The Photograph series consists of photographs, negatives, slides and photo albums relating to Joseph E. Lowery and Evelyn G. Lowery from circa 1900-2019 inclusive (bulk: 1950-1990). The images include individual portraits and snapshots of the Lowerys; images of the Lowerys with various relatives, friends, and acquaintances; Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and SCLC/Women's Organizational Movement for Equality Now, Inc. (SCLC/W.O.M.E.N.) activities; other events, people and places; slides; negatives; and photograph albums. This series contains original images, as well as reproductions of photographs including photocopies of prints on paper.
May 11, 2022

The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series

The Photograph series consists of photographs, negatives, slides and photo albums relating to Joseph E. Lowery and Evelyn G. Lowery from circa 1900-2019 inclusive (bulk: 1950-1990). The images include individual portraits and snapshots of the Lowerys; images of the Lowerys with various relatives, friends, and acquaintances; Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and SCLC/Women's Organizational Movement for Equality Now, Inc. (SCLC/W.O.M.E.N.) activities; other events, people and places; slides; negatives; and photograph albums. This series contains original images, as well as reproductions of photographs including photocopies of prints on paper.
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Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery speaks at a SCLC Spring Board meeting in Detroit, Michigan.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC Spring Board Meeting, April 1990
Date Created
1990-04
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery speaks at a SCLC Spring Board meeting in Detroit, Michigan.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Meetings, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Dick Gregory is shown speaking at a Southern Christian Leadership Conference Spring Board meeting held at Grace Temple Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC Spring Board Meeting, April 1990
Date Created
1990-04
Description
Dick Gregory is shown speaking at a Southern Christian Leadership Conference Spring Board meeting held at Grace Temple Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American entertainers, Meetings, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Dick Gregory is shown speaking at a Southern Christian Leadership Conference Spring Board meeting held at Grace Temple Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC Spring Board Meeting, April 1990
Date Created
1990-04
Description
Dick Gregory is shown speaking at a Southern Christian Leadership Conference Spring Board meeting held at Grace Temple Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American entertainers, Meetings, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A group of cameramen at the 32nd Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention in Atlanta, Georgia. Written on verso: 32nd Annual confab drew national media attention throughout the three days of meetings and speeches! C -Span aired most the the [sic] convention live. Shoney's Covenant press conference culminate activities.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Group of Cameramen at the 32nd Annual SCLC Convention, August 1989
Date Created
1989-08
Description
A group of cameramen at the 32nd Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention in Atlanta, Georgia. Written on verso: 32nd Annual confab drew national media attention throughout the three days of meetings and speeches! C -Span aired most the the [sic] convention live. Shoney's Covenant press conference culminate activities.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Meetings, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Cheryl Lowery (first table, at right) and other SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. members listen during the SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. retreat in Suwanee, Georgia. More information about the retreat can be found on page 41 of the October-November 1986 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07031. Written on verso: A member of the SCLC/WOMEN takes notes as Sheryl [sic] Lowery Osborne listens to some of the programs the women plan during 1987. 9-6-86
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Retreat, September 6, 1986
Date Created
1986-09-06
Description
Cheryl Lowery (first table, at right) and other SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. members listen during the SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. retreat in Suwanee, Georgia. More information about the retreat can be found on page 41 of the October-November 1986 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07031. Written on verso: A member of the SCLC/WOMEN takes notes as Sheryl [sic] Lowery Osborne listens to some of the programs the women plan during 1987. 9-6-86
Subject
African American women, African American women social reformers, Associations, institutions, etc., Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery is shown pointing out international affairs projects SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. is planning for in 1986 during the SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. retreat held in Suwanee, Georgia. Written on verso: 9-6-86
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Retreat, September 6, 1986
Date Created
1986-09-06
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery is shown pointing out international affairs projects SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. is planning for in 1986 during the SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. retreat held in Suwanee, Georgia. Written on verso: 9-6-86
Subject
African American women social reformers, Associations, institutions, etc., International relations, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking to E. Randel T. Osburn alongside Evelyn G. Lowery and others at a Southern Christian Leadership Conference Board Luncheon. Written on verso: Discussing a "serious problem"... President Lowery instructs E. Randel T. Osburn and Sevell Brown, III to improvise as SCLC is confronted with larger turnout for board luncheon than anticipated. Awaiting lunch is Mrs. Lowery, Dr. David Swenton, speaker and Rev. Emmanuel Cleaver.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Speaking to E. Randel T. Osburn, April 1986
Date Created
1986-04
Description
Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking to E. Randel T. Osburn alongside Evelyn G. Lowery and others at a Southern Christian Leadership Conference Board Luncheon. Written on verso: Discussing a "serious problem"... President Lowery instructs E. Randel T. Osburn and Sevell Brown, III to improvise as SCLC is confronted with larger turnout for board luncheon than anticipated. Awaiting lunch is Mrs. Lowery, Dr. David Swenton, speaker and Rev. Emmanuel Cleaver.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Associations, institutions, etc., Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown sitting with other Southern Christian Leadership Conference Board members at a luncheon meeting. Written on verso: Dr. Joseph Lowery meets the press and others gathered.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery With Others at a SCLC Board Luncheon, April 1986
Date Created
1986-04
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown sitting with other Southern Christian Leadership Conference Board members at a luncheon meeting. Written on verso: Dr. Joseph Lowery meets the press and others gathered.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Meetings, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Middle school students are shown posing for a picture at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference national headquarters. Information from page 19 of the 29th Annual SCLC Convention Souvenir Journal (auc.199.07319): "SCLC Junior Volunteer, Nathan Smith poses with new "recruits" to the SCLC family." Written on verso: Students pose outside SCLC Headquarters
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Students at SCLC Headquarters, 1986
Date Created
1986
Description
Middle school students are shown posing for a picture at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference national headquarters. Information from page 19 of the 29th Annual SCLC Convention Souvenir Journal (auc.199.07319): "SCLC Junior Volunteer, Nathan Smith poses with new "recruits" to the SCLC family." Written on verso: Students pose outside SCLC Headquarters
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Education, Associations, institutions, etc., Children
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
The group Atlanta Ministry With International Students (AMIS) are shown marching with Emory University representatives and other during an unknown event.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Atlanta Ministry With International Students Marching With Others, circa 1986
Date Created
1985/1986
Description
The group Atlanta Ministry With International Students (AMIS) are shown marching with Emory University representatives and other during an unknown event.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Demonstrations, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown presenting an award at the 28th Annual SCLC Convention.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With Others at the 28th Annual SCLC Convention, August 1985
Date Created
1985-08
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown presenting an award at the 28th Annual SCLC Convention.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Meetings, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
An audience is shown enjoying a choir performance at the 28th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) Convention.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Choir Performance at the 28th Annual SCLC Convention, August 1985
Date Created
1985-08
Description
An audience is shown enjoying a choir performance at the 28th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) Convention.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Meetings, Associations, institutions, etc., African Americans--Music
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Quentin Bradford, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's national communications director, is shown addressing a crowd at the Martin Luther King, Jr. International Freedom Games. For more details, see page 94 of the May-June 1985 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07026. Written on verso: SCLC's Bradford greets spectators. Flanking him are (left to right) Gerald Lowrey, director of athletics and recreation at Emory; Emory student _____; meet director Bob Varsha; and Tom Aderhold, president of the Atlanta Track Club.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Quentin Bradford Speaks at MLK, Jr. Freedom Games, April 21, 1985
Date Created
1985-04-21
Description
Quentin Bradford, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's national communications director, is shown addressing a crowd at the Martin Luther King, Jr. International Freedom Games. For more details, see page 94 of the May-June 1985 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07026. Written on verso: SCLC's Bradford greets spectators. Flanking him are (left to right) Gerald Lowrey, director of athletics and recreation at Emory; Emory student _____; meet director Bob Varsha; and Tom Aderhold, president of the Atlanta Track Club.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, African American universities and colleges, Demonstrations, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
C.T. Vivian (center) is shown smiling alongside Claud Young (second from left in photo) and others during a Southern Christian Leadership Conference Board meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Claud Young, C.T. Vivian and Others in a SCLC Board Meeting, April 4, 1985
Date Created
1985-04-04
Description
C.T. Vivian (center) is shown smiling alongside Claud Young (second from left in photo) and others during a Southern Christian Leadership Conference Board meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Meetings, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Abraham Woods, Brenda Davenport, and Johnnie Carr (seated left to right at table) are with others during a Southern Christian Leadership Conference Board meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Abraham Woods and Others at a SCLC Board Meeting, April 4, 1985
Date Created
1985-04-04
Description
Abraham Woods, Brenda Davenport, and Johnnie Carr (seated left to right at table) are with others during a Southern Christian Leadership Conference Board meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Meetings, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Johnny Ford is shown smiling between John Nettles and others at a Southern Christian Leadership Conference Board meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
John Nettles, Johnny Ford, and Others at a SCLC Board Meeting, April 4, 1985
Date Created
1985-04-04
Description
Johnny Ford is shown smiling between John Nettles and others at a Southern Christian Leadership Conference Board meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Meetings, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery and SCLC Board Chairman Walter E. Fauntroy are shown leading a SCLC Board meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery and Walter E. Fauntroy Lead a SCLC Board Meeting, April 4, 1985
Date Created
1985-04-04
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery and SCLC Board Chairman Walter E. Fauntroy are shown leading a SCLC Board meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Meetings, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Men, women, and children, including Southern Christian Leadership Conference staff members, join hands and sing as part of the proceedings of a statewide meeting event in North Carolina.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Statewide Meeting in North Carolina, circa 1985
Date Created
1984/1986
Description
Men, women, and children, including Southern Christian Leadership Conference staff members, join hands and sing as part of the proceedings of a statewide meeting event in North Carolina.
Subject
Associations, institutions, etc., Meetings, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery poses for a photo with unidentified men, women, and children during a statewide meeting event in North Carolina.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Statewide Meeting in North Carolina, circa 1985
Date Created
1984/1986
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery poses for a photo with unidentified men, women, and children during a statewide meeting event in North Carolina.
Subject
Associations, institutions, etc., Meetings, African American civil rights workers
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery shakes hands with two unidentified women during a statewide meeting event in North Carolina.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Statewide Meeting in North Carolina, circa 1985
Date Created
1984/1986
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery shakes hands with two unidentified women during a statewide meeting event in North Carolina.
Subject
Associations, institutions, etc., Meetings, African American civil rights workers
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series