrel=all\u0026GSob=n\u0026GRid=56251202\u0026df=all\u0026 (accessed November 11, 2017)."],"custodhist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eTransferred from the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience to FSU Libraries Special Collections \u0026amp; Archives in July 2022.\u003c/p\u003e"],"custodhist_heading_ssm":["Custodial History"],"custodhist_tesim":["Transferred from the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience to FSU Libraries Special Collections \u0026 Archives in July 2022."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Wilburn Lewis West collection, Special Collections \u0026amp; Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/02-02-0163\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Wilburn Lewis West collection, Special Collections \u0026 Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/02-02-0163"],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e\u003cextref href=\"https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr\u0026amp;GSln=west\u0026amp;GSfn=Wilburn\u0026amp;GSbyrel=all\u0026amp;GSdyrel=all\u0026amp;GSob=n\u0026amp;GRid=56251202\u0026amp;df=all\u0026amp;\"\u003eLink to Find A Grave record for Wilburn Lewis West\u003c/extref\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["Link to Find A Grave record for Wilburn Lewis West ."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection relates to Private First Class Wilburn Lewis West who served with the 32nd Photographic Squadron, 5th Reconnaissance Group, U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II.\u0026#xA0; West was killed in action on April 20, 1944 while aboard a troop transport ship near Algiers, Algeria.\u0026#xA0;The collection contains letters, documents, and a Purple Heart medal.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCollection includes the following: a Wilburn L. 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For a complete list of collections please consult the  Special Collections \u0026 University Archives  website."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Florida Ephemera Collection consists of materials about or produced in Florida collected by Thomas and Georgine Mickler through their mail-order business, Mickler's Antiquarian Books, as well as additional purchases made by the University of Central Florida Libraries Special Collections. These materials are all related in some way to Florida, either geographically or through the subject matter.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nSeries I: Geographic Files, circa 1813-2007 contain tourism brochures, information on local historical societies, local business advertisements and newspaper clippings related to the different geographic areas of Florida, loosely divided into Central, North and South Florida. 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She graduated from Dillard High School at just 14 years old and, at 15, entered Fisk University on a Ford Foundation scholarship to study English. Her intellectual journey deepened at Oberlin College, where exposure to courses on the African diaspora inspired her to change her major to Sociology-Anthropology, earning her bachelor's degree in 1957.","Gloria enrolled at Columbia University in New York, where she pursued graduate studies in Anthropology. She earned both her Master's (1959) and Ph.D. degrees in (1964), becoming the first African American woman to teach at Columbia University. Following the completion of her doctorate, Dr. Sudarkasa was appointed assistant professor of anthropology at New York University (1970-1976), again marking a historic first for an African American woman. ","Gloria Albertha Marshall adopted the name Niara Sudarkasa to reflect her evolving identity as a cultural bridge between African Americans and continental Africans. Her name change marked a deepening commitment to diasporic connection and cultural reclamation.\nAt the University of Michigan, Dr. Sudarkasa continued to break barriers, becoming the first African American faculty member in the Department of Anthropology. From 1978 to 1981, she served as Associate Director of the Center for Afro-American and African Studies, advancing scholarship and institutional support for African diaspora research.","In 1986, she became the first female president of Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, a role she held until 1998. Her scholarship increasingly centered on the lives of women in West Africa and the enduring strength of the Black family. Her work in Nigeria earned her recognition from the royal court: in 2001, His Royal Majesty Aláyélúwà Ọba Ọkúnadé Sijuwade Olúbùsẹ II of the Royal Court of Ifẹ́ conferred upon her the chieftaincy title Yèyé Olókun Ìgbàdérò. 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