Edward Allen Jones (1903-1981) attended Morehouse Academy in 1918. Upon graduation from the Academy in 1922, he entered Morehouse College, where he received his B.A. and graduated as class Valedictorian in 1926. Dr. Jones began his teaching career at Morehouse College in 1927 and worked as a professor there until 1977. While a member of the Morehouse faculty, he served as Chairman of the Department of Foreign Languages from 1930-1977, and held the Fuller E. Callaway Chair in French from 1970-1977. At the time of his death he was serving as the Director of Institutional Research at Morehouse. Beyond his career as a a professor, Dr. Jones was a member of the College Language Association, Editor of the College Language Association Journal from, a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and President of the Grand Jurors Association of Fulton County. Photographs range from the 1920s-1970s. 

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Feb 7, 2022

Edward A. Jones Papers

Edward Allen Jones (1903-1981) attended Morehouse Academy in 1918. Upon graduation from the Academy in 1922, he entered Morehouse College, where he received his B.A. and graduated as class Valedictorian in 1926. Dr. Jones began his teaching career at Morehouse College in 1927 and worked as a professor there until 1977. While a member of the Morehouse faculty, he served as Chairman of the Department of Foreign Languages from 1930-1977, and held the Fuller E. Callaway Chair in French from 1970-1977. At the time of his death he was serving as the Director of Institutional Research at Morehouse. Beyond his career as a a professor, Dr. Jones was a member of the College Language Association, Editor of the College Language Association Journal from, a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and President of the Grand Jurors Association of Fulton County. Photographs range from the 1920s-1970s.

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.

1932/1938
Portrait of Edward A. Jones. Written on verso: Edward A. Jones, return to Dr. Virginia L. Jones, Dr. Edward A. Jones
Portraits and people
Edward A. Jones Papers
Portrait of Edward A. Jones. Written on verso: Edward A. Jones, return to Dr. Virginia L. Jones, Dr. Edward A. Jones
1937/1943
Outdoor portrait of Edward A. Jones in graduation regalia.
Portraits and people, Commencement ceremonies
Edward A. Jones Papers
Outdoor portrait of Edward A. Jones in graduation regalia.
1937/1943
Edward A. Jones plays a piano organ with sheet music and pipe.
Portraits and people, African Americans--Music
Edward A. Jones Papers
Edward A. Jones plays a piano organ with sheet music and pipe.
1937/1943
Virginia Lacey Jones reclines on a grassy yard.
Portraits and people
Edward A. Jones Papers
Virginia Lacey Jones reclines on a grassy yard.
1937/1943
Morehouse graduation group ouside, with some wearing graduation regalia. Written on recto: E. A.
African American universities and colleges, Commencement ceremonies
Edward A. Jones Papers
Morehouse graduation group ouside, with some wearing graduation regalia. Written on recto: E. A.
1946/1954
Portrait of Graham W. Jackson. Written on recto: To Dr. and Mrs. E.A. Jones, Sincerely, or should I say musically, Graham W. Jackson.
African American arts, Portraits and people, African Americans--Music
Edward A. Jones Papers
Portrait of Graham W. Jackson. Written on recto: To Dr. and Mrs. E.A. Jones, Sincerely, or should I say musically, Graham W. Jackson.
1946/1954
Football players run on a football field.
African American universities and colleges, African American athletes
Edward A. Jones Papers
Football players run on a football field.
1946/1954
Men and women sit at dining tables with a man speaking at podium.
Portraits and people, Events and programs
Edward A. Jones Papers
Men and women sit at dining tables with a man speaking at podium.
1946/1954
Men and women sit at dining tables with a man speaking at podium.
Portraits and people, Events and programs
Edward A. Jones Papers
Men and women sit at dining tables with a man speaking at podium.
1946/1954
Players on the field of a football game.
African American universities and colleges, African American athletes
Edward A. Jones Papers
Players on the field of a football game.
1946/1954
A marching band and color guard on a football field.
African American universities and colleges, Special events, African Americans--Music
Edward A. Jones Papers
A marching band and color guard on a football field.
1946/1954
A marching band walks down a street.
African American universities and colleges, Special events, African Americans--Music
Edward A. Jones Papers
A marching band walks down a street.
1946/1954
A group sit on the bleachers and watch a football game. Written on verso: Fans at Morehouse College football game.
African American universities and colleges, Special events
Edward A. Jones Papers
A group sit on the bleachers and watch a football game. Written on verso: Fans at Morehouse College football game.
1946/1954
A marching band and color guard on a football field.
African American universities and colleges, Special events, African Americans--Music
Edward A. Jones Papers
A marching band and color guard on a football field.
1946/1954
A young man and woman seat on bleachers of a football game.
African American universities and colleges, Special events
Edward A. Jones Papers
A young man and woman seat on bleachers of a football game.
1946/1954
Players on the field of a football game.
African American universities and colleges, African American athletes
Edward A. Jones Papers
Players on the field of a football game.
1946/1954
Players on the field of a football game.
African American universities and colleges, African American athletes
Edward A. Jones Papers
Players on the field of a football game.
1946/1954
Outdoor view of young man speaking with microphone and five young women holding flower bouquets on a football field.
African American universities and colleges, Special events
Edward A. Jones Papers
Outdoor view of young man speaking with microphone and five young women holding flower bouquets on a football field.
1946/1954
Outdoor view of women standing on podium with bouquets, and a man with a microphone on a football field.
African American universities and colleges, Special events
Edward A. Jones Papers
Outdoor view of women standing on podium with bouquets, and a man with a microphone on a football field.
1946/1954
Outdoor view of homecoming parade, women seated on float with spectators walking down the street.
African American universities and colleges, Special events
Edward A. Jones Papers
Outdoor view of homecoming parade, women seated on float with spectators walking down the street.