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.

For:
  • Decade = 1990-1999
Men and women, wearing black shirts and pants, perform on stage at convocation.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Men and women, wearing black shirts and pants, perform on stage at convocation.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Men and women, wearing black shirts and pants, perform on stage at convocation.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Four young women stand together while looking at the convocation program.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
A young woman, wearing a floor-length dress with a tiara and bouquet of flowers, poses with a young man on stage.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
A young woman, wearing a floor-length dress with a tiara and bouquet of flowers, poses with Dr. Thomas W. Cole, Jr. and Brenda Cole on stage.
Five men and seven young women, wearing matching long-sleeve red shirts, pose in a hallway.
Four young women, wearing matching floor-length dresses with tiaras and sashes, holding bouquets of flowers, pose on stage.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Two men pose with another man, wearing a police uniform, in a hallway.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Dr. Thomas W. Cole, Jr. stands next to a young woman, wearing a long-sleeve floor-length dress with a tiara, holding a bouquet of flowers on stage.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
R&B Group 112 performs on stage with men holding signs "Young Bloodz" stand in the background.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Four men pose next to a black panther sculpture, young women wearing matching leotards stand in a row in the background.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Young men and women gather outside a brick building "CAU Student Center" at a pop-up tent, a van "Hot 97.5" sits in the background.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Young men and women gather outside a brick building "CAU Student Center" at a pop-up tent.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
A young woman, wearing a one-shoulder floor-length dress with a tiara, poses with a young man on stage.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Four men, wearing matching suits, hold microphones and perform on stage in front of football field.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
R&B Group 112 performs on stage with men holding signs "Jim Crow, Crow's Nest, In stores now" stand in the background.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Four men, wearing matching suits, hold microphones and perform on stage in front of football field.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Men and women stand, holding umbrellas, on a fire engine truck "City of Atlanta."
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Six men, wearing suits, pose in the hallway of a building.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs