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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Nine unidentified students standing outside of a building.
Atlanta University Photographs
Normal Class, circa 1900
Date Created
1895/1905
Description
Nine unidentified students standing outside of a building.
Subject
Buildings and grounds, African American students, African American women, African American men
Collection
Atlanta University Photographs
Atlanta University faculty members, pictured: Miss. Johnson, A.G. Dill, E. H. Webster, T. B. Lathrop, M. W. Adams, E. T. Ware, G. K. Home, Miss Hancock, R. M. Coate, G. A. Towns, Miss Rietman, Miss Swift, Miss Ellis, Mrs. Coate, Miss Purgree, Miss Ware, Miss Chemmer, Miss Hayes, Miss Gray, Mrs. Howe, Mrs. Williams, some unidentified individuals.
Atlanta University Photographs
Faculty, circa 1900
Date Created
1895/1905
Description
Atlanta University faculty members, pictured: Miss. Johnson, A.G. Dill, E. H. Webster, T. B. Lathrop, M. W. Adams, E. T. Ware, G. K. Home, Miss Hancock, R. M. Coate, G. A. Towns, Miss Rietman, Miss Swift, Miss Ellis, Mrs. Coate, Miss Purgree, Miss Ware, Miss Chemmer, Miss Hayes, Miss Gray, Mrs. Howe, Mrs. Williams, some unidentified individuals.
Subject
African American teachers, African American universities and colleges, African American men, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Atlanta University Photographs
Atlanta University faculty members.
Atlanta University Photographs
Faculty, circa 1900
Date Created
1895/1905
Description
Atlanta University faculty members.
Subject
African American teachers, African American universities and colleges, African American men, African American women, Portraits and people
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
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
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
An unidentified group of men, women, and children.
Atlanta University Photographs
Unidentified Group, circa 1890
Date Created
1885/1895
Description
An unidentified group of men, women, and children.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American students, African American women, African American men
Collection
Atlanta University Photographs