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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Portrait of Bessie I. Hamilton, soprano singer with Williams and Walker Company.
Atlanta University Photographs
Bessie I. Hamilton, circa 1898
Date Created
1898
Description
Portrait of Bessie I. Hamilton, soprano singer with Williams and Walker Company.
Subject
Singers, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Atlanta University Photographs
1896 Atlanta University football team.
Atlanta University Photographs
Physical Education, Football Team, 1896
Date Created
1896
Description
1896 Atlanta University football team.
Subject
African American college students, African American athletes, African American men
Collection
Atlanta University Photographs
Portrait of James Weldon Johnson. Written on verso: James Weldon Johnson, 1894 Author, Secretary of NAACP, Springarn Medalist
Atlanta University Photographs
James Weldon Johnson, 1894
Date Created
1894
Description
Portrait of James Weldon Johnson. Written on verso: James Weldon Johnson, 1894 Author, Secretary of NAACP, Springarn Medalist
Subject
African American authors, Portraits and people, African Americans--Education, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
Atlanta University Photographs
Students sit on the steps outside of Knowles Hall. George A. Towns sits in the center. Written on verso: Compliments of C. A. Davis, Jan 10, '[18]93. Knowles Hall
Atlanta University Photographs
Students at Knowles Hall, January 10, 1893
Date Created
1893-01-10
Description
Students sit on the steps outside of Knowles Hall. George A. Towns sits in the center. Written on verso: Compliments of C. A. Davis, Jan 10, '[18]93. Knowles Hall
Subject
Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges, Campus life
Collection
Atlanta University Photographs
Portrait of Georgia (Johnson) Douglas.
Atlanta University Photographs
Georgia Douglas, circa 1893
Date Created
1893
Description
Portrait of Georgia (Johnson) Douglas.
Subject
African Americans--Education, African American women, American literature--African American authors, African Americans--Social conditions
Collection
Atlanta University Photographs
Third year of normal school class of 1893, (left to right) two seated Mattie Harrison, Jamie Wright, second row: Rizzie Eduardo, Emma Parks, Daisy Famlro, T. Johnson, Maude Holmes, Jessie Fields, Julia Blount, third row behind chairs: Mamie Coles, M. Gillard, Buggs, Mattie Watte, Anna Maxwell.
Atlanta University Photographs
Third Year Normal Class, 1893
Date Created
1893
Description
Third year of normal school class of 1893, (left to right) two seated Mattie Harrison, Jamie Wright, second row: Rizzie Eduardo, Emma Parks, Daisy Famlro, T. Johnson, Maude Holmes, Jessie Fields, Julia Blount, third row behind chairs: Mamie Coles, M. Gillard, Buggs, Mattie Watte, Anna Maxwell.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American students, African American women
Collection
Atlanta University Photographs
Class of 1893 outside in snow. (left to right) Mattie Davis, Rosa Deveauz, Emma Morton, Bray, Mattie Sykes, Rosa Garret, Sarah Walker, Mary Britain, Georgia Douglass sitting: Porter, Mary Wilson, Jessie Thompson, Eliza Lwiggs, Fannnie Blount.
Atlanta University Photographs
Class of 1893
Date Created
1893
Description
Class of 1893 outside in snow. (left to right) Mattie Davis, Rosa Deveauz, Emma Morton, Bray, Mattie Sykes, Rosa Garret, Sarah Walker, Mary Britain, Georgia Douglass sitting: Porter, Mary Wilson, Jessie Thompson, Eliza Lwiggs, Fannnie Blount.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, African American men
Collection
Atlanta University Photographs
Atlanta University tent for Chicago World Fair Exhibit.
Atlanta University Photographs
Chicago World's Fair Exhibit, 1893
Date Created
1893
Description
Atlanta University tent for Chicago World Fair Exhibit.
Subject
Special events, African American universities and colleges
Collection
Atlanta University Photographs
A stained glass window dedicated to Edmund A. Ware in the Ware Memorial Chapel in Stone Hall. Written on recto: Memorial Windows - Ware Chapel.
Atlanta University Photographs
Ware Chapel Window, Stone Hall, circa 1895
Date Created
1890/1900
Description
A stained glass window dedicated to Edmund A. Ware in the Ware Memorial Chapel in Stone Hall. Written on recto: Memorial Windows - Ware Chapel.
Subject
Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges, Church buildings
Collection
Atlanta University Photographs
Group of students posing for photograph, Adrienne Herndon (front row far right).
Atlanta University Photographs
Class of 1890
Date Created
1890
Description
Group of students posing for photograph, Adrienne Herndon (front row far right).
Subject
African American students, Portraits and people, Faculty and staff
Collection
Atlanta University Photographs
Group of students pose for a picture.
Atlanta University Photographs
Group of Students, 1890
Date Created
1890
Description
Group of students pose for a picture.
Subject
African American students, Portraits and people, Faculty and staff
Collection
Atlanta University Photographs
Atlanta University campus landscape with South Hall (left), Stone Hall (center), and North Hall (right) visible in the background.
Atlanta University Photographs
South Hall, Stone Hall, North Hall, circa 1890
Date Created
1885/1895
Description
Atlanta University campus landscape with South Hall (left), Stone Hall (center), and North Hall (right) visible in the background.
Subject
Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges
Collection
Atlanta University Photographs
Interior of a laboratory room in Stone Hall. Written on verso: Physical and chemical laboratory
Atlanta University Photographs
Stone Hall Laboratory, circa 1890
Date Created
1885/1895
Description
Interior of a laboratory room in Stone Hall. Written on verso: Physical and chemical laboratory
Subject
Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges
Collection
Atlanta University Photographs
Portrait of Nellie Adams, wife of Myron Adams, President of Atlanta University.
Atlanta University Photographs
Nellie Adams, circa 1890
Date Created
1885/1895
Description
Portrait of Nellie Adams, wife of Myron Adams, President of Atlanta University.
Subject
African American women
Collection
Atlanta University Photographs
Portrait of Elizabeth Case.
Atlanta University Photographs
Elizabeth Case, circa 1890
Date Created
1885/1895
Description
Portrait of Elizabeth Case.
Subject
African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Atlanta University Photographs
Portrait of Mrs. L. J. Coppin.
Atlanta University Photographs
L. J. Coppin, circa 1890
Date Created
1885/1895
Description
Portrait of Mrs. L. J. Coppin.
Subject
African Americans--Education, African American missionaries, African American women
Collection
Atlanta University Photographs
Portrait of Frederick Douglass.
Atlanta University Photographs
Frederick Douglass, circa1890
Date Created
1885/1895
Description
Portrait of Frederick Douglass.
Subject
Abolitionists, African American men
Collection
Atlanta University Photographs
Portrait of Nora and Mr. Gordon.
Atlanta University Photographs
Nora and Mr. Gordon, circa 1890
Date Created
1885/1895
Description
Portrait of Nora and Mr. Gordon.
Subject
African American missionaries, African American men, Portraits and people, African American women
Collection
Atlanta University Photographs
Portrait of M. Guion Harris, class of 1879.
Atlanta University Photographs
M. Guion Harris, circa 1890
Date Created
1885/1895
Description
Portrait of M. Guion Harris, class of 1879.
Subject
African American women, African Americans--Education, Portraits and people
Collection
Atlanta University Photographs
Portrait of A. Raney Hamilton, class of 1888.
Atlanta University Photographs
A. Raney Hamilton, circa 1890
Date Created
1885/1895
Description
Portrait of A. Raney Hamilton, class of 1888.
Subject
Portraits and people, African American women
Collection
Atlanta University Photographs