About Us
Our Mission
The mission of the James Solomon Russell Saint Paul’s College Museum and Archives is to collect, organize, preserve and promote access to its collection of archival records, books, printed materials, photographs, artifacts and other items pertaining to the life of James Solomon Russell and the history of James Solomon Russell High School and Saint Paul’s College for the use by researchers, students, professionals, alumni and the general public.
The Beginning
In 2015 there were two groups, the James Solomon Russell Commemoration Committee, which has celebrated the legacy of JSR annually since 2009, and the Saint Paul’s College Museum Committee, which was formed after the closing of Saint Paul’s College in 2013. The two groups held joint meetings over the period of a year and concluded that since their efforts would lead to overlapping results the best way to serve the community would be to pool their efforts for one common goal.
The two groups formally joined forces and began planning and selected a name, James Solomon Russell-Saint Paul’s College Museum and Archives, approved the mission and elected officers: James Grimstead-Chairman, Bobby Conner-Vice Chairman, Teya Whitehead-Secretary and Regna Gordon-Treasurer. This action was followed by opening a postal box and a bank account.
The body then established its first objective as “Preparing the museum for opening to the general public”. It then selected the four officers as directors and drafted its new logo and laid out its exhibit floorplan layout. It also introduced new committees to its eleven new members.
The Brunswick County Board of Supervisors supported our efforts by providing us with operating space and utilities. We next applied for our VA state corporate non-profit status and our federal 501(C)3 tax exempt status which we obtained both.
All these completed efforts allowed us to plan for the future in which we conducted our first successful open house for the alumni and general public.
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Advisors
- Reeve Ashcraft - CEP Solar Company
- Ginger Barbour - Richmond, Virginia
- Dr. Lisa Winn Bryan - Assistant Professor African American Studies, VCU Community Outreach, Preservation Virginia
- Dr. Freeman Carter - Division Superintendent Brunswick County Public Schools
- Bianca Casper - Senior Constituent Services, Office of Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan
- Delegate Joshua Cole - Virginia House of Delegates, 65th District
- Bryan David - Program Director, University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, GO Virginia Region 3 Council
- Jackson Eliasek - CEP Solar
- Dr. Barbara Jarrett-Harris - Chair, Brunswick County Board of Supervisors
- Jay Jones - Attorney, Hogan Lovells
- Senator Emily Jordan - Virginia Senate, 17th District
- Julie Langan - Director, Virginia Department of Historic Resources
- Captain Joey Lopresti - Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office
- Rita McClenny - President, Virginia Tourism Corporation
- Malcolm Mitchell - Superbowl Champ, Author, Founder Share the Magic Foundation, Atlanta, Georgia
- Paige Pollard - Principal-In-Charge, Commonwealth Preservation Group
- Justin Pope - External Affairs Manager, Dominion Energy
- Dr. Kanton Reynolds - Director of Undergraduate Programs, IES, NC State University
- Henry and Angela Russell - Russell Family Representatives
- Jeremy Satterfield - Microsoft TechSpark Manager, Southern Virginia
- Holly Smith - College Archivist, Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia
- Will Smith - External Affairs, Dominion Energy
- Dr. Millard D. “Pete” Stith - Former President, Saint Paul’s College
- Lt. Colonel Linda S. Wynn - United States Army
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Senator Louise Lucas Digital Memory Lab
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Saint Paul’s Christmas Ornament
If you got your Saint Paul’s Christmas Ornament last year… Don’t hesitate to pick up the 2nd in a long line of Ornaments. All proceeds will be directed to the upkeep & preservation of the James Solomon Russell | Saint Paul’s College Museum & Archives. Thank you for your support!
