The Morehouse College Photograph Collection includes photographs depicting the buildings and grounds, students, campus events and visitors, faculty, and individuals associated with Morehouse College dating from the 1880s through the 1970s. The images showcase aspects of the history of Morehouse College as the only all-male historically Black college in the United States. Morehouse College was founded by Reverend William Jefferson White in 1867, in Augusta, Georgia in the basement of Springfield Baptist Church and was known as The Augusta Theological Institute. After an invitation by the Reverend Frank Quarles in 1879, the College relocated to the basement of Friendship Baptist Church in Atlanta, and changed its name to Atlanta Baptist Seminary. The College relocated once more to its present home in the West End community of Atlanta, Georgia in 1890, and changed its name one last time to Morehouse College in 1913. Part of this collection is held in the RWWL Archives Research Center, the photograph album is held at the Morehouse College Archives. 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.
Aug 11, 2022

Morehouse College Photographs

The Morehouse College Photograph Collection includes photographs depicting the buildings and grounds, students, campus events and visitors, faculty, and individuals associated with Morehouse College dating from the 1880s through the 1970s. The images showcase aspects of the history of Morehouse College as the only all-male historically Black college in the United States. Morehouse College was founded by Reverend William Jefferson White in 1867, in Augusta, Georgia in the basement of Springfield Baptist Church and was known as The Augusta Theological Institute. After an invitation by the Reverend Frank Quarles in 1879, the College relocated to the basement of Friendship Baptist Church in Atlanta, and changed its name to Atlanta Baptist Seminary. The College relocated once more to its present home in the West End community of Atlanta, Georgia in 1890, and changed its name one last time to Morehouse College in 1913. Part of this collection is held in the RWWL Archives Research Center, the photograph album is held at the Morehouse College Archives.

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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Three Women, circa 1915
1911/1918
Three unidentified women wearing hats.
African American Universities and Colleges, African Americans--Education, Portraits and people
Morehouse College Photographs
Morehouse College Photographs
Three unidentified women wearing hats.
Men Sitting on a Lawn, circa 1915
1911/1918
Group of unidentified men sitting on a grassy hill.
African American Universities and Colleges, African Americans--Education, Portraits and people, Buildings and grounds
Morehouse College Photographs
Morehouse College Photographs
Group of unidentified men sitting on a grassy hill.
Group Walking, circa 1915
1911/1918
An unidentified woman walks across a field with a group of men.
African American Universities and Colleges, African Americans--Education, Portraits and people, Buildings and grounds
Morehouse College Photographs
Morehouse College Photographs
An unidentified woman walks across a field with a group of men.
Men on Porch, circa 1915
1911/1918
Two unidentified men standing on a porch.
African American Universities and Colleges, African Americans--Education, Portraits and people, Buildings and grounds
Morehouse College Photographs
Morehouse College Photographs
Two unidentified men standing on a porch.
Men Walking, circa 1915
1911/1918
Three unidentified men walking and wearing hats.
African American Universities and Colleges, African Americans--Education, Portraits and people, Buildings and grounds
Morehouse College Photographs
Morehouse College Photographs
Three unidentified men walking and wearing hats.
Two Women, circa 1915
1911/1918
Two unidentified women smiling and talking.
African American Universities and Colleges, African Americans--Education, Portraits and people
Morehouse College Photographs
Morehouse College Photographs
Two unidentified women smiling and talking.
Man in Coat, circa 1915
1911/1918
An unidentified man in trench coat.
African American Universities and Colleges, African Americans--Education, Portraits and people
Morehouse College Photographs
Morehouse College Photographs
An unidentified man in trench coat.
Two Men Talking, circa 1915
1911/1918
Two unidentified men talking.
African American Universities and Colleges, African Americans--Education, Portraits and people
Morehouse College Photographs
Morehouse College Photographs
Two unidentified men talking.
Three Men, circa 1915
1911/1918
Three unidentified men standing together.
African American Universities and Colleges, African Americans--Education, Portraits and people
Morehouse College Photographs
Morehouse College Photographs
Three unidentified men standing together.
Three Men, circa 1915
1911/1918
Three unidentified men walking down a street.
African American Universities and Colleges, African Americans--Education, Portraits and people, Buildings and grounds
Morehouse College Photographs
Morehouse College Photographs
Three unidentified men walking down a street.
Two Men, circa 1915
1911/1918
Two unidentified men walking and carrying coats.
African American Universities and Colleges, African Americans--Education, Portraits and people, Buildings and grounds
Morehouse College Photographs
Morehouse College Photographs
Two unidentified men walking and carrying coats.
Two Men, circa 1915
1911/1918
Two unidentified men looking at a book.
African American Universities and Colleges, African Americans--Education, Portraits and people
Morehouse College Photographs
Morehouse College Photographs
Two unidentified men looking at a book.
Woman on Porch, September 1920
1911/1918
A woman sitting on a porch. Written on verso: Williamsbert on the porch Sept. 1920..
African American Universities and Colleges, African Americans--Education, Portraits and people, Buildings and grounds
Morehouse College Photographs
Morehouse College Photographs
A woman sitting on a porch. Written on verso: Williamsbert on the porch Sept. 1920..
W. E. B. DuBois, circa 1915
1911/1918
W. E. B. DuBois stands on steps with President Theodore Roosevelt.
African American Universities and Colleges, African Americans--Education, Presidents, Portraits and people
Morehouse College Photographs
Morehouse College Photographs
W. E. B. DuBois stands on steps with President Theodore Roosevelt.
Three Men, circa 1915
1911/1918
Three unidentified men standing together.
African American Universities and Colleges, African Americans--Education, Portraits and people, Buildings and grounds
Morehouse College Photographs
Morehouse College Photographs
Three unidentified men standing together.
Walking Outside, circa 1915
1911/1918
An unidentified women and an unidentified man walking in front of a house.
African American Universities and Colleges, African Americans--Education, Portraits and people, Buildings and grounds
Morehouse College Photographs
Morehouse College Photographs
An unidentified women and an unidentified man walking in front of a house.
Two Men in Coats, circa 1915
1911/1918
Two unidentified men standing together.
African American Universities and Colleges, African Americans--Education, Portraits and people
Morehouse College Photographs
Morehouse College Photographs
Two unidentified men standing together.
Two Men Walking, circa 1915
1911/1918
Two unidentified men walking and waving.
African American Universities and Colleges, African Americans--Education, Portraits and people, Buildings and grounds
Morehouse College Photographs
Morehouse College Photographs
Two unidentified men walking and waving.
Costume, circa 1915
1911/1918
An unidentified person in a costume with another unidentified person with a covered face.
African American Universities and Colleges, African Americans--Education, Special Events
Morehouse College Photographs
Morehouse College Photographs
An unidentified person in a costume with another unidentified person with a covered face.
Group in Costume, circa 1915
1911/1918
Unidentified people in costumes.
African American Universities and Colleges, African Americans--Education, Special Events
Morehouse College Photographs
Morehouse College Photographs
Unidentified people in costumes.