C. Eric Lincoln (June 23, 1924 - May 14, 2000) was born in Athens, Alabama. Despite the setbacks of manifest segregation and prejudices of the Jim Crow era, young Lincoln developed tenacity and a strong sense of self-expression at an early age. Since those earnest beginnings, Lincoln eventually earned five degrees, including a Bachelor of Divinity from the University of Chicago and a Doctor of Philosophy in Social Ethics from Boston University. An ordained minister, Dr. Lincoln is best known as a distinguished scholar, writer and lecturer on the Sociology of Black Religion, and Race and Ethnic Relations in the United States. At the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library we are always striving to improve our digital collections. We welcome additional information about people, places, or events depicted in any of the works in this collection. To submit information, please contact us at DSD@auctr.edu.
Jun 11, 2019

C. Eric Lincoln Collection

C. Eric Lincoln (June 23, 1924 - May 14, 2000) was born in Athens, Alabama. Despite the setbacks of manifest segregation and prejudices of the Jim Crow era, young Lincoln developed tenacity and a strong sense of self-expression at an early age. Since those earnest beginnings, Lincoln eventually earned five degrees, including a Bachelor of Divinity from the University of Chicago and a Doctor of Philosophy in Social Ethics from Boston University. An ordained minister, Dr. Lincoln is best known as a distinguished scholar, writer and lecturer on the Sociology of Black Religion, and Race and Ethnic Relations in the United States.

At the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library we are always striving to improve our digital collections. We welcome additional information about people, places, or events depicted in any of the works in this collection. To submit information, please contact us at DSD@auctr.edu.
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C. Eric Lincoln greets an unidentified woman at a reception.
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
C. Eric Lincoln and Guests, circa 1975
Date Created
1970/1980
Description
C. Eric Lincoln greets an unidentified woman at a reception.
Subject
African American authors, African American scholars, Portraits and people
Collection
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
C. Eric Lincoln talks at a UNC writer's workshop.
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
UNC Writer's Workshop, 1989
Date Created
1989
Description
C. Eric Lincoln talks at a UNC writer's workshop.
Subject
African American authors, African American scholars, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
A women laughs at a reception at the Conference to Access the State of Black Arts and Letters in Chicago, IL. May 26-28, 1972.
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
Conference to Access the State of Black Arts and Letters, May 1972
Date Created
1972-05
Description
A women laughs at a reception at the Conference to Access the State of Black Arts and Letters in Chicago, IL. May 26-28, 1972.
Subject
African American authors, African American scholars, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
Four unidentified women sit on a couch.
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
C. Eric Lincoln at Boston University, 1991
Date Created
1991
Description
Four unidentified women sit on a couch.
Subject
African American authors, African American scholars, Portraits and people
Collection
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
A group at a reception.
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
C. Eric Lincoln in Boston, Massachusetts, 1991
Date Created
1991
Description
A group at a reception.
Subject
African American authors, African American scholars, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
Men talk at a reception at the Conference to Access the State of Black Arts and Letters in Chicago, IL. May 26-28, 1972.
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
Conference to Access the State of Black Arts and Letters, May 1972
Date Created
1972-05
Description
Men talk at a reception at the Conference to Access the State of Black Arts and Letters in Chicago, IL. May 26-28, 1972.
Subject
African American authors, African American scholars, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
C. Eric Lincoln sits at his desk holding a pipe.
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
C. Eric Lincoln, 1971
Date Created
1971
Description
C. Eric Lincoln sits at his desk holding a pipe.
Subject
African American authors, African American scholars, Portraits and people
Collection
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
C. Eric Lincoln (left) stands with other participants at a UNC writer's workshop.
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
UNC Writer's Workshop, 1989
Date Created
1989
Description
C. Eric Lincoln (left) stands with other participants at a UNC writer's workshop.
Subject
African American authors, African American scholars, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
Ossie Davis signs an autograph for a woman.
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
C. Eric Lincoln at Boston University, 1991
Date Created
1991
Description
Ossie Davis signs an autograph for a woman.
Subject
African American authors, African American scholars, Portraits and people
Collection
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
C. Eric Lincoln holds a young child, possibly his son Less Charles Lincoln.
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
C. Eric Lincoln and Child, circa 1967
Date Created
1962/1972
Description
C. Eric Lincoln holds a young child, possibly his son Less Charles Lincoln.
Subject
African American authors, African American scholars, Portraits and people, African American families
Collection
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
C. Eric Lincoln shakes the hand of Ambassador Angier Biddle Duke as Wiley Branton looks on at the American Embassy Madrid, Spain. Branton and Lincoln were guests at the Embassy.
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
C. Eric Lincoln at the American Embassy in Spain, 1965
Date Created
1965
Description
C. Eric Lincoln shakes the hand of Ambassador Angier Biddle Duke as Wiley Branton looks on at the American Embassy Madrid, Spain. Branton and Lincoln were guests at the Embassy.
Subject
African American authors, African American scholars, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
A reception for C. Eric Lincoln receiving an honorary degree from Boston University.
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
C. Eric Lincoln at Boston University, 1991
Date Created
1991
Description
A reception for C. Eric Lincoln receiving an honorary degree from Boston University.
Subject
African American authors, African American scholars, Portraits and people, Special events
Collection
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
An unidentified man speaks at the Conference to Access the State of Black Arts and Letters in Chicago, IL. May 26-28, 1972.
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
Conference to Access the State of Black Arts and Letters, May 1972
Date Created
1972-05
Description
An unidentified man speaks at the Conference to Access the State of Black Arts and Letters in Chicago, IL. May 26-28, 1972.
Subject
African American authors, African American scholars, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
Alex Haley speaks from a podium at his house in Tennessee.
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
C. Eric Lincoln's Birthday at Alex Haley's Farm, 1990
Date Created
1990
Description
Alex Haley speaks from a podium at his house in Tennessee.
Subject
African American authors, African American scholars, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
Portrait of C. Eric Lincoln.
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
C. Eric Lincoln, 1967
Date Created
1967
Description
Portrait of C. Eric Lincoln.
Subject
African American authors, African American scholars, Portraits and people
Collection
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
Exterior of First Bryan Baptist Church in Savannah, Georgia.
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
First Bryan Baptist Church, circa 1980
Date Created
1975/1985
Description
Exterior of First Bryan Baptist Church in Savannah, Georgia.
Subject
Church buildings, African American churches, Buildings and grounds
Collection
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
Lunch reception at the Conference to Access the State of Black Arts and Letters in Chicago, IL. May 26-28, 1972.
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
Conference to Access the State of Black Arts and Letters, May 1972
Date Created
1972-05
Description
Lunch reception at the Conference to Access the State of Black Arts and Letters in Chicago, IL. May 26-28, 1972.
Subject
African American authors, African American scholars, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
C. Eric Lincoln sits at his office desk and talks on the phone.
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
C. Eric Lincoln, 1971
Date Created
1971
Description
C. Eric Lincoln sits at his office desk and talks on the phone.
Subject
African American authors, African American scholars, Portraits and people
Collection
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
C. Eric Lincoln with an unidentified man at "This Road Since Freedom" event at Symphony Hall in Boston, Massachusetts.
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
C. Eric Lincoln in Boston, Massachusetts, 1991
Date Created
1991
Description
C. Eric Lincoln with an unidentified man at "This Road Since Freedom" event at Symphony Hall in Boston, Massachusetts.
Subject
African American authors, African American scholars, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
Poet Atukwei John Okai presents onstage.
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
Atukwei John Okai, circa 1968
Date Created
1963/1973
Description
Poet Atukwei John Okai presents onstage.
Subject
African American poets, Portraits and people, Special events
Collection
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
Interior of First Bryan Baptist Church in Savannah, Georgia.
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
First Bryan Baptist Church, circa 1980
Date Created
1975/1985
Description
Interior of First Bryan Baptist Church in Savannah, Georgia.
Subject
Church buildings, African American churches, Buildings and grounds
Collection
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
C. Eric Lincoln stands with his first wife and children Cecil Eric and Joyce Elaine Lincoln.
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
C. Eric Lincoln and Family, circa 1955
Date Created
1950/1960
Description
C. Eric Lincoln stands with his first wife and children Cecil Eric and Joyce Elaine Lincoln.
Subject
African American authors, African American scholars, Portraits and people, African American families
Collection
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
A man and woman share a laugh at the Conference to Access the State of Black Arts and Letters in Chicago, IL. May 26-28, 1972.
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
Conference to Access the State of Black Arts and Letters, May 1972
Date Created
1972-05
Description
A man and woman share a laugh at the Conference to Access the State of Black Arts and Letters in Chicago, IL. May 26-28, 1972.
Subject
African American authors, African American scholars, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
Interview, circa 1990
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
Interview, circa 1990
Date Created
1985/1995
Subject
African American authors, African American scholars, Interviews
Collection
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
C. Eric Lincoln with an unidentified man at "This Road Since Freedom" event at Symphony Hall in Boston, Massachusetts.
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
C. Eric Lincoln in Boston, Massachusetts, 1991
Date Created
1991
Description
C. Eric Lincoln with an unidentified man at "This Road Since Freedom" event at Symphony Hall in Boston, Massachusetts.
Subject
African American authors, African American scholars, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
Portrait of C. H. Mason, a painting.
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
C. H. Mason, circa 1940
Date Created
1935/1945
Description
Portrait of C. H. Mason, a painting.
Subject
African American authors, African American scholars, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
Cornerstone of the Silver Bluff Baptist Church in Jackson, South Carolina.
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
Silver Bluff Baptist Church, circa 1980
Date Created
1975/1985
Description
Cornerstone of the Silver Bluff Baptist Church in Jackson, South Carolina.
Subject
Church buildings, African American churches, Buildings and grounds
Collection
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
Exterior of Wheat Street Baptist Church.
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
Wheat Street Baptist Church, circa 1980
Date Created
1975/1985
Description
Exterior of Wheat Street Baptist Church.
Subject
Church buildings, African American churches, Buildings and grounds
Collection
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
An unidentified man speaks at the Conference to Access the State of Black Arts and Letters in Chicago, IL. May 26-28, 1972.
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
Conference to Access the State of Black Arts and Letters, May 1972
Date Created
1972-05
Description
An unidentified man speaks at the Conference to Access the State of Black Arts and Letters in Chicago, IL. May 26-28, 1972.
Subject
African American authors, African American scholars, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
Black Church in African American Experience, November 7, 1991
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
Black Church in African American Experience, November 7, 1991
Date Created
1991-11-07
Subject
African American authors, African American scholars, Interviews, African American churches, African Americans--Religion
Collection
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
Alex Haley sits with C. Eric Lincoln and two women at a table outside of his house in Tennessee,
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
C. Eric Lincoln's Birthday at Alex Haley's Farm, 1990
Date Created
1990
Description
Alex Haley sits with C. Eric Lincoln and two women at a table outside of his house in Tennessee,
Subject
African American authors, African American scholars, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
Portrait of C. Eric Lincoln.
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
C. Eric Lincoln, circa 1967
Date Created
1962/1972
Description
Portrait of C. Eric Lincoln.
Subject
African American authors, African American scholars, Portraits and people
Collection
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
Portrait of C. Eric Lincoln.
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
C. Eric Lincoln, circa 1953
Date Created
1947/1957
Description
Portrait of C. Eric Lincoln.
Subject
African American authors, African American scholars, Portraits and people
Collection
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
American Forum for International Studies, February 13, 1970
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
American Forum for International Studies, February 13, 1970
Date Created
1970-02-13
Subject
African American authors, African American scholars, Interviews
Collection
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
Portrait of C. H. Mason.
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
C. H. Mason, circa 1940
Date Created
1935/1945
Description
Portrait of C. H. Mason.
Subject
African American authors, African American scholars, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
Poet Atukwei John Okai presents onstage.
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
Atukwei John Okai, circa 1968
Date Created
1963/1973
Description
Poet Atukwei John Okai presents onstage.
Subject
African American poets, Portraits and people, Special events
Collection
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
Portrait of C. Eric Lincoln.
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
C. Eric Lincoln, circa 1990
Date Created
1985/1995
Description
Portrait of C. Eric Lincoln.
Subject
African American authors, African American scholars, Portraits and people
Collection
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
C. Eric Lincoln sits and plays at his piano in his home.
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
C. Eric Lincoln at His Piano, circa 1990
Date Created
1985/1995
Description
C. Eric Lincoln sits and plays at his piano in his home.
Subject
African American authors, African American scholars, Portraits and people, African Americans--Music
Collection
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
Men and women talk at a reception at the Conference to Access the State of Black Arts and Letters in Chicago, IL. May 26-28, 1972.
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
Conference to Access the State of Black Arts and Letters, May 1972
Date Created
1972-05
Description
Men and women talk at a reception at the Conference to Access the State of Black Arts and Letters in Chicago, IL. May 26-28, 1972.
Subject
African American authors, African American scholars, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
Portrait of C. Eric Lincoln.
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
C. Eric Lincoln, circa 1975
Date Created
1970/1980
Description
Portrait of C. Eric Lincoln.
Subject
African American authors, African American scholars, Portraits and people
Collection
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
Prayer, circa 1986
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
Prayer, circa 1986
Date Created
1981/1991
Subject
African American authors, African American scholars
Collection
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
Alex Haley signs a book for a woman and man outside of his house in Tennessee.
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
C. Eric Lincoln's Birthday at Alex Haley's Farm, 1990
Date Created
1990
Description
Alex Haley signs a book for a woman and man outside of his house in Tennessee.
Subject
African American authors, African American scholars, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
C. Eric Lincoln talks with Ossie Davis at "This Road Since Freedom" event at Symphony Hall in Boston, Massachusetts.
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
C. Eric Lincoln in Boston, Massachusetts, 1991
Date Created
1991
Description
C. Eric Lincoln talks with Ossie Davis at "This Road Since Freedom" event at Symphony Hall in Boston, Massachusetts.
Subject
African American authors, African American scholars, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
C Eric Lincoln stands with Deidre Miller and William Pressley at their wedding.
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
C. Eric Lincoln With Wedding Couple, November 11, 1993
Date Created
11/11/1993
Description
C Eric Lincoln stands with Deidre Miller and William Pressley at their wedding.
Subject
African American authors, African American scholars, Portraits and people, Special events
Collection
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
Darwin McBeth Walton sits and reads "Sepia" magazine. Written on verso: Relaxing with her favorite magazine. Singer enjoys all good publications. Likes Sepia best.
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
Darwin McBeth Walton, circa 1950
Date Created
1945/1955
Description
Darwin McBeth Walton sits and reads "Sepia" magazine. Written on verso: Relaxing with her favorite magazine. Singer enjoys all good publications. Likes Sepia best.
Subject
Portraits and people
Collection
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
Portrait of Less Charles II and Hilary Anne Lincoln, C. Eric Lincoln's younger son and daughter.
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
Less Charles II and Hilary Anne Lincoln., circa 1990
Date Created
1985/1995
Description
Portrait of Less Charles II and Hilary Anne Lincoln, C. Eric Lincoln's younger son and daughter.
Subject
African American authors, African American scholars, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
Portrait of Aarica Arnold. Written on verso: Earl Dunston's granddaughter, Eric Arnold's daughter.
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
Aarica Arnold, circa 1996
Date Created
1991/2001
Description
Portrait of Aarica Arnold. Written on verso: Earl Dunston's granddaughter, Eric Arnold's daughter.
Subject
African American authors, African American scholars, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
C. Eric Lincoln talks with colleagues Thomas McCullough and Wanta Camp at Duke University.
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
C. Eric Lincoln and Thomas McCullough, 1976
Date Created
1976
Description
C. Eric Lincoln talks with colleagues Thomas McCullough and Wanta Camp at Duke University.
Subject
African American authors, African American scholars, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
Changing Times, circa 1960
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
Changing Times, circa 1960
Date Created
1955/1965
Subject
African American authors, African American scholars, Interviews
Collection
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
The Avenue Clayton City, Part 4, circa 1998
C. Eric Lincoln Collection
The Avenue Clayton City, Part 4, circa 1998
Date Created
1993/2003
Subject
African American authors, African American scholars
Collection
C. Eric Lincoln Collection