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 Kimberly Anne Henderson, daughter of Dr. Vivian Wilson Henderson.
Vivian Henderson Papers
Kimberly Henderson, circa 1970
Date Created
1965/1975
Description
Portrait of Kimberly Anne Henderson, daughter of Dr. Vivian Wilson Henderson.
Subject
Children, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta
Collection
Vivian Henderson Papers
View of the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C.
Vivian Henderson Papers
Washington Monument, August 1959
Date Created
1959-08
Description
View of the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C.
Subject
African American families, Buildings and grounds, Presidents
Collection
Vivian Henderson Papers
Exterior view of a house on water.
Vivian Henderson Papers
House on the Water, August 1959
Date Created
1959-08
Description
Exterior view of a house on water.
Subject
Buildings and grounds, African American families, Presidents
Collection
Vivian Henderson Papers
Children swim in a lake, possible at Fox Lake, Indiana.
Vivian Henderson Papers
People at a Lake, August 1959
Date Created
1959-08
Description
Children swim in a lake, possible at Fox Lake, Indiana.
Subject
African American families, Presidents
Collection
Vivian Henderson Papers
Tiger in a cage.
Vivian Henderson Papers
Tiger, August 1959
Date Created
1959-08
Description
Tiger in a cage.
Subject
African American families, Presidents, African American universities and colleges
Collection
Vivian Henderson Papers
Woman and children, possibly Anna Henderson and her children, and an unidentified man at a zoo.
Vivian Henderson Papers
People at the Zoo, August 1959
Date Created
1959-08
Description
Woman and children, possibly Anna Henderson and her children, and an unidentified man at a zoo.
Subject
African American families, Children
Collection
Vivian Henderson Papers
Woman, possibly Anna Henderson and children, viewing flamingos at a zoo.
Vivian Henderson Papers
People at the Zoo, August 1959
Date Created
1959-08
Description
Woman, possibly Anna Henderson and children, viewing flamingos at a zoo.
Subject
African American families, Children
Collection
Vivian Henderson Papers
Children swim in a lake, possible at Fox Lake, Indiana.
Vivian Henderson Papers
People at a Lake, August 1959
Date Created
1959-08
Description
Children swim in a lake, possible at Fox Lake, Indiana.
Subject
African American families, Presidents
Collection
Vivian Henderson Papers
Exterior view of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Vivian Henderson Papers
Lincoln Memorial, August 1959
Date Created
1959-08
Description
Exterior view of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Subject
African American families, Buildings and grounds, Presidents
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
People socialize at an event.
Vivian Henderson Papers
People at an Event, February 1959
Date Created
1959-02
Description
People socialize at an event.
Subject
African American women, Events and programs
Collection
Vivian Henderson Papers
Anna Henderson and three children in front of an unidentified school building.
Vivian Henderson Papers
Anna Henderson and Children, February 1959
Date Created
1959-02
Description
Anna Henderson and three children in front of an unidentified school building.
Subject
African American families, Children
Collection
Vivian Henderson Papers
Anna Henderson and children with unidentified people on a tourist train at an amusement park.
Vivian Henderson Papers
Anna Henderson and Children, August 1958
Date Created
1958-08
Description
Anna Henderson and children with unidentified people on a tourist train at an amusement park.
Subject
African American families, Children
Collection
Vivian Henderson Papers
Two unidentified children standing next to rocks and a flagpole.
Vivian Henderson Papers
Two Children, August 1958
Date Created
1958-08
Description
Two unidentified children standing next to rocks and a flagpole.
Subject
African American families, Children
Collection
Vivian Henderson Papers
Anna Henderson and the Henderson children observing a bell on the steps of an unidentified building.
Vivian Henderson Papers
Anna Henderson and Children, August 1958
Date Created
1958-08
Description
Anna Henderson and the Henderson children observing a bell on the steps of an unidentified building.
Subject
African American families, Children
Collection
Vivian Henderson Papers
Exterior view of an unidentified building.
Vivian Henderson Papers
Building, August 1958
Date Created
1958-08
Description
Exterior view of an unidentified building.
Subject
African American families, Buildings and grounds, Presidents
Collection
Vivian Henderson Papers
Anna Henderson and her children standing in front of a tourist train at an amusement park.
Vivian Henderson Papers
Anna Henderson and Children, August 1958
Date Created
1958-08
Description
Anna Henderson and her children standing in front of a tourist train at an amusement park.
Subject
African American families, Children
Collection
Vivian Henderson Papers
Unidentified adults and children, possibly the Vivian Wilson Henderson family, looking at a mountain from an unidentified scenic overlook.
Vivian Henderson Papers
People at a Scenic Overlook, August 1958
Date Created
1958-08
Description
Unidentified adults and children, possibly the Vivian Wilson Henderson family, looking at a mountain from an unidentified scenic overlook.
Subject
African American families, Children
Collection
Vivian Henderson Papers
Two unidentified women standing on a boat dock on a lake.
Vivian Henderson Papers
Women at a Lake, August 1958
Date Created
1958-08
Description
Two unidentified women standing on a boat dock on a lake.
Subject
African American families, Presidents
Collection
Vivian Henderson Papers