Clark Atlanta University was established in 1988 as a result of the consolidation of two independent historically black institutions - Atlanta University (1865) and Clark College (1869). The bulk of this collection contains photographs of Clark College before its consolidation with Atlanta University. The photographs show student life including classes, athletics, clubs, sororities and fraternities, and graduation. Also included in this collection are notable people such as Vivian Henderson, Carl Ware, Vernon Jordan, C. Eric Lincoln, Thomas Cole, Jesse Jackson, Andrew Young, and James P. Brawley. 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.
Apr 23, 2020

Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs

Clark Atlanta University was established in 1988 as a result of the consolidation of two independent historically black institutions - Atlanta University (1865) and Clark College (1869). The bulk of this collection contains photographs of Clark College before its consolidation with Atlanta University. The photographs show student life including classes, athletics, clubs, sororities and fraternities, and graduation. Also included in this collection are notable people such as Vivian Henderson, Carl Ware, Vernon Jordan, C. Eric Lincoln, Thomas Cole, Jesse Jackson, Andrew Young, and James P. Brawley.

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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  • Decade = 1950-1959
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A young man sits in a science lab classroom with Bunsen burner and other scientific equipment.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Unidentified Man in Chemistry Lab Science Classroom, circa 1955
Date Created
1951/1958
Description
A young man sits in a science lab classroom with Bunsen burner and other scientific equipment.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, Portraits and people, African Americans--Education, Faculty and staff
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
A young man and a young woman stand in a science lab classroom with Bunsen burner and other scientific equipment.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Unidentified Man and Woman in Chemistry Lab Science Classroom, circa 1955
Date Created
1951/1958
Description
A young man and a young woman stand in a science lab classroom with Bunsen burner and other scientific equipment.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, African American women, Portraits and people, African Americans--Education, Faculty and staff
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Two young men in a science lab classroom with Bunsen burner and other scientific equipment.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Two Unidentified Men in Chemistry Lab Science Classroom, circa 1955
Date Created
1951/1958
Description
Two young men in a science lab classroom with Bunsen burner and other scientific equipment.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, Portraits and people, African Americans--Education, Faculty and staff
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Two young men sit at a desk in a science lab classroom with glass beakers and other scientific equipment.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Two Unidentified Students in Science Classroom, circa 1955
Date Created
1951/1958
Description
Two young men sit at a desk in a science lab classroom with glass beakers and other scientific equipment.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, Portraits and people, African Americans--Education, Faculty and staff
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
A young man and a young woman, wearing lab coats, stand at a counter in a science lab classroom with glass beakers and other scientific equipment.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Two Unidentified Students in Science Classroom, circa 1955
Date Created
1951/1958
Description
A young man and a young woman, wearing lab coats, stand at a counter in a science lab classroom with glass beakers and other scientific equipment.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, African American men, Portraits and people, African Americans--Education, Faculty and staff
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Young men and women stand at a counter in a science lab classroom with Bunsen burners and other scientific equipment.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Unidentified Students in Science Classroom, circa 1955
Date Created
1951/1958
Description
Young men and women stand at a counter in a science lab classroom with Bunsen burners and other scientific equipment.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, African American men, Portraits and people, African Americans--Education, Faculty and staff
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Two young men sit at a desk in a science lab classroom with glass beakers and other scientific equipment.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Two Unidentified Students in Science Classroom, circa 1955
Date Created
1951/1958
Description
Two young men sit at a desk in a science lab classroom with glass beakers and other scientific equipment.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, Portraits and people, African Americans--Education, Faculty and staff
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
A man, wearing a suit and tie, poses on the grass in front of a building.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Portrait of Reverend Marion Weeks, Religion Department, circa 1955
Date Created
1951/1958
Description
A man, wearing a suit and tie, poses on the grass in front of a building.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, Portraits and people, African Americans--Education
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Two men, wearing suits and tie, poses on the grass in front of a building.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Portrait of Reverend Marion Weeks and Unidentified Man, Religion Department, circa 1955
Date Created
1951/1958
Description
Two men, wearing suits and tie, poses on the grass in front of a building.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, Portraits and people, African Americans--Education
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
View of a stage with a choir seated to one side and men seated to the other, and men and women seated in the audience.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Worship Service in Davage Auditorium, circa 1955
Date Created
1951/1958
Description
View of a stage with a choir seated to one side and men seated to the other, and men and women seated in the audience.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
A man stands at the podium on stage, while two men sit in chairs in the background and women sit in the audience.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Unidentified Religion Department Event, circa 1955
Date Created
1951/1958
Description
A man stands at the podium on stage, while two men sit in chairs in the background and women sit in the audience.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, Portraits and people, African Americans--Education
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
A young man stands in a science lab classroom with Bunsen burner and other scientific equipment.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Unidentified Man in Chemistry Lab Science Classroom, circa 1955
Date Created
1951/1958
Description
A young man stands in a science lab classroom with Bunsen burner and other scientific equipment.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, Portraits and people, African Americans--Education, Faculty and staff
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
A young man stands in a science lab classroom with Bunsen burner and other scientific equipment.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Unidentified Man in Chemistry Lab Science Classroom, circa 1955
Date Created
1951/1958
Description
A young man stands in a science lab classroom with Bunsen burner and other scientific equipment.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, Portraits and people, African Americans--Education, Faculty and staff
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
A young woman sits at a desk with a type writers machine and notebook in a classroom.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
An Unidentified Woman in a Secretarial Science Class, circa 1955
Date Created
1951/1958
Description
A young woman sits at a desk with a type writers machine and notebook in a classroom.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Portraits and people, African Americans--Education, Faculty and staff
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
A young woman sits holding a large booklet "Fine Arts" at a table with decorative plates and wooden paddle, a picture of flowers hangs on the wall.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
An Unidentified Woman in the Theatre Arts Department, circa 1955
Date Created
1951/1958
Description
A young woman sits holding a large booklet "Fine Arts" at a table with decorative plates and wooden paddle, a picture of flowers hangs on the wall.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Portraits and people, African Americans--Education, Faculty and staff
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
A young woman stands in a science lab classroom with Bunsen burner and other scientific equipment.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Unidentified Woman in Chemistry Lab Science Classroom, circa 1955
Date Created
1951/1958
Description
A young woman stands in a science lab classroom with Bunsen burner and other scientific equipment.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Portraits and people, African Americans--Education, Faculty and staff
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
A man stands with a scientific model of a human torso in a classroom while five young women sit around a lab table.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Dr. Joseph A. Banks and Five Unidentified Young Women in Biology Classroom, circa 1955
Date Created
1951/1958
Description
A man stands with a scientific model of a human torso in a classroom while five young women sit around a lab table.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, African American women, Portraits and people, African Americans--Education, Faculty and staff
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Seven women and a man sit at desks with type writers and papers in a classroom.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Students in a Typing class with Professor Jewel McCann, circa 1955
Date Created
1951/1958
Description
Seven women and a man sit at desks with type writers and papers in a classroom.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, African American women, Portraits and people, African Americans--Education, Faculty and staff
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
A woman leans over a student at a desk with type writers and papers, while other students sit at other desks with type writers in a classroom.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Students in a Typing class with Professor Jewel McCann, circa 1955
Date Created
1951/1958
Description
A woman leans over a student at a desk with type writers and papers, while other students sit at other desks with type writers in a classroom.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, African American women, Portraits and people, African Americans--Education, Faculty and staff
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Portrait of a man.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Portrait of an Unidentified Man, circa 1955
Date Created
1951/1958
Description
Portrait of a man.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, Portraits and people
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs