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.

For:
  • Subjects = African American universities and colleges
1986/1996
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.
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African American universities and colleges
General Photographs Collection
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.
1986/1996
View of homes built around Clark University. Text from slide presentation: The people who lived here were faculty members and administrators, teachers,
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African American universities and colleges
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,
1986/1996
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.
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African American universities and colleges
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.
1986/1996
View of homes built around Clark University. Text from slide presentation: craftsmen, store owners, seamstresses, milliners, and housekeepers.
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African American universities and colleges
General Photographs Collection
View of homes built around Clark University. Text from slide presentation: craftsmen, store owners, seamstresses, milliners, and housekeepers.
1986/1996
A view of a victorian home. Text from slide presentation: They lived in Victorian houses ...
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African American universities and colleges
General Photographs Collection
A view of a victorian home. Text from slide presentation: They lived in Victorian houses ...
1986/1996
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 ...
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African American universities and colleges
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 ...
1986/1996
Victorian Cottage built by Clark University to house married students. Text from slide presentation: as does this one.
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African American universities and colleges
General Photographs Collection
Victorian Cottage built by Clark University to house married students. Text from slide presentation: as does this one.
1986/1996
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.
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African American universities and colleges
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.
1986/1996
A close up view of the gable on a victorian cottage. Text from slide presentation: . . . and sometimes in the peak of the gable.
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African American universities and colleges
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.
1986/1996
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.
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African American universities and colleges
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.
1985/1995
View of a tree-lined avenue. Text from slide presentation:. . . is still there today.
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American universities and colleges, African Americans--Education
General Photographs Collection
View of a tree-lined avenue. Text from slide presentation:. . . is still there today.
1968-05
A crowd gathers outside for a commencement ceremony.
African Americans--Education, Commencement ceremonies, Campus life, African American universities and colleges
General Photographs Collection
A crowd gathers outside for a commencement ceremony.
1968-05
A crowd gathers outside for a commencement ceremony.
African Americans--Education, Commencement ceremonies, Campus life, African American universities and colleges
General Photographs Collection
A crowd gathers outside for a commencement ceremony.
1968-05
A crowd gathers outside for a commencement ceremony.
African Americans--Education, Commencement ceremonies, Campus life, African American universities and colleges
General Photographs Collection
A crowd gathers outside for a commencement ceremony.
1968-05
A crowd gathers outside for a commencement ceremony.
African Americans--Education, Commencement ceremonies, Campus life, African American universities and colleges
General Photographs Collection
A crowd gathers outside for a commencement ceremony.
1968-05
A crowd gathers outside for a commencement ceremony.
African Americans--Education, Commencement ceremonies, Campus life, African American universities and colleges
General Photographs Collection
A crowd gathers outside for a commencement ceremony.
1968-05
A crowd gathers outside for a commencement ceremony.
African Americans--Education, Commencement ceremonies, Campus life, African American universities and colleges
General Photographs Collection
A crowd gathers outside for a commencement ceremony.
1916/1926
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.
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American universities and colleges, African Americans--Education, College students
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.
1915/1925
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
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American universities and colleges, African Americans--Education, College students
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
1912
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.
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American universities and colleges, Musicians
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.