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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Group portrait of 5th grade class.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
5th Grade Class, circa 1900
Date Created
1895/1905
Description
Group portrait of 5th grade class.
Subject
African Americans--Education, African American men, African American women, Portraits and people, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Group portrait of 5th grade class.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
5th Grade Class, circa 1900
Date Created
1895/1905
Description
Group portrait of 5th grade class.
Subject
African Americans--Education, African American men, African American women, Portraits and people, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Addie Shropshire and Laura Nesbitt Thompson, wearing graduation caps and gowns, pose in front of a building.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Addie Shropshire and Laura Nesbitt Thompson at Commencement, 1966
Date Created
1966
Description
Addie Shropshire and Laura Nesbitt Thompson, wearing graduation caps and gowns, pose in front of a building.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American woman, Portraits and people, Events and Programs
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Written on verso: Left to Right Administration Meeting, 1. Dr. J. deKoven Killingsworth - Department Chairman - music, 2. Dr. Wiley S. Bolden - Dean of faculty/Instruction, 3., 4. Dr. Johnathan Jackson - College Minister/Ass. Professor, 5. Pres. Brawly, 6., 7., 8. Dr. Herbert F. Rogers? Chair of Religion/Philosophy, 9. Mr. Hugh G. Black, English Instructor.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Administration Meeting, circa 1965
Date Created
1962/1968
Description
Written on verso: Left to Right Administration Meeting, 1. Dr. J. deKoven Killingsworth - Department Chairman - music, 2. Dr. Wiley S. Bolden - Dean of faculty/Instruction, 3., 4. Dr. Johnathan Jackson - College Minister/Ass. Professor, 5. Pres. Brawly, 6., 7., 8. Dr. Herbert F. Rogers? Chair of Religion/Philosophy, 9. Mr. Hugh G. Black, English Instructor.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Written on verso: Left to Right Administration Meeting c.1960s, 1. Dr. J. deKoven Killingsworth 2. Dr. Wiley S. Bolden 3., 4. Dr. Johnathan Jackson, 5. Pres. Brawly, 6., 7., 8. Dr. Herbert F. Rogers?, 9. Mr. Hugh G. Black.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Administration Meeting, circa 1965
Date Created
1962/1968
Description
Written on verso: Left to Right Administration Meeting c.1960s, 1. Dr. J. deKoven Killingsworth 2. Dr. Wiley S. Bolden 3., 4. Dr. Johnathan Jackson, 5. Pres. Brawly, 6., 7., 8. Dr. Herbert F. Rogers?, 9. Mr. Hugh G. Black.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Nine men, wearing suits with neckties, sit around a table with floral arrangement in the center.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Administration Meeting, circa 1965
Date Created
1962/1968
Description
Nine men, wearing suits with neckties, sit around a table with floral arrangement in the center.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Nine men, wearing suits with neckties, sit around a table with floral arrangement in the center.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Administration Meeting, circa 1965
Date Created
1962/1968
Description
Nine men, wearing suits with neckties, sit around a table with floral arrangement in the center.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Written on verso: Left to Right 1. Pres. Brawly, 2., 3. Mr. Hugh G. Black, 4.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Administration Meeting, circa 1965
Date Created
1962/1968
Description
Written on verso: Left to Right 1. Pres. Brawly, 2., 3. Mr. Hugh G. Black, 4.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Aerial view of a crowd gathered on the lawn between buildings on campus.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Aerial View of a Political Concert, Homecoming Activity, October 1992
Date Created
1992-10
Description
Aerial view of a crowd gathered on the lawn between buildings on campus.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American men, African American women, Portraits and people, Events and programs, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Four graduates wearing caps and gowns, stand on an outdoor stage at commencement.
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs
Aerial View of Stage at Commencement, June 1968
Date Created
1968-06
Description
Four graduates wearing caps and gowns, stand on an outdoor stage at commencement.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American woman, African American men, Portraits and people, Events and Programs, Commencement ceremonies
Collection
Clark College and Clark Atlanta University Photographs