| Title | Date Created | Description | Subject | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 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, circa 1920 | 1915/1925 | A portrait of George A. Towns. | Portraits and people, African American men | George A. Towns Collection |
| 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 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 |
| 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 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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
