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.

Title Date Created Description Subject Collection
Photo Album of Morehouse College's 101st Anniversary Celebration, image 16, circa 1968 1964/1972 An unidentified man delivers a speech at a podium. African American universities and colleges, Speeches, Special events, African Americans--Education Morehouse College Photographs
Photo Album of Morehouse College's 101st Anniversary Celebration, image 17, circa 1968 1964/1972 An unidentified man delivers a speech at a podium. African American universities and colleges, Speeches, Special events, African Americans--Education Morehouse College Photographs
Photo Album of Morehouse College's 101st Anniversary Celebration, image 18, circa 1968 1964/1972 Hugh Morris Gloster stands at a podium wearing regalia. Presidents, African American universities and colleges, Special events, African Americans--Education Morehouse College Photographs
Photo Album of Morehouse College's 101st Anniversary Celebration, image 25, circa 1968 1964/1972 Butler T. Henderson delivers a speech at a podium. Written on verso: Butler T. Henderson Faculty and staff, African American Universities and Colleges, Speeches, Special events, African Americans--Education Morehouse College Photographs
Photo Album of Morehouse College's 101st Anniversary Celebration, image 26, circa 1968 1964/1972 Martin Luther King, Sr. sits in the audience with his family. Written on verso: King family; M.L. King Sr. African American universities and colleges, Special events, African Americans--Education, African American families Morehouse College Photographs
Photo Album of Morehouse College's 101st Anniversary Celebration, image 19, circa 1968 1964/1972 Hugh Morris Gloster stands next to an unidentified man on stage delivering a speech. On banner "Morehouse College, The Second Century". Presidents, Speeches, African American universities and colleges, Special events, African Americans--Education Morehouse College Photographs
Photo Album of Morehouse College's 101st Anniversary Celebration, image 20, circa 1968 1964/1972 Martin Luther King, Sr. delivers a speech at a podium. African American Universities and Colleges, Speeches, Special events, African Americans--Education Morehouse College Photographs
Photo Album of Morehouse College's 101st Anniversary Celebration, image 27, circa 1968 1964/1972 William Holmes Borders, Hugh Morris Gloster, and another man stand near a podium. Written on verso: W. Homes Borders. Faculty and staff, Presidents, African American universities and colleges, Special events, African Americans--Education Morehouse College Photographs
Photo Album of Morehouse College's 101st Anniversary Celebration, image 28, circa 1968 1964/1972 View of three men seated at a table. African American universities and colleges, African Americans--Education Morehouse College Photographs
Photo Album of Morehouse College's 101st Anniversary Celebration, image 23, circa 1968 1964/1972 An unidentified man delivers a speech at a podium. African American Universities and Colleges, Speeches, Special events, African Americans--Education Morehouse College Photographs
Photo Album of Morehouse College's 101st Anniversary Celebration, image 24, circa 1968 1964/1972 John Hope delivers a speech at a podium.Written on verso: John Hope II '30. Presidents, Speeches, African American universities and colleges, Special events, African Americans--Education Morehouse College Photographs
Photo Album of Morehouse College's 101st Anniversary Celebration, image 21, circa 1968 1964/1972 An unidentified man delivers a speech at a podium. African American Universities and Colleges, Speeches, Special events, African Americans--Education Morehouse College Photographs
Photo Album of Morehouse College's 101st Anniversary Celebration, image 22, circa 1968 1964/1972 An unidentified man delivers a speech at a podium. African American Universities and Colleges, Speeches, Special events, African Americans--Education Morehouse College Photographs
Photo Album of Morehouse College's 101st Anniversary Celebration, image 40, circa 1968 1964/1972 A group of men wearing suits dance in a line. African American universities and colleges, Special events, African Americans--Education Morehouse College Photographs
Photo Album of Morehouse College's 101st Anniversary Celebration, image 39, circa 1968 1964/1972 A group of men wearing suits, raising fists into the air. African American universities and colleges, Special events, African Americans--Education Morehouse College Photographs
Photo Album of Morehouse College's 101st Anniversary Celebration, image 37, circa 1968 1964/1972 Group portrait of Hugh Morris Gloster, another man and one woman. Written on verso: J. Merrill Spencer (in sleeve with 4 other photographs) Presidents, African American universities and colleges, Special events, African Americans--Education Morehouse College Photographs
Photo Album of Morehouse College's 101st Anniversary Celebration, image 38, circa 1968 1964/1972 View of seven men, wearing suits, clapping. Written on verso: l to r: 1 unknown, 2 Henry Thompson, 3 Stan Smith, 4 Leroy Idlett?, 5 , 6 Bankston, 7. Eddie Billingsley African American universities and colleges, Special events, African Americans--Education Morehouse College Photographs
Photo Album of Morehouse College's 101st Anniversary Celebration, image 31, circa 1968 1964/1972 Hugh Morris Gloser, wears regalia and talks with a group of other men. Presidents, African American universities and colleges, Special events, African Americans--Education Morehouse College Photographs
Photo Album of Morehouse College's 101st Anniversary Celebration, image 32, circa 1968 1964/1972 View of four men seated at table on stage in front of audience, on banner 'Morehouse College, Georgia, 1867-1967, 100 Years, "A Record and A Challenge"' Faculty and staff, African American universities and colleges, Special events, African Americans--Education Morehouse College Photographs
Photo Album of Morehouse College's 101st Anniversary Celebration, image 35, circa 1968 1964/1972 View of two men wearing name tags, "James Wilb..., Morehouse College (Junior)" and "Steven Brown, Morehouse College." African American universities and colleges, Special events, Campus life, African Americans--Education Morehouse College Photographs