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Totten Family Collection

The Totten Family collection documents family members descended from Riley and Zula Clapp Totten (one of the first three graduates of the Palmer Memorial Institute in 1905). One of their sons, Arthur Sylvester Totten (1913-1999), was a native of Guilford County, a retired professor of poultry science at N.C. A&T State University and an Army veteran. He held a B.S. degree from West Virginia State University and a M.S. degree from Michigan State University. He was a former board member of American Federal Savings and Loan Association, a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, the United Methodist Men, Chancel choir and the Men's choir at St. Matthews United Methodist Church in Greensboro. Totten's wife Geraldine (d. 1990) was a faculty member at Bennett College from 1966 to 1985. His son, Arthur Avery Totten (b. 1948), was employed by the Environmental Protection Agency and now resides in Greensboro. The collection includes photographs of family and friends and of trips to Nigeria, funeral service programs, and printed items related to St. Matthews, N.C. A&T State University, and other civic groups.

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A memorial service in celebration of the life of Ruby Alberteen Jeffries
Ruby A. Jeffries (1913-1990) was the mother of former Greensboro Mayor Yvonne Johnson and educator Jacqueline Kpeglo.
A service of memory celebrating the life of Juanita Troxler Totton
Juanita Troxler Totton (1925-1989) was the sister-in-law of Arthur Sylvester Totten.
A service of memory for Dr. Wadaran L. Kennedy
Dr. Wadaran L. Kennedy (1905-1993) was a professor of agriculture at N.C. A&T State University and the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in dairy husbandry.
Abakaliki, Nigeria
Arthur S. Totten
Studio portrait.
Bennett College humanities convocation
Convocation program.
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Dedication program for new sanctuary.
Birth record of Arthur A. Totten
Enugu, Nigeria
Esther Totten Custer at opening of Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum and State Historic Site
Pictured: Blue outfit, front row left, identified by photographer as "Aunt Esther."
Esther Totton Custer
Studio portrait.
Eulogistic service for Mr. Ethbert Spellman Carr
Ethbert Spellman Carr (1915?-1982) was Assistant Professor of Agricultural Engineering at N.C. A&T State University. He was also very much involved in collegiate athletics.
Ezra L. Totton
Dr. Ezra L. Totten was a professor of chemistry at N.C. Central University. Studio portrait.
Family gathering in front of a home
This may have been a Totton-Clapp family reunion.
Farm at Agricultural and Technical College of North Carolina
Several photographs of the college farm in Guilford County.
Four unidentified individuals in a home
Funeral service for Mr. Joe Edward Grier
Joe Edward Grier (1921-1991) was an educator who resided in Charlotte, N.C.
Geraldine A. Totten
Pictured: Geraldine A. Totten at her desk in the Humanities Department at Bennett College.
Geraldine A. Totten
Studio portrait.
Hi-boros

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