Carrie Belle Coss Collection

Carrie Belle Brown Coss Born on October 24, 1906,earned her bachelor’s degrees from Howard University as well as Cincinnati University, and she earned a master’s degree from Columbia University in New York. She married Robert Weldon Coss in Rusk County in the 1930s. After teaching at Langston University, Coss accepted a position as a professor in the Department of Education at Prairie View A&M University in 1946. She was a committee member chairperson for the Alpha Mu Gamma Honors Society Organization. In 1972, she retired from PVAMU after 26 years of service, and PVAMU President A.I. Thomas gave her special recognition, along with several other 25-year Service Employees. In 1989, she conducted the research that provided the foundation for the Texas Historical Marker nomination for Wyatt Chapel Community Cemetery on the north side of campus. She died on August 20, 1996, and she was buried in Prairie View Memorial Garden Cemetery. Finding Aid PV Panther Project website https://pvpantherproject.com/project/carrie-belle-coss-papers/