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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A group portrait on the steps of a building. Written on verso: Clark College, Atlanta, Ga., 1949, Back Row, Robert Cureton Jr, Atlanta, Ga., Pivis Carver, Atlanta, Ga., Willa Rose Henderson, Chattanooga, Tenn., Thirkield Cravens, Chattanooga, Tenn., June Gideans, Atlanta, Ga., Doris Seals, Lexington, Ky., Martin Edwards, Jr., Hawkins, Texas, Front Row, Miriam Walton, Atlanta, Ga., Helen Gray, Atlanta, Ga., Alice Easley, Covington, Ga., Carolyn Keller, Gainesville, Fla.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Group of Students on Stairs, 1949
Date Created
1949
Description
A group portrait on the steps of a building. Written on verso: Clark College, Atlanta, Ga., 1949, Back Row, Robert Cureton Jr, Atlanta, Ga., Pivis Carver, Atlanta, Ga., Willa Rose Henderson, Chattanooga, Tenn., Thirkield Cravens, Chattanooga, Tenn., June Gideans, Atlanta, Ga., Doris Seals, Lexington, Ky., Martin Edwards, Jr., Hawkins, Texas, Front Row, Miriam Walton, Atlanta, Ga., Helen Gray, Atlanta, Ga., Alice Easley, Covington, Ga., Carolyn Keller, Gainesville, Fla.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, African American women, Groups and organizations, Portraits and people
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
A group of students sit around a lab table in a classroom.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
A Group of Students in a Biology Lecture Class, 1948
Date Created
1948
Description
A group of students sit around a lab table in a classroom.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African Americans--Education, African American men, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Members of the Science Club sit in a classroom where a man points at a blackboard.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
A Group of Science Club Members in a Class Room, 1945
Date Created
1945
Description
Members of the Science Club sit in a classroom where a man points at a blackboard.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, African American women, Groups and organizations, Portraits and people
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Miss Simposon, Luvenla Russel, and an unidentified woman pose outside a building.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Portrait of Miss Simpson, Luvenla Russell, and an Unidentified Woman, 1944
Date Created
1944
Description
Miss Simposon, Luvenla Russel, and an unidentified woman pose outside a building.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
A man stands at a podium at the 75th Anniversary Band Concert.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
An Unidentified Man at the 75th Anniversary Band Concert, 1944
Date Created
1944
Description
A man stands at a podium at the 75th Anniversary Band Concert.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, Groups and organizations, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
A man stands at a podium at the 75th Anniversary Band Concert.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
An Unidentified Man at the 75th Anniversary Band Concert, 1944
Date Created
1944
Description
A man stands at a podium at the 75th Anniversary Band Concert.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, Groups and organizations, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Men and women wear choir robes on a stage at the 75th Anniversary Band Concert.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
A Choir at the 75th Anniversary Band Concert, 1944
Date Created
1944
Description
Men and women wear choir robes on a stage at the 75th Anniversary Band Concert.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, Groups and organizations, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
A band performs on stage at the 75th Anniversary Band Concert.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
An Band Performs at the 75th Anniversary Band Concert, 1944
Date Created
1944
Description
A band performs on stage at the 75th Anniversary Band Concert.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, African American men, Groups and organizations, Portraits and people, Events and programs, Musicians
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
A woman stands at a podium at the 75th Anniversary Band Concert.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
An Unidentified Woman at the 75th Anniversary Band Concert, 1944
Date Created
1944
Description
A woman stands at a podium at the 75th Anniversary Band Concert.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Groups and organizations, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Men and women, wearing graduation caps and gowns, stand on stage at commencement.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Unidentified Men and Women on Stage at Commencement, 1944
Date Created
1944
Description
Men and women, wearing graduation caps and gowns, stand on stage at commencement.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, African American women, Portraits and people, Events and Programs, Commencement ceremonies
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
A woman plays the organ piano in the Davage auditorium.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
An Unidentified Woman at the Dedication of New Organ in the Davage Auditorium, 1944
Date Created
1944
Description
A woman plays the organ piano in the Davage auditorium.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, African American women, Portraits and people, Events and Programs, Musicians
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
A woman plays the organ piano in the Davage auditorium.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
An Unidentified Woman at the Dedication of New Organ in the Davage Auditorium, 1944
Date Created
1944
Description
A woman plays the organ piano in the Davage auditorium.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, African American women, Portraits and people, Events and Programs, Musicians
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Young women sit at tables with fabric, scissors, and other sewing items in a classroom. Typed on recto: Sewing class, Home Economics Department, Thayer Home, Old Clark Campus.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Young Women in Sewing Class, Home Economics Department, circa 1945
Date Created
1942/1947
Description
Young women sit at tables with fabric, scissors, and other sewing items in a classroom. Typed on recto: Sewing class, Home Economics Department, Thayer Home, Old Clark Campus.
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
Written on verso: Group V, 4. - Bishop R.E. Jones leads the dedicatory service for the new campus. In the background Dr. R.E. Clement, President - Atlanta University and Dr. Willis J. King (later Bishop) then President Gammon Theological Seminary. Dedication Services, April 12, 1942, Griffith J. Davis, Dr. R.E. Clement, Dr. W.J. King, Bishop R.E. Jones, Bishop G. Bawley G[???].
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Griffith J. Davis, Dr. R. E. Clement, Dr. W. J. King, Bishop R. E. Jones, and Bishop G. Brawley at the Dedicat
Date Created
1942-04-12
Description
Written on verso: Group V, 4. - Bishop R.E. Jones leads the dedicatory service for the new campus. In the background Dr. R.E. Clement, President - Atlanta University and Dr. Willis J. King (later Bishop) then President Gammon Theological Seminary. Dedication Services, April 12, 1942, Griffith J. Davis, Dr. R.E. Clement, Dr. W.J. King, Bishop R.E. Jones, Bishop G. Bawley G[???].
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, Portraits and people, Events and Programs
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 1945
Date Created
1941/1949
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
A group portrait of six men and a woman on steps outside of a building.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
An Unidentified Group Portrait, circa 1945
Date Created
1940/1949
Description
A group portrait of six men and a woman on steps outside of a building.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, African American women, Groups and organizations, Portraits and people
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
A group portrait of men wearing graduation gowns.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
A Group of Graduates, circa 1945
Date Created
1940/1949
Description
A group portrait of men wearing graduation gowns.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, Groups and organizations, Portraits and people
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
A portrait of four men wearing graduation gowns.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
A Group of Graduates, circa 1945
Date Created
1940/1949
Description
A portrait of four men wearing graduation gowns.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, Groups and organizations, Portraits and people
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Four women pose in front of a building.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
A Group Portrait of Four Women, circa 1945
Date Created
1940/1949
Description
Four women pose in front of a building.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Groups and organizations, Portraits and people
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
A young woman sits at a table painting a pot while two other women stand at a dress form mannequin in the background, in a room.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Three Unidentified Women in the Home Economics Recreation Room, 1940
Date Created
1940
Description
A young woman sits at a table painting a pot while two other women stand at a dress form mannequin in the background, in a room.
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