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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Men and women, wearing suits with bow ties, play musical instruments and sing at inside a building in front of an audience at convocation.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
An Orchestral Group Performs at Convocation, 1999
Date Created
1999
Description
Men and women, wearing suits with bow ties, play musical instruments and sing at inside a building in front of an audience at convocation.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, African American women, Portraits and people, Commencement ceremonies, Musicians
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Men and women, wearing suits with bow ties, sing in front of an audience at convocation.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
A Choir Performs at Convocation, 1999
Date Created
1999
Description
Men and women, wearing suits with bow ties, sing in front of an audience at convocation.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, African American women, Portraits and people, Commencement ceremonies, Musicians
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Men and women, wearing suits with bow ties, play musical instruments and sing at inside a building in front of an audience at convocation.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
An Orchestral Group Performs at Convocation, 1999
Date Created
1999
Description
Men and women, wearing suits with bow ties, play musical instruments and sing at inside a building in front of an audience at convocation.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, African American women, Portraits and people, Commencement ceremonies, Musicians
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Men and women, wearing suits with bow ties, sing at convocation.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
A Choir Performs at Convocation, 1999
Date Created
1999
Description
Men and women, wearing suits with bow ties, sing at convocation.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, African American women, Portraits and people, Commencement ceremonies, Musicians
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Men and women sit in the audience clapping at convocation.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
An Audience at Convocation, 1999
Date Created
1999
Description
Men and women sit in the audience clapping at convocation.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, African American women, Portraits and people, Commencement ceremonies
Collection
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
An Unidentified Group Performs at Convocation, 1999
Date Created
1999
Description
Men and women, wearing black shirts and pants, perform on stage at convocation.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, African American women, Portraits and people, Commencement ceremonies
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Men and women, wearing suits with bow ties, sing in front of an audience at convocation.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
A Choir Performs at Convocation, 1999
Date Created
1999
Description
Men and women, wearing suits with bow ties, sing in front of an audience at convocation.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, African American women, Portraits and people, Commencement ceremonies, Musicians
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Men and women, wearing suits with bow ties, sing in front of an audience at convocation.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
A Choir Performs at Convocation, 1999
Date Created
1999
Description
Men and women, wearing suits with bow ties, sing in front of an audience at convocation.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, African American women, Portraits and people, Commencement ceremonies, Musicians
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
R&B Group 112, Lil Zane, and Alumni Janaye Ingram sit in a pop-up tent with microphones, a banner "Pepsi, Hot 97.5, Mountain Dew" hangs in the background.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Homecoming Activities with R&B Group 112, Lil Zane, and Alumni Janaye Ingram, 1999
Date Created
1999
Description
R&B Group 112, Lil Zane, and Alumni Janaye Ingram sit in a pop-up tent with microphones, a banner "Pepsi, Hot 97.5, Mountain Dew" hangs in the background.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, African American men, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
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
Jim Crow Band Performs at Homecoming Activity, 1999
Date Created
1999
Description
Four men, wearing matching suits, hold microphones and perform on stage in front of football field.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
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
Homecoming Activities with R&B Group 112, 1999
Date Created
1999
Description
R&B Group 112 performs on stage with men holding signs "Jim Crow, Crow's Nest, In stores now" stand in the background.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
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
Homecoming Activities with R&B Group 112, 1999
Date Created
1999
Description
R&B Group 112 performs on stage with men holding signs "Jim Crow, Crow's Nest, In stores now" stand in the background.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
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
Jim Crow Band Performs at Homecoming Activity, 1999
Date Created
1999
Description
Four men, wearing matching suits, hold microphones and perform on stage in front of football field.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
A young woman, wearing a floor-length dress with a tiara and bouquet of flowers, poses with another woman on stage.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Portrait of Two Unidentified Women at Homecoming Activity, 1999
Date Created
1999
Description
A young woman, wearing a floor-length dress with a tiara and bouquet of flowers, poses with another woman on stage.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
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 man and two children on stage.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Group Portrait an Unidentified Young Woman, Man and Two Children at Homecoming Activity, 1999
Date Created
1999
Description
A young woman, wearing a floor-length dress with a tiara and bouquet of flowers, poses with a man and two children on stage.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, African American men, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
A young woman, wearing a long-sleeve, floor-length dress, stands with her right hand raised in the center of the dance floor, men and women are seated at tables in the background.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
An Unidentified Young Woman at Homecoming Activity, 1999
Date Created
1999
Description
A young woman, wearing a long-sleeve, floor-length dress, stands with her right hand raised in the center of the dance floor, men and women are seated at tables in the background.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
A young woman, wearing a black floor-length dress with a tiara and a scepter, poses on stage.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Portrait of an Unidentified Young Woman and Man at Homecoming Activity, 1999
Date Created
1999
Description
A young woman, wearing a black floor-length dress with a tiara and a scepter, poses on stage.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, African American men, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
A young woman, wearing a floor-length with a tiara, stands with a man on stage.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
An Unidentified Young Woman and Man at Homecoming Activity, 1999
Date Created
1999
Description
A young woman, wearing a floor-length with a tiara, stands with a man on stage.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
A young woman, wearing a floor-length dress with a tiara and bouquet of flowers, stands with Dr. Thomas W. Cole, Jr. on stage.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Dr. Thomas W. Cole, Jr. and an Unidentified Young Woman at Homecoming Activity, 1999
Date Created
1999
Description
A young woman, wearing a floor-length dress with a tiara and bouquet of flowers, stands with Dr. Thomas W. Cole, Jr. on stage.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, African American men, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
A young woman, wearing a black floor-length dress with a tiara and a scepter, poses on stage.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Portrait of an Unidentified Young Woman and Man at Homecoming Activity, 1999
Date Created
1999
Description
A young woman, wearing a black floor-length dress with a tiara and a scepter, poses on stage.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, African American men, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs