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.
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Benjamin G. Brawley Hall, 1970 1990 Exterior view of Benjamin G. Brawley Hall. Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges Edward A. Jones Papers
Clark Atlanta University Campus, February 1970 1970-02 Clark Atlanta University campus buildings. Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges Edward A. Jones Papers
Charles Merrell Hall, February 1970 1970-02 Exterior view of Charles Merrell Hall. Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges Edward A. Jones Papers
C. B. Dansby Hall, February 1970 1970-02 Exterior view of C. B. Dansby Hall. Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges Edward A. Jones Papers
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Tombstone, 1968 1968 View of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Tombstone. Buildings and grounds, African Americans--Civil rights Edward A. Jones Papers
Morehouse College, circa 1970 1966/1974 View of Morehouse College campus. Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges Edward A. Jones Papers
Morehouse College, circa 1970 1966/1974 View of Morehouse College campus. Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges Edward A. Jones Papers
Morehouse College, circa 1970 1966/1974 View of Morehouse College campus. Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges Edward A. Jones Papers
Morehouse College, circa 1970 1966/1974 View of Morehouse College campus. Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges Edward A. Jones Papers
Morehouse College Parking Areas, circa 1970 1966/1974 View of Morehouse College campus parking areas. Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges Edward A. Jones Papers
Morehouse College Parking Areas, circa 1970 1966/1974 View of Morehouse College campus parking areas. Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges Edward A. Jones Papers
Morehouse College Campus, 1970 1966/1974 View of Morehouse College campus. Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges Edward A. Jones Papers
Groundbreaking, circa 1960 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
Groundbreaking, circa 1960 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
Groundbreaking, circa 1960 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
Groundbreaking, circa 1960 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
Groundbreaking, circa 1960 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
Groundbreaking, circa 1960 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
Groundbreaking, circa 1960 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
Groundbreaking, circa 1960 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