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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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
Edward A. Jones, circa 1940 1937/1943 Outdoor portrait of Edward A. Jones in graduation regalia. Portraits and people, Commencement ceremonies Edward A. Jones Papers
Edward A. Jones, circa 1935 1932/1938 Portrait of Edward A. Jones. Written on verso: Edward A. Jones, return to Dr. Virginia L. Jones, Dr. Edward A. Jones Portraits and people 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
Virginia Lacey Jones, circa 1940 1937/1943 Virginia Lacey Jones reclines on a grassy yard. Portraits and people Edward A. Jones Papers
Virginia Lacey Jones, 1962 1962 Virginia Lacey Jones stands in a dining room wearing a white coat. Portraits and people Edward A. Jones Papers
Morehouse College Graduation, circa 1940 1937/1943 Morehouse graduation group ouside, with some wearing graduation regalia. Written on recto: E. A. African American universities and colleges, Commencement ceremonies Edward A. Jones Papers
Atlanta University Commencement with Edward A. Jones and Langston Hughes, June 2, 1947 1947 Edward A. Jones and Langston Hughes wear graduation regalia. Written on verso: Edward A. Jones, Langston Hughes, Atlanta University Commencement June 2, 1947. African American universities and colleges, Commencement ceremonies Edward A. Jones Papers
Christmas Day with Jones Family, 1968 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
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
Luncheon, 1972 1972 Edward A. Jones and others sit at a luncheon table. Written on verso: E.A. Jones, Beulah Gloster, Howard Thurman, O. Watson, M.N. Watson Portraits and people, Events and programs 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 Football players run on a football field. African American universities and colleges, African American athletes Edward A. Jones Papers