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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Group portrait of Dr. Vivian Wilson Henderson, president of Clark College, with other notable men such as Hugh Gloster and Benjamin Mays, former Morehouse presidents, Clarence Coleman, director of the National Urban League, and Edward Simon.
Vivian Henderson Papers
Vivian Henderson, Gloster, Coleman, Simon, and Mays, circa 1970
Date Created
1965/175
Description
Group portrait of Dr. Vivian Wilson Henderson, president of Clark College, with other notable men such as Hugh Gloster and Benjamin Mays, former Morehouse presidents, Clarence Coleman, director of the National Urban League, and Edward Simon.
Subject
Presidents, African American universities and colleges, African American men
Collection
Vivian Henderson Papers
A man and woman dance at a social event.
Vivian Henderson Papers
People at an Event, February 1959
Date Created
1959-02
Description
A man and woman dance at a social event.
Subject
African American men, African American women, Events and programs
Collection
Vivian Henderson Papers
A man and woman hold hands.
Vivian Henderson Papers
People at an Event, February 1959
Date Created
1959-02
Description
A man and woman hold hands.
Subject
African American men, African American women, Events and programs
Collection
Vivian Henderson Papers
J.J. Henderson with a group of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity members at a social gathering.
Vivian Henderson Papers
Social Event, circa 1955
Date Created
1950/1960
Description
J.J. Henderson with a group of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity members at a social gathering.
Subject
Groups and organizations, African American men
Collection
Vivian Henderson Papers
Vivian Wilson Henderson and relative J.J. Henderson with members of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity.
Vivian Henderson Papers
Vivian and J.J. Henderson with Kappa group, circa 1945
Date Created
1940/1950
Description
Vivian Wilson Henderson and relative J.J. Henderson with members of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity.
Subject
African American men, Groups and organizations, Presidents, African American universities and colleges
Collection
Vivian Henderson Papers
Portrait of Joe Wardlaw, a friend of the Hendersons, in military uniform. Written on recto: To the [?]sh From Joe Wardlow
Vivian Henderson Papers
Joe Wardlaw, circa 1945
Date Created
1940/1950
Description
Portrait of Joe Wardlaw, a friend of the Hendersons, in military uniform. Written on recto: To the [?]sh From Joe Wardlow
Subject
African American soldiers, African American men
Collection
Vivian Henderson Papers
Vivian Wilson Henderson and a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.
Vivian Henderson Papers
Vivian Henderson and Other, circa 1940
Date Created
1935/1945
Description
Vivian Wilson Henderson and a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.
Subject
African American men, Groups and organizations
Collection
Vivian Henderson Papers