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.

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  • Subjects = African Americans--Music
Title Date Created Description Subject Collection
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
Graham W. Jackson, circa 1950 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
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 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 stands on a football field. African American universities and colleges, Special events, African Americans--Music Edward A. Jones Papers
Banquet, circa 1950 1946/1954 A group of men sing next to a man playing the piano. Portraits and people, Events and programs, African Americans--Music Edward A. Jones Papers
Edward A. Jones, circa 1940 1937/1943 Edward A. Jones plays a piano organ with sheet music and pipe. Portraits and people, African Americans--Music Edward A. Jones Papers