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 woman receives her diploma and shakes hands with Thomas W. Cole, Jr. at a commencement.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Thomas W. Cole, Jr. on Commencement Stage, 1989
Date Created
1989
Description
A woman receives her diploma and shakes hands with Thomas W. Cole, Jr. at a commencement.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, African American women, Commencement ceremonies, Portraits and people, College students, Buildings
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Colin Powell sits on stage at summer commencement ceremony. Written on verso: CAU Summer Commencement - incl. Colin Powell, Photo by Jim Alexander.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Colin Powell at Summer Commencement, 1989
Date Created
1989
Description
Colin Powell sits on stage at summer commencement ceremony. Written on verso: CAU Summer Commencement - incl. Colin Powell, Photo by Jim Alexander.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, African Americans--Civil rights, Commencement ceremonies, Portraits and people
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Four men stand on stage wearing red, white and black graduation cap and gowns.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Four Men on Stage at Commencement, 1989
Date Created
1989
Description
Four men stand on stage wearing red, white and black graduation cap and gowns.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, Commencement ceremonies, Portraits and people
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Exterior view of the Fox Theatre marquee reading "Clark Atlanta University 1989 Commencement."
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Fox Theatre, 1989
Date Created
1989
Description
Exterior view of the Fox Theatre marquee reading "Clark Atlanta University 1989 Commencement."
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Commencement ceremonies, Buildings, Events and programs
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Colin Powell stands at a podium and speaks at the summer commencement.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Colin Powell at Summer Commencement, 1989
Date Created
1989
Description
Colin Powell stands at a podium and speaks at the summer commencement.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, African Americans--Civil rights, Commencement ceremonies, Portraits and people
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Men and women wearing graduation cap and gowns gather outside a building and read a commencement program.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Graduates at Commencement, 1989
Date Created
1989
Description
Men and women wearing graduation cap and gowns gather outside a building and read a commencement program.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, African American women, Commencement ceremonies, Portraits and people, College students, Buildings
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
A man and woman wearing graduation caps and gowns embrace at commencement.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Two Graduates at Commencement, 1989
Date Created
1989
Description
A man and woman wearing graduation caps and gowns embrace at commencement.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, African American women, Commencement ceremonies, Portraits and people, College students
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Colin Powell shakes hands with Thomas W. Cole, Jr., at the summer commencement.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Colin Powell and Thomas W. Cole, Jr. at Summer Commencement, 1989
Date Created
1989
Description
Colin Powell shakes hands with Thomas W. Cole, Jr., at the summer commencement.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, African Americans--Civil rights, Commencement ceremonies, Portraits and people
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Thomas W. Cole, Jr. and Lou Rawls sit on stage at the summer commencement. Written on verso: CAU Summer Commencement - l to r -Thomas W. Cole, Jr., Lou Rawls, Photographed by 1989 Jim Alexander.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Thomas W. Cole, Jr. and Lou Rawls at Summer Commencement, 1989
Date Created
1989
Description
Thomas W. Cole, Jr. and Lou Rawls sit on stage at the summer commencement. Written on verso: CAU Summer Commencement - l to r -Thomas W. Cole, Jr., Lou Rawls, Photographed by 1989 Jim Alexander.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, Commencement ceremonies, Portraits and people
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Colin Powell holds a folder at the summer commencement. Written on verso: CAU Summer Commencement, Colin Powell (keynote speaker).
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Colin Powell at Summer Commencement, 1989
Date Created
1989
Description
Colin Powell holds a folder at the summer commencement. Written on verso: CAU Summer Commencement, Colin Powell (keynote speaker).
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, African Americans--Civil rights, Commencement ceremonies, Portraits and people
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Colin Powell watches as Thomas W. Cole, Jr. and another man stand at the podium at the summer commencement.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Colin Powell, Thomas W. Cole, Jr. at Commencement, 1989
Date Created
1989
Description
Colin Powell watches as Thomas W. Cole, Jr. and another man stand at the podium at the summer commencement.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, Commencement ceremonies, Portraits and people
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Colin Powell shakes hands with Thomas W. Cole, Jr. on stage at the summer commencement.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Colin Powell and Dr. Thomas W. Cole on stage at Summer Commencement, 1989
Date Created
1989
Description
Colin Powell shakes hands with Thomas W. Cole, Jr. on stage at the summer commencement.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, Commencement ceremonies, Portraits and people
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Thomas W. Cole, Jr. and another man adjust the graduation hood of a woman, at the summer commencement.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Thomas W. Cole, Jr. with Unidentified Man and Woman at Summer Commencement, 1989
Date Created
1989
Description
Thomas W. Cole, Jr. and another man adjust the graduation hood of a woman, at the summer commencement.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, Commencement ceremonies, Portraits and people
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Colin Powell stands next to another man at the summer commencement.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Colin Powell at Commencement, 1989
Date Created
1989
Description
Colin Powell stands next to another man at the summer commencement.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, Commencement ceremonies, Portraits and people
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Thomas W. Cole, Jr. stands at the podium at the summer commencement.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Dr. Thomas W. Cole at Summer Commencement, 1989
Date Created
1989
Description
Thomas W. Cole, Jr. stands at the podium at the summer commencement.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, Commencement ceremonies, Portraits and people
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Lou Rawls stands, wearing graduation cap and gown, at the summer commencement.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Lou Rawls at Summer Commencement, 1989
Date Created
1989
Description
Lou Rawls stands, wearing graduation cap and gown, at the summer commencement.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, Commencement ceremonies, Portraits and people
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Colin Powell stands at a podium at the summer commencement.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Colin Powell at Summer Commencement, 1989
Date Created
1989
Description
Colin Powell stands at a podium at the summer commencement.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, African Americans--Civil rights, Commencement ceremonies, Portraits and people
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Colin Powell stands at a podium at the summer commencement.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Colin Powell at Summer Commencement, 1989
Date Created
1989
Description
Colin Powell stands at a podium at the summer commencement.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, African Americans--Civil rights, Commencement ceremonies, Portraits and people
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Colin Powell is on stage with other men at the summer commencement. Written on verso: CAU Summer Commencement - incl. Colin Powell, Photo by Jim Alexander.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Colin Powell and Thomas W. Cole, Jr. at Summer Commencement, 1989
Date Created
1989
Description
Colin Powell is on stage with other men at the summer commencement. Written on verso: CAU Summer Commencement - incl. Colin Powell, Photo by Jim Alexander.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, African Americans--Civil rights, Commencement ceremonies, Portraits and people
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Lou Rawls stands at a podium while Thomas W. Cole, Jr. and a woman stand behind him laughing.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Lou Rawls and Thomas W. Cole, Jr. at Summer Commencement, 1989
Date Created
1989
Description
Lou Rawls stands at a podium while Thomas W. Cole, Jr. and a woman stand behind him laughing.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, African American women, Commencement ceremonies, Portraits and people
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs