2026 SESSION
ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 73
Commending the James Solomon Russell–Saint Paul's College Museum and Archives, Inc.
Agreed to by the Senate, March 5, 2026
WHEREAS, the James Solomon Russell–Saint Paul's College Museum and Archives, Inc., an organization with a mission to develop, organize, preserve, and promote access to a collection of archival materials 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, celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2026; and
WHEREAS, the James Solomon Russell–Saint Paul's College Museum and Archives was established in 2016, three years after the closing of Saint Paul's College; and
WHEREAS, with the support of the Brunswick County Board of Supervisors, the James Solomon Russell–Saint Paul's College Museum and Archives opened in the Brunswick County Conference Center, which was formerly the John E. Thomasson Student Center at Saint Paul's College; and
WHEREAS, the James Solomon Russell–Saint Paul's College Museum and Archives' collection spans records, photographs, and artifacts dating from the founding of Saint Paul Normal and Industrial School in 1888 to the closing of Saint Paul's College in 2013, while also containing material pertaining to the life of the institution's founder, James Solomon Russell; and
WHEREAS, the James Solomon Russell–Saint Paul's College Museum and Archives has been steadfast in its efforts to make its collection of records, books, printed materials, photographs, artifacts, and more available for the benefit of researchers, students, professionals, alumni, and the general public; and
WHEREAS, during the 2020 regular session of the General Assembly, the James Solomon Russell–Saint Paul's College Museum and Archives successfully advocated to establish March 28 of each year as James Solomon Russell Day in the Commonwealth; and