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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Morehouse Athletic Field and Band, 1967 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
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
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
Morehouse College Football Game, circa 1950 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
Morehouse College Football Game, circa 1950 1946/1954 A marching band walks down a street. African American universities and colleges, Special events, African Americans--Music Edward A. Jones Papers
Morehouse College Football Game, circa 1950 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
Morehouse College Football Game, circa 1950 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
Morehouse College Football Game, circa 1950 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
Morehouse College Homecoming, circa 1950 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
Morehouse College Homecoming, circa 1950 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
Morehouse College Homecoming, circa 1950 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
Morehouse College Homecoming, circa 1950 1946/1954 Outdoor view of women on a podium with a man holding a crown on a football field. African American universities and colleges, Special events Edward A. Jones Papers
Morehouse College Homecoming, circa 1950 1946/1954 Outdoor view of women standing on podium with bouquets on a football field. African American universities and colleges, Special events Edward A. Jones Papers