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.

Virginia Lacey Jones reclines on a grassy yard.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Virginia Lacey Jones stands in a dining room wearing a white coat.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Virginia L. Jones and Edward A. Jones shake hands with others.
A young girl holding a bouquet of flowers on stage with three men and a woman.
Edward A. Jones Papers
View of Trevor Arnett Hall.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Outdoor view of Trevor Arnett Hall.
Edward A. Jones Papers
View of a brick building from the street.
Edward A. Jones Papers
View of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Tombstone.
Exterior view of Park Avenue Church.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Outdoor group portrait of the North Carolina Library Association.
View of Morehouse College campus parking areas.
View of Morehouse College campus parking areas.
Outdoor view of young man speaking with microphone and five young women holding flower bouquets on a football field.
Outdoor view of women standing on podium with bouquets, and a man with a microphone on a football field.
Outdoor view of homecoming parade, women seated on float with spectators walking down the street.
Outdoor view of women on a podium with a man holding a crown on a football field.
Outdoor view of women standing on podium with bouquets on a football field.
Outdoor view of homecoming parade with women sitting in a car with a float.
Outdoor view of homecoming parade with women seated on a float.
Double exposed image, outdoor views of homecoming parade.