This collection contains photographs of Atlanta University before its consolidation with Clark College, containing photographs dating from 1858 to 1995, with the bulk of the material falling between 1905 and 1968. The photographs consist of mostly students, alumni, faculty, administrative officers, campus events, and buildings of Atlanta University, however, there are photographs of people and places from all the Atlanta University Center schools. 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.
Jan 4, 2024

Atlanta University Photographs

This collection contains photographs of Atlanta University before its consolidation with Clark College, containing photographs dating from 1858 to 1995, with the bulk of the material falling between 1905 and 1968. The photographs consist of mostly students, alumni, faculty, administrative officers, campus events, and buildings of Atlanta University, however, there are photographs of people and places from all the Atlanta University Center schools.

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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A portait of six unidentified men.
Atlanta University Photographs
Group of Men, 1915
Date Created
1915
Description
A portait of six unidentified men.
Subject
African American men, African American students
Collection
Atlanta University Photographs
Atlanta University class of 1915 in academic regalia.
Atlanta University Photographs
Atlanta University Class of 1915
Date Created
1915
Description
Atlanta University class of 1915 in academic regalia.
Subject
African American students, African American teachers, African American women, Commencement ceremonies
Collection
Atlanta University Photographs
President Horace Bumstrad and faculty.
Atlanta University Photographs
Bumstead and Faculty, circa 1910
Date Created
1910-1919
Description
President Horace Bumstrad and faculty.
Subject
African American men, African American students, Presidents
Collection
Atlanta University Photographs
Four men. (Left to right) W. H. White, R. M. Smith, L. P. Oliver, W. H. Watson.
Atlanta University Photographs
Four Men, circa 1910
Date Created
1905/1915
Description
Four men. (Left to right) W. H. White, R. M. Smith, L. P. Oliver, W. H. Watson.
Subject
African American men, African American students
Collection
Atlanta University Photographs
Three unidentified men sit in chairs.
Atlanta University Photographs
Three Men, circa 1910
Date Created
1905/1915
Description
Three unidentified men sit in chairs.
Subject
African American men, African American students
Collection
Atlanta University Photographs
Unidentified male students in carpentry class.
Atlanta University Photographs
Carpentry Class, circa 1910
Date Created
1905/1915
Description
Unidentified male students in carpentry class.
Subject
Industrial arts, African American students, African American men
Collection
Atlanta University Photographs
Unidentified female students in cooking class.
Atlanta University Photographs
Cooking Class, circa 1910
Date Created
1905/1915
Description
Unidentified female students in cooking class.
Subject
Home economics, African American students, African American women
Collection
Atlanta University Photographs
Unidentified female students in sewing class.
Atlanta University Photographs
Sewing Class, circa 1910
Date Created
1905/1915
Description
Unidentified female students in sewing class.
Subject
Home economics, African American students, African American women
Collection
Atlanta University Photographs
Portrait of Atlanta University Class of 1904.
Atlanta University Photographs
Class of 1904
Date Created
1904
Description
Portrait of Atlanta University Class of 1904.
Subject
Portraits and people, African American students, Commencement ceremonies
Collection
Atlanta University Photographs
Group of female students and teachers in front of Stone Hall. Pictured: Tammie Jones, Mabel Durden, Maize Sams, Mellie Hawes, Josie Dills, Anna Tucker, Miss Smith, Miss Bowman, Belle Michael, Lvie Bond, May ?, Nellie ?, Marie Smith, Veronica Beady, Mabel Elton, Grace Penny, Jimmie Starke, Esther ?, Lucy Smith, Emma Henry, Suzzie Baker, Annie Stiles, Elizabeth ?, T. Ellen, Seonie Ashton, Esther Smith, Mald Brockett, Alma Davis, Annie Baker, Margret Adams, Pearl ?.
Atlanta University Photographs
Female Students and Teachers, circa 1907
Date Created
1902/1912
Description
Group of female students and teachers in front of Stone Hall. Pictured: Tammie Jones, Mabel Durden, Maize Sams, Mellie Hawes, Josie Dills, Anna Tucker, Miss Smith, Miss Bowman, Belle Michael, Lvie Bond, May ?, Nellie ?, Marie Smith, Veronica Beady, Mabel Elton, Grace Penny, Jimmie Starke, Esther ?, Lucy Smith, Emma Henry, Suzzie Baker, Annie Stiles, Elizabeth ?, T. Ellen, Seonie Ashton, Esther Smith, Mald Brockett, Alma Davis, Annie Baker, Margret Adams, Pearl ?.
Subject
African American women, African American students, African American teachers
Collection
Atlanta University Photographs
Unidentified Atlanta University students exhibit panel for the 1900 Paris Exhibition.
Atlanta University Photographs
Paris Exhibition Students, 1900
Date Created
1900
Description
Unidentified Atlanta University students exhibit panel for the 1900 Paris Exhibition.
Subject
Portraits and people, Special events, African American students
Collection
Atlanta University Photographs
Unidentified Atlanta University students exhibit panel for the 1900 Paris Exhibition.
Atlanta University Photographs
Paris Exhibition Students, 1900
Date Created
1900
Description
Unidentified Atlanta University students exhibit panel for the 1900 Paris Exhibition.
Subject
Portraits and people, Special events, African American students
Collection
Atlanta University Photographs
Unidentified Atlanta University students exhibit panel for the 1900 Paris Exhibition.
Atlanta University Photographs
Paris Exhibition Students, 1900
Date Created
1900
Description
Unidentified Atlanta University students exhibit panel for the 1900 Paris Exhibition.
Subject
Portraits and people, Special events, African American students
Collection
Atlanta University Photographs
Unidentified Atlanta University students exhibit panel for the 1900 Paris Exhibition.
Atlanta University Photographs
Paris Exhibition Students, 1900
Date Created
1900
Description
Unidentified Atlanta University students exhibit panel for the 1900 Paris Exhibition.
Subject
Portraits and people, Special events, African American students
Collection
Atlanta University Photographs
Group of students sitting in front of a fountain on Atlanta University Campus.
Atlanta University Photographs
Students Outside Fountain, circa 1900
Date Created
1895/1905
Description
Group of students sitting in front of a fountain on Atlanta University Campus.
Subject
African American students, African American women, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Atlanta University Photographs
Group of female students in classroom.
Atlanta University Photographs
Women in Class, circa 1900
Date Created
1895/1905
Description
Group of female students in classroom.
Subject
African Americans--Health and hygiene, African American students, African American women
Collection
Atlanta University Photographs
Class in cooking with unidentified students.
Atlanta University Photographs
Cooking Class, circa 1900
Date Created
1895/1905
Description
Class in cooking with unidentified students.
Subject
Home economics, African American students, African American women
Collection
Atlanta University Photographs
Atlanta University graduating class.
Atlanta University Photographs
Graduating Class, circa 1900
Date Created
1895/1905
Description
Atlanta University graduating class.
Subject
African American men, African American women, Portraits and people, African American students, Commencement ceremonies
Collection
Atlanta University Photographs
Kindergarten class at Oglethorpe Practice School at Atlanta University.
Atlanta University Photographs
Kindergarten, Oglethorpe Practice School, circa 1890
Date Created
1885/1895
Description
Kindergarten class at Oglethorpe Practice School at Atlanta University.
Subject
African Americans--Education, African American students, African American children, African American women
Collection
Atlanta University Photographs
Group of unidentified male students in mechanical drawing classroom.
Atlanta University Photographs
Men in Class, circa 1890
Date Created
1885/1895
Description
Group of unidentified male students in mechanical drawing classroom.
Subject
Industrial arts, African American students, African American men
Collection
Atlanta University Photographs