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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Portrait of David Wayne Henderson, son of Dr. Vivian Wilson Henderson.
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David Henderson, circa 1960
Date Created
1955/1965
Description
Portrait of David Wayne Henderson, son of Dr. Vivian Wilson Henderson.
Subject
Children, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta
Collection
Vivian Henderson Papers
A baby, identified by the surname Valentine, crawls on the floor.
Vivian Henderson Papers
Baby Crawling, 1955
Date Created
1955
Description
A baby, identified by the surname Valentine, crawls on the floor.
Subject
Children, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta
Collection
Vivian Henderson Papers
Anna Henderson, wife of Dr. Vivian W. Henderson, with daughter Wyonella Marie Henderson outdoors.
Vivian Henderson Papers
Anna and Wyonella Henderson, 1955
Date Created
1955
Description
Anna Henderson, wife of Dr. Vivian W. Henderson, with daughter Wyonella Marie Henderson outdoors.
Subject
Children, African American families
Collection
Vivian Henderson Papers
Wyonella Marie Henderson, daughter of Dr. Vivian Wilson Henderson and Anna Henderson, playing outdoors with an unidentified child.
Vivian Henderson Papers
Wyonella Henderson with Other, December 1954
Date Created
1954-12
Description
Wyonella Marie Henderson, daughter of Dr. Vivian Wilson Henderson and Anna Henderson, playing outdoors with an unidentified child.
Subject
Children, African American families
Collection
Vivian Henderson Papers
People at a lake, possibly in Fox Lake, Indiana.
Vivian Henderson Papers
People at a Lake, August 1959
Date Created
1950-08
Description
People at a lake, possibly in Fox Lake, Indiana.
Subject
Children, African American families
Collection
Vivian Henderson Papers
A Christmas card from the Hubbards, friends of the Hendersons, with a picture of their four children: Phil, Mike, Rikki, and Chris on the front.
Vivian Henderson Papers
Phil, Mike, Rikki, and Chris Hubbard, circa 1950
Date Created
1945/1955
Description
A Christmas card from the Hubbards, friends of the Hendersons, with a picture of their four children: Phil, Mike, Rikki, and Chris on the front.
Subject
African American families, Children
Collection
Vivian Henderson Papers
Portrait of Wyonella Marie Henderson, daughter of Dr. Vivian Wilson Henderson.
Vivian Henderson Papers
Wyonella Henderson, circa 1945
Date Created
1940/1950
Description
Portrait of Wyonella Marie Henderson, daughter of Dr. Vivian Wilson Henderson.
Subject
Children, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta
Collection
Vivian Henderson Papers