The General Photograph collection, includes photographs documenting the African American experience. This collection is organized into two series: individuals and subjects, and consists of photographs of notable figures including, W.E.B. DuBois and his family, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during his time as a student at the AUC and more. The collection also includes images of various Atlanta Neighborhood homes and sites. 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.
May 29, 2020

General Photographs Collection

The General Photograph collection, includes photographs documenting the African American experience. This collection is organized into two series: individuals and subjects, and consists of photographs of notable figures including, W.E.B. DuBois and his family, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during his time as a student at the AUC and more. The collection also includes images of various Atlanta Neighborhood homes and sites.

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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A plat showing the lots to be subdivided and sold. Text from slide presentation: Because administrators wanted to build a community that extended beyond the university itself, they organized special committees to build local streets, advertise land lots for sale and encourage development. This plat shows the first lots to be subdivided.
General Photographs Collection
Plat of Campus Property, circa 1991
Date Created
1986/1996
Description
A plat showing the lots to be subdivided and sold. Text from slide presentation: Because administrators wanted to build a community that extended beyond the university itself, they organized special committees to build local streets, advertise land lots for sale and encourage development. This plat shows the first lots to be subdivided.
Subject
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African American universities and colleges
Collection
General Photographs Collection
View of homes built around Clark University. Text from slide presentation: The people who lived here were faculty members and administrators, teachers,
General Photographs Collection
Historic Home, circa 1991
Date Created
1986/1996
Description
View of homes built around Clark University. Text from slide presentation: The people who lived here were faculty members and administrators, teachers,
Subject
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African American universities and colleges
Collection
General Photographs Collection
View of one of the homes built around Clark University. Text from slide presentation: . . . many of the homes that were built along the streets directly east of Clark campus still stand.
General Photographs Collection
Historic Home, circa 1991
Date Created
1986/1996
Description
View of one of the homes built around Clark University. Text from slide presentation: . . . many of the homes that were built along the streets directly east of Clark campus still stand.
Subject
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African American universities and colleges
Collection
General Photographs Collection
View of homes built around Clark University. Text from slide presentation: craftsmen, store owners, seamstresses, milliners, and housekeepers.
General Photographs Collection
Historic Home, circa 1991
Date Created
1986/1996
Description
View of homes built around Clark University. Text from slide presentation: craftsmen, store owners, seamstresses, milliners, and housekeepers.
Subject
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African American universities and colleges
Collection
General Photographs Collection
A view of a victorian home. Text from slide presentation: They lived in Victorian houses ...
General Photographs Collection
Victorian Home, circa 1991
Date Created
1986/1996
Description
A view of a victorian home. Text from slide presentation: They lived in Victorian houses ...
Subject
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African American universities and colleges
Collection
General Photographs Collection
Close up view of the detailin gon a vitorian cottage porch. Text from slide presentation: Another defining feature of the Victorian cottage is flat or jigsaw cut detailing along the porches ...
General Photographs Collection
Victorian Cottage Porch, circa 1991
Date Created
1986/1996
Description
Close up view of the detailin gon a vitorian cottage porch. Text from slide presentation: Another defining feature of the Victorian cottage is flat or jigsaw cut detailing along the porches ...
Subject
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African American universities and colleges
Collection
General Photographs Collection
Victorian Cottage built by Clark University to house married students. Text from slide presentation: as does this one.
General Photographs Collection
Victorian Cottage, circa 1991
Date Created
1986/1996
Description
Victorian Cottage built by Clark University to house married students. Text from slide presentation: as does this one.
Subject
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African American universities and colleges
Collection
General Photographs Collection
An L shaped victorian cottage. Text from slide presentation: Sometimes Victorian cottages are L shaped with a front gable and a side wing. In this case, the porch runs along the long side of the L.
General Photographs Collection
Victorian Cottage, circa 1991
Date Created
1986/1996
Description
An L shaped victorian cottage. Text from slide presentation: Sometimes Victorian cottages are L shaped with a front gable and a side wing. In this case, the porch runs along the long side of the L.
Subject
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African American universities and colleges
Collection
General Photographs Collection
A close up view of the gable on a victorian cottage. Text from slide presentation: . . . and sometimes in the peak of the gable.
General Photographs Collection
Victorian Cottage Gable, circa 1991
Date Created
1986/1996
Description
A close up view of the gable on a victorian cottage. Text from slide presentation: . . . and sometimes in the peak of the gable.
Subject
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African American universities and colleges
Collection
General Photographs Collection
A view of Gammon Avenue. Text from slide presentation: Gammon Avenue led to the campus and the homes there reflect the importance of that street.
General Photographs Collection
Gammon Avenue, circa 1991
Date Created
1986/1996
Description
A view of Gammon Avenue. Text from slide presentation: Gammon Avenue led to the campus and the homes there reflect the importance of that street.
Subject
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African American universities and colleges
Collection
General Photographs Collection
View of a tree-lined avenue. Text from slide presentation:. . . is still there today.
General Photographs Collection
Magnolia Lane, circa 1990
Date Created
1985/1995
Description
View of a tree-lined avenue. Text from slide presentation:. . . is still there today.
Subject
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American universities and colleges, African Americans--Education
Collection
General Photographs Collection
A crowd gathers outside for a commencement ceremony.
General Photographs Collection
Commencement Ceremony, May 1968
Date Created
1968-05
Description
A crowd gathers outside for a commencement ceremony.
Subject
African Americans--Education, Commencement ceremonies, Campus life, African American universities and colleges
Collection
General Photographs Collection
A crowd gathers outside for a commencement ceremony.
General Photographs Collection
Commencement Ceremony, May 1968
Date Created
1968-05
Description
A crowd gathers outside for a commencement ceremony.
Subject
African Americans--Education, Commencement ceremonies, Campus life, African American universities and colleges
Collection
General Photographs Collection
A crowd gathers outside for a commencement ceremony.
General Photographs Collection
Commencement Ceremony, May 1968
Date Created
1968-05
Description
A crowd gathers outside for a commencement ceremony.
Subject
African Americans--Education, Commencement ceremonies, Campus life, African American universities and colleges
Collection
General Photographs Collection
A crowd gathers outside for a commencement ceremony.
General Photographs Collection
Commencement Ceremony, May 1968
Date Created
1968-05
Description
A crowd gathers outside for a commencement ceremony.
Subject
African Americans--Education, Commencement ceremonies, Campus life, African American universities and colleges
Collection
General Photographs Collection
A crowd gathers outside for a commencement ceremony.
General Photographs Collection
Commencement Ceremony, May 1968
Date Created
1968-05
Description
A crowd gathers outside for a commencement ceremony.
Subject
African Americans--Education, Commencement ceremonies, Campus life, African American universities and colleges
Collection
General Photographs Collection
A crowd gathers outside for a commencement ceremony.
General Photographs Collection
Commencement Ceremony, May 1968
Date Created
1968-05
Description
A crowd gathers outside for a commencement ceremony.
Subject
African Americans--Education, Commencement ceremonies, Campus life, African American universities and colleges
Collection
General Photographs Collection
A group portrait of a geometry class. Text from slide presentation: time, money and energy to create a community where Blacks could receive an education and live in dignity.
General Photographs Collection
A Geometry Class, 1921
Date Created
1916/1926
Description
A group portrait of a geometry class. Text from slide presentation: time, money and energy to create a community where Blacks could receive an education and live in dignity.
Subject
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American universities and colleges, African Americans--Education, College students
Collection
General Photographs Collection
Students conduct experiments in a physics lab. Text from slide presentation: South Atlanta was strengthened by people of good will, of both races, who invested their
General Photographs Collection
Physics Lab, circa 1920
Date Created
1915/1925
Description
Students conduct experiments in a physics lab. Text from slide presentation: South Atlanta was strengthened by people of good will, of both races, who invested their
Subject
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American universities and colleges, African Americans--Education, College students
Collection
General Photographs Collection
The Gammon Quartette in 1912.Written on recto: P.R. Vauls, J. D. Rice, R. N. Brooks, I.C. Snowden. Text from slide presentation: Cultural events at the college provided entertainment for the community and the park-like campus provided a place to stroll and picnic.
General Photographs Collection
Gammon Quartet, 1912
Date Created
1912
Description
The Gammon Quartette in 1912.Written on recto: P.R. Vauls, J. D. Rice, R. N. Brooks, I.C. Snowden. Text from slide presentation: Cultural events at the college provided entertainment for the community and the park-like campus provided a place to stroll and picnic.
Subject
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American universities and colleges, Musicians
Collection
General Photographs Collection