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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Five men play musical instruments, including drums, saxophone, piano, an upright bass, and a trombone, in a dining room.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Band Playing at Commencement Event, 2001
Date Created
2001
Description
Five men play musical instruments, including drums, saxophone, piano, an upright bass, and a trombone, in a dining room.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, African American women, Portraits and people, Interior decoration, African Americans--Music, Musicians
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Wynton Marsalis and Thomas W. Cole, Jr. shake hands in a dining room with floral wallpaper.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Wynton Marsalis and Thomas W. Cole, Jr. at Commencement Event, 2001
Date Created
2001
Description
Wynton Marsalis and Thomas W. Cole, Jr. shake hands in a dining room with floral wallpaper.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, Portraits and people, Interior decoration
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
A man and woman stand near each other in a room with floral wallpaper.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Unidentified Man and Woman at Commencement Event, 2001
Date Created
2001
Description
A man and woman stand near each other in a room with floral wallpaper.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, African American women, Portraits and people, Interior decoration
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
A man and woman sit at a dining table in a room with floral wallpaper.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Unidentified Man and Woman at Commencement Event, 2001
Date Created
2001
Description
A man and woman sit at a dining table in a room with floral wallpaper.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, African American women, Portraits and people, Interior decoration
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Two men and a woman sit at a dining table looking at a camera.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Unidentified Woman and Two Men at Commencement Event, 2001
Date Created
2001
Description
Two men and a woman sit at a dining table looking at a camera.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, African American women, Portraits and people, Interior decoration
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Wynton Marsalis shakes hands with a woman seated between two men at a dining table in a room with floral wallpaper.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Wynton Marsalis with Unidentified Woman and Two Men at Commencement Event, 2001
Date Created
2001
Description
Wynton Marsalis shakes hands with a woman seated between two men at a dining table in a room with floral wallpaper.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, African American women, Portraits and people, Interior decoration
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Wynton Marsalis and Thomas W. Cole, Jr. sit at a dining table in a room with floral wallpaper.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Wynton Marsalis and Thomas W. Cole, Jr. at Commencement Event, 2001
Date Created
2001
Description
Wynton Marsalis and Thomas W. Cole, Jr. sit at a dining table in a room with floral wallpaper.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, Portraits and people, Interior decoration
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Wynton Marsalis plays his trumpet with a band of four men, playing saxophone, piano, upright bass, and a trombone, in a dining room, while men and women sit at dining tables.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Wynton Marsalis and a Band Playing at Commencement Event, 2001
Date Created
2001
Description
Wynton Marsalis plays his trumpet with a band of four men, playing saxophone, piano, upright bass, and a trombone, in a dining room, while men and women sit at dining tables.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, African American women, Portraits and people, Interior decoration, African Americans--Music, Musicians
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Wynton Marsalis plays his trumpet with a man playing the piano, in a dining room.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Wynton Marsalis and a Band Playing at Commencement Event, 2001
Date Created
2001
Description
Wynton Marsalis plays his trumpet with a man playing the piano, in a dining room.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, African American women, Portraits and people, Interior decoration, African Americans--Music, Musicians
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Thomas W. Cole, Jr. speaks with another man.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Thomas W. Cole, Jr. and an Unidentified Man at Commencement Event, 2001
Date Created
2001
Description
Thomas W. Cole, Jr. speaks with another man.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, Portraits and people, Interior decoration
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Wynton Marsalis plays his trumpet with a man playing the piano, in a dining room while men and women sit at dining tables.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Wynton Marsalis and a Band Playing at Commencement Event, 2001
Date Created
2001
Description
Wynton Marsalis plays his trumpet with a man playing the piano, in a dining room while men and women sit at dining tables.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, African American women, Portraits and people, Interior decoration, African Americans--Music, Musicians
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs