Dr. Vivian Wilson Henderson was the 18th president of Clark College from 1965 until his death in 1976. A native of Bristol, Tennessee, Henderson completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from North Carolina College in Durham in 1947. He earned his Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Economics from the University of Iowa in 1949 and 1952, respectively. The Vivian Wilson Henderson Papers document Dr. Henderson's personal and professional activities spanning the years 1940 to 1976. The photographs in the collection date primarily from the 1960s and document Henderson's activities at Clark College as well as his family life. Photographs of Dr. Henderson's wife, Anna, and children are included. 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. 
Jun 24, 2019

Vivian Henderson Papers

Dr. Vivian Wilson Henderson was the 18th president of Clark College from 1965 until his death in 1976. A native of Bristol, Tennessee, Henderson completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from North Carolina College in Durham in 1947. He earned his Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Economics from the University of Iowa in 1949 and 1952, respectively. The Vivian Wilson Henderson Papers document Dr. Henderson's personal and professional activities spanning the years 1940 to 1976. The photographs in the collection date primarily from the 1960s and document Henderson's activities at Clark College as well as his family life. Photographs of Dr. Henderson's wife, Anna, and children are included.

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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Unidentified construction worker and Dr. Vivian Wilson Henderson, president of Clark College, at the construction site of the Clark College Health and Physical Education building.
Vivian Henderson Papers
Vivian Wilson Henderson and Construction Worker, February 1969
Date Created
1969-02
Description
Unidentified construction worker and Dr. Vivian Wilson Henderson, president of Clark College, at the construction site of the Clark College Health and Physical Education building.
Subject
Presidents, African American universities and colleges, African Americans--Education, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Vivian Henderson Papers
Dr. Vivian Wilson Henderson, president of Clark College.
Vivian Henderson Papers
Dr. Vivian Wilson Henderson, February 1969
Date Created
1969-02
Description
Dr. Vivian Wilson Henderson, president of Clark College.
Subject
Presidents, African American universities and colleges, African Americans--Education
Collection
Vivian Henderson Papers
Boys sit on a bench.
Vivian Henderson Papers
Group Portrait, February 1969
Date Created
1969-02
Description
Boys sit on a bench.
Subject
African American families, Children
Collection
Vivian Henderson Papers
Unidentified male and female students speaking with Dr. Vivian Wilson Henderson.
Vivian Henderson Papers
Vivian Wilson Henderson with Students, February 1969
Date Created
1969-02
Description
Unidentified male and female students speaking with Dr. Vivian Wilson Henderson.
Subject
Presidents, African American universities and colleges, African Americans--Education, College students
Collection
Vivian Henderson Papers
Unidentified construction worker and Dr. Vivian Wilson Henderson, president of Clark College, at the construction site of the Clark College Health and Physical Education building.
Vivian Henderson Papers
Vivian Wilson Henderson and Construction Worker, February 1969
Date Created
1969-02
Description
Unidentified construction worker and Dr. Vivian Wilson Henderson, president of Clark College, at the construction site of the Clark College Health and Physical Education building.
Subject
Presidents, African American universities and colleges, African Americans--Education, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Vivian Henderson Papers
This audio recording consists of Clark Colleges centennial ceremony exercises. The main speaker for this ceremony is Dr. Lawrence Dunbar Reddick, a historian and the author of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.s biography. Dr. Reddick speaks to the audience about the importance of Clarks centennial for the history of black colleges. He stresses the important role the students play in maintaining the legacy of these schools and their futures. Dr. Vivian W. Henderson, 18th president of Clark College, then speaks on the forces that play a role in the shaky state of American higher education.
Vivian Henderson Papers
Clark College Centennial Program, 1969
Date Created
1969
Description
This audio recording consists of Clark Colleges centennial ceremony exercises. The main speaker for this ceremony is Dr. Lawrence Dunbar Reddick, a historian and the author of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.s biography. Dr. Reddick speaks to the audience about the importance of Clarks centennial for the history of black colleges. He stresses the important role the students play in maintaining the legacy of these schools and their futures. Dr. Vivian W. Henderson, 18th president of Clark College, then speaks on the forces that play a role in the shaky state of American higher education.
Subject
Special events, Speeches, African American universities and colleges, African American authors
Collection
Vivian Henderson Papers
A panel of faculty at Clark College in Atlanta, Georgia, discusses the possibility of creating an honors program at Clark in this audio recording, recorded circa 1973. The participating individuals are unidentified but may include Dr. Vivian Wilson Henderson. Several participants express concerns that the honors program not result in a form of separatism on the campus between the honors students and those in the traditional college program.
Vivian Henderson Papers
Clark College Honor Seminar, circa 1973
Date Created
1968/1978
Description
A panel of faculty at Clark College in Atlanta, Georgia, discusses the possibility of creating an honors program at Clark in this audio recording, recorded circa 1973. The participating individuals are unidentified but may include Dr. Vivian Wilson Henderson. Several participants express concerns that the honors program not result in a form of separatism on the campus between the honors students and those in the traditional college program.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Education--Curricula
Collection
Vivian Henderson Papers
Group portrait of members of the Citizen's Advisory Committee on Civil Rights.
Vivian Henderson Papers
Citizen's Advisory Committee on Civil Rights, October 1968
Date Created
1968-10
Description
Group portrait of members of the Citizen's Advisory Committee on Civil Rights.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Groups and organizations
Collection
Vivian Henderson Papers
Aerial view of a city.
Vivian Henderson Papers
Buildings, September 1968
Date Created
1968-09
Description
Aerial view of a city.
Subject
African American families, Buildings and grounds, Presidents
Collection
Vivian Henderson Papers
People stand on a boat.
Vivian Henderson Papers
People on a Boat, September 1968
Date Created
1968-09
Description
People stand on a boat.
Subject
African American families, Presidents
Collection
Vivian Henderson Papers