George Alexander Towns was an educator, author, and community activist. For most of his life, Towns was affiliated with Atlanta University (AU), first as a student, then professor and finally as an active alumnus. He was active in the community as a member of the Atlanta branch of the NAACP, the Citizen's League, the Boule of Atlanta (Sigma Pi Phi), and the Community Chest. A member of the Harvard University Class of 1900, he was also active in the Harvard University Alumni Association and in the 1920's used his class connections to raise funds for Atlanta University. This collection consists of the papers of Towns from 1851 to 1963. It includes correspondence, literary works, diaries, photographs, and publications. At the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library we are always striving to improve our digital collections. We welcome additional information for any of the works in this collection. To submit information, please contact us at: DSD@auctr.edu
Oct 25, 2021

George A. Towns Collection

George Alexander Towns was an educator, author, and community activist. For most of his life, Towns was affiliated with Atlanta University (AU), first as a student, then professor and finally as an active alumnus. He was active in the community as a member of the Atlanta branch of the NAACP, the Citizen's League, the Boule of Atlanta (Sigma Pi Phi), and the Community Chest. A member of the Harvard University Class of 1900, he was also active in the Harvard University Alumni Association and in the 1920's used his class connections to raise funds for Atlanta University. This collection consists of the papers of Towns from 1851 to 1963. It includes correspondence, literary works, diaries, photographs, and publications.

At the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library we are always striving to improve our digital collections. We welcome additional information for any of the works in this collection. To submit information, please contact us at: DSD@auctr.edu
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Georgia Swift King, February 6, 1929
1929-02-06
A portrait of Georgia Swift King smiling. Written on recto: Feb 6 1929. Written on verso: Georgia Swift King, friend of A.U.
Portraits and people
George A. Towns Collection
George A. Towns Collection
A portrait of Georgia Swift King smiling. Written on recto: Feb 6 1929. Written on verso: Georgia Swift King, friend of A.U.
Cast of "The Rivals", circa 1925
1920/1930
Portrait of cast members from the play "The Rivals". Written on verso: Cast of "The Rivals" under the direction of Mrs. Carulyn [?] Bond Day. A. U., 1924 or '25.
African American actors, Entertainers
George A. Towns Collection
George A. Towns Collection
Portrait of cast members from the play "The Rivals". Written on verso: Cast of "The Rivals" under the direction of Mrs. Carulyn [?] Bond Day. A. U., 1924 or '25.
George A. Towns and James Weldon Johnson, circa 1925
1920/1929
George A. Towns and James Weldon Johnson sit in a park and pose for a picture.
African American men, Portraits and people
George A. Towns Collection
George A. Towns Collection
George A. Towns and James Weldon Johnson sit in a park and pose for a picture.
George A. Towns, circa 1920
1915/1925
A portrait of George A. Towns.
Portraits and people, African American men
George A. Towns Collection
George A. Towns Collection
A portrait of George A. Towns.
George A. Towns Standing With Men Holding Instruments, circa 1920
1915/1925
George A. Towns and three other men pose for a picture while holding instruments.
African Americans--Music, Musicians, Portraits and people, African American men
George A. Towns Collection
George A. Towns Collection
George A. Towns and three other men pose for a picture while holding instruments.
George A. Towns With a Group, circa 1920
1915/1925
George A. Towns poses with a group of men, women, and children on steps in front of a building.
Portraits and people, Groups and organizations, Children, African American men
George A. Towns Collection
George A. Towns Collection
George A. Towns poses with a group of men, women, and children on steps in front of a building.
James Weldon Johnson, circa 1920
1915/1925
A portrait of James Weldon Johnson as a young adult.
Portraits and people, African Americans--Education, African American authors, African Americans--Civil rights
George A. Towns Collection
George A. Towns Collection
A portrait of James Weldon Johnson as a young adult.
George A. Towns Sitting Outside, circa 1915
1910/1919
George A. Towns sits outside with a group of men and women.
Portraits and people, Groups and organizations, African American men, African American women
George A. Towns Collection
George A. Towns Collection
George A. Towns sits outside with a group of men and women.
George A. Towns Family Portrait, circa 1915
1910/1919
George A. Towns and family listen to a child read a book on the porch.
African American men, Portraits and people, African American families, African American children
George A. Towns Collection
George A. Towns Collection
George A. Towns and family listen to a child read a book on the porch.
James Weldon Johnson, circa 1910
1905/1915
A potrait of James Weldon Johnson.
African American authors, African Americans--Civil rights, African American men
George A. Towns Collection
George A. Towns Collection
A potrait of James Weldon Johnson.
A Group of Students in a Classroom, circa 1900
1895/1900
A student reads a book to his teacher and classmates in a classroom.
African American youth--Education, African Americans--Education, African American men, Portraits and peopleAfrican American teachers
George A. Towns Collection
George A. Towns Collection
A student reads a book to his teacher and classmates in a classroom.
Atlanta University Faculty and Students, circa 1895
1890/1899
A group of men and women pose on the steps in front of a building.
Portraits and people, Groups and organizations, African American men, African American women
George A. Towns Collection
George A. Towns Collection
A group of men and women pose on the steps in front of a building.