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.
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.

For:
  • Decade = 1960-1969
1970
Outdoor view of Morehouse College campus athletic field and band.
African Americans--Music, African American universities and colleges, Special events
Edward A. Jones Papers
Outdoor view of Morehouse College campus athletic field and band.
1968
Jones family stand in front of a Christmas tree. Written on verso: Christmas 1968, Carl Sr., Carl Jr. 8, Judith 8, Kimberly 8, Craig 4.
African American families
Edward A. Jones Papers
Jones family stand in front of a Christmas tree. Written on verso: Christmas 1968, Carl Sr., Carl Jr. 8, Judith 8, Kimberly 8, Craig 4.
1968
View of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Tombstone.
Buildings and grounds, African Americans--Civil rights
Edward A. Jones Papers
View of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Tombstone.
1968
Edward A. Jones and Carrie Jones stand beside a Christmas tree.
Portraits and people
Edward A. Jones Papers
Edward A. Jones and Carrie Jones stand beside a Christmas tree.
1964
Outdoor group portrait of men and women at C.L.A. Annual Conference.
Portraits and people, Events and programs
Edward A. Jones Papers
Outdoor group portrait of men and women at C.L.A. Annual Conference.
1962
Virginia Lacey Jones stands in a dining room wearing a white coat.
Portraits and people
Edward A. Jones Papers
Virginia Lacey Jones stands in a dining room wearing a white coat.
1956/1964
Man shovels dirt at a groundbreaking ceremony with spectators in background.
African American universities and colleges, Special events, Buildings and grounds
Edward A. Jones Papers
Man shovels dirt at a groundbreaking ceremony with spectators in background.
1956/1964
Man shovels dirt at a groundbreaking ceremony with spectators in background.
African American universities and colleges, Special events, Buildings and grounds
Edward A. Jones Papers
Man shovels dirt at a groundbreaking ceremony with spectators in background.
1956/1964
Man shovels dirt at a groundbreaking ceremony with spectators in background.
African American universities and colleges, Special events, Buildings and grounds
Edward A. Jones Papers
Man shovels dirt at a groundbreaking ceremony with spectators in background.
1956/1964
Man shovels dirt at a groundbreaking ceremony with spectators in background.
African American universities and colleges, Special events, Buildings and grounds
Edward A. Jones Papers
Man shovels dirt at a groundbreaking ceremony with spectators in background.
1956/1964
Man shovels dirt at a groundbreaking ceremony with spectators in background.
African American universities and colleges, Special events, Buildings and grounds
Edward A. Jones Papers
Man shovels dirt at a groundbreaking ceremony with spectators in background.
1956/1964
A man laughs and shovels dirt at a groundbreaking ceremony with spectators in background.
African American universities and colleges, Special events, Buildings and grounds
Edward A. Jones Papers
A man laughs and shovels dirt at a groundbreaking ceremony with spectators in background.
1956/1964
A man speaks into a microphone at a groundbreaking ceremony with spectators in background.
African American universities and colleges, Special events, Buildings and grounds
Edward A. Jones Papers
A man speaks into a microphone at a groundbreaking ceremony with spectators in background.
1956/1964
Man shovels dirt at a groundbreaking ceremony with spectators in background.
African American universities and colleges, Special events, Buildings and grounds
Edward A. Jones Papers
Man shovels dirt at a groundbreaking ceremony with spectators in background.
1956/1964
Man shovels dirt at a groundbreaking ceremony with spectators in background.
African American universities and colleges, Special events, Buildings and grounds
Edward A. Jones Papers
Man shovels dirt at a groundbreaking ceremony with spectators in background.
1956/1964
View of Chicago skyline.
Buildings and grounds
Edward A. Jones Papers
View of  Chicago skyline.
1956/1964
Four men sit on a sofa and talk. Written on recto: Le president de la republique en conversation avec le Dr. Robinson, le juge Douglas et l'ambassadeur Kaiser.
African American civic leaders, African Americans--Politics and government
Edward A. Jones Papers
Four men sit on a sofa and talk. Written on recto: Le president de la republique en conversation avec le Dr. Robinson, le juge Douglas et l'ambassadeur Kaiser.