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Image 1 of 1: The R.E. Clay Education Building was built in 1958 and named in honor of Robert E. Clay in 1968. Clay (1875-1961) was a State Rosenwald School Agent, a representative of the State Department of Education, and the State Developer of Negro Education, a position he held from 1937 until his retirement in 1955. He graduated from Tennessee A&I in 1932. Clay Hall contains offices for the departments of Administration; Curriculum and Instruction, Psychology, Teacher Education and the office of the Dean of the School of Education.
The R.E. Clay Education Building was built in 1958 and named in honor of Robert E. Clay in 1968. Clay (1875-1961) was a State Rosenwald School Agent, a representative of the State Department of Education, and the State Developer of Negro Education, a position he held from 1937 until his retirement in 1955. He graduated from Tennessee A&I in 1932. Clay Hall contains offices for the departments of Administration; Curriculum and Instruction, Psychology, Teacher Education and the office of the Dean of the School of Education.

The R.E. Clay Education Building was built in 1958 and named in honor of Robert E. Clay in 1968. Clay (1875-1961) was a State Rosenwald School Agent, a representative of the State Department of Education, and the State Developer of Negro Education, a position he held from 1937 until his retirement in 1955. He graduated from Tennessee A&I in 1932. Clay Hall contains offices for the departments of Administration; Curriculum and Instruction, Psychology, Teacher Education and the office of the Dean of the School of Education.

Clay Hall

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The R.E. Clay Education Building was built in 1958 and named in honor of Robert E. Clay in 1968. Clay (1875-1961) was a State Rosenwald School Agent, a representative of the State Department of Education, and the State Developer of Negro Education, a position he held from 1937 until his retirement in 1955. He graduated from Tennessee A&I in 1932. Clay Hall contains offices for the departments of Administration; Curriculum and Instruction, Psychology, Teacher Education and the office of the Dean of the School of Education.

Title Clay Hall
Creator Nashville Historical Foundation
Author Marley Abbott, MTSU Student; 2019
Date 1958; 1968
Address 3500 John E. Merritt Boulevard
Type Building
Coverage Area 4
Source Robert E. Clay, namesake
Contributor Julius Rosenwald
Subject African Americans; Education; Post-World War II; Neighborhoods
Keywords Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial State, Tennessee State University, Julius Rosenwald, Colleges, Universities, Buildings, North Nashville, Rosenwald Schools, Offices
Rights CC BY-NC 4.0