Gwendolyn (Tolliver) Nickens
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Title
Gwendolyn (Tolliver) Nickens
Subject
Nickens, Gwendolyn Shawn Tolliver (1947- )
African Americans - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Description
Photo of two separate portrait photographs of Gwendolyn (Tolliver) Nickens as a young woman.
Gwendolyn made headlines in 1962 when she became the first African American student to integrate all-white Central High School in Woodstock. At the time, she was entering the 9th grade.
She graduated from Central High School in 1966.
Her parents were Theodore Robert and Mary Jane (Spinner) Tolliver.
She married James Thurston Nickens in 1978. He was her second husband.
The image on the right has a mark at the top where the photographer noted which of the two images he planned to print.
Gwendolyn made headlines in 1962 when she became the first African American student to integrate all-white Central High School in Woodstock. At the time, she was entering the 9th grade.
She graduated from Central High School in 1966.
Her parents were Theodore Robert and Mary Jane (Spinner) Tolliver.
She married James Thurston Nickens in 1978. He was her second husband.
The image on the right has a mark at the top where the photographer noted which of the two images he planned to print.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Contributor
Identified in 2025 by Zach Hottel.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Gwendolyn (Tolliver) Nickens appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 030710, 031092, 031188, and 031450.
Identifier
031450
Original Format
Film Negative
Collection
Citationzork
Morrison Studio, “Gwendolyn (Tolliver) Nickens,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 22, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/78736.
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