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 76, circa 1968 1964/1972 View of men and women seated at a long table. African American universities and colleges, Special events, African Americans--Education Morehouse College Photographs
Photo Album of Morehouse College's 101st Anniversary Celebration, image 75, circa 1968 1964/1972 A man and two women stand and talk. African American universities and colleges, Special events, African Americans--Education Morehouse College Photographs
Photo Album of Morehouse College's 101st Anniversary Celebration, image 84, circa 1968 1964/1972 Group portrait of three men and three women seated at a round table with plates of food. African American universities and colleges, Special events, African Americans--Education Morehouse College Photographs
Photo Album of Morehouse College's 101st Anniversary Celebration, image 85, circa 1968 1964/1972 View of men standing in banquet hall, men and women seated at tables around them. African American universities and colleges, Special events, African Americans--Education Morehouse College Photographs
Photo Album of Morehouse College's 101st Anniversary Celebration, image 81, circa 1968 1964/1972 Group portrait of two men and one woman seated at a table. African American universities and colleges, Special events, African Americans--Education Morehouse College Photographs
Photo Album of Morehouse College's 101st Anniversary Celebration, image 86, circa 1968 1964/1972 View of people seated at a table in a banquet hall. African American universities and colleges, Special events, African Americans--Education Morehouse College Photographs
Photo Album of Morehouse College's 101st Anniversary Celebration, image 87, circa 1968 1964/1972 View of men and women seated at a banquet table. African American universities and colleges, Special events, African Americans--Education Morehouse College Photographs
Photo Album of Morehouse College's 101st Anniversary Celebration, image 82, circa 1968 1964/1972 Portrait of two men wearing suits and glasses. African American universities and colleges, Special events, African Americans--Education Morehouse College Photographs
Photo Album of Morehouse College's 101st Anniversary Celebration, image 79, circa 1968 1964/1972 View of men and women seated at a long table. African American universities and colleges, Special events, African Americans--Education Morehouse College Photographs
Photo Album of Morehouse College's 101st Anniversary Celebration, image 80, circa 1968 1964/1972 View of two men shaking hands at a podium. African American universities and colleges, Special events, African Americans--Education Morehouse College Photographs
Photo Album of Morehouse College's 101st Anniversary Celebration, image 83, circa 1968 1964/1972 View of two men seated at a table. African American universities and colleges, Special events, African Americans--Education Morehouse College Photographs
Photo Album of Morehouse College's 101st Anniversary Celebration, image 88, circa 1968 1964/1972 View of three men standing at a podium. Banner reads "The Second Century" in background. African American universities and colleges, Special events, African Americans--Education Morehouse College Photographs
Photo Album of Morehouse College's 101st Anniversary Celebration, image 94, circa 1968 1964/1972 Group portrait of four men and 3 women at table with placard "34". African American universities and colleges, Special events, African Americans--Education Morehouse College Photographs
Photo Album of Morehouse College's 101st Anniversary Celebration, image 89, circa 1968 1964/1972 Portrait of man wearing name badge "E. W. Wright" and two women. African American universities and colleges, Special events, African Americans--Education Morehouse College Photographs
Photo Album of Morehouse College's 101st Anniversary Celebration, image 95, circa 1968 1964/1972 Group portrait of four men seated at a dining table. African American universities and colleges, Special events, African Americans--Education Morehouse College Photographs
Photo Album of Morehouse College's 101st Anniversary Celebration, image 92, circa 1968 1964/1972 View of two men and one woman seated at table "40." African American universities and colleges, Special events, African Americans--Education Morehouse College Photographs
Photo Album of Morehouse College's 101st Anniversary Celebration, image 96, circa 1968 1964/1972 View of man wearing glasses, seated at a dining table. African American universities and colleges, Special events, African Americans--Education Morehouse College Photographs
Photo Album of Morehouse College's 101st Anniversary Celebration, image 90, circa 1968 1964/1972 View of three men standing at podium, one man seated. African American universities and colleges, Special events, African Americans--Education Morehouse College Photographs
Photo Album of Morehouse College's 101st Anniversary Celebration, image 93, circa 1968 1964/1972 Portrait of two men, one holding cigarette. African American universities and colleges, Special events, African Americans--Education Morehouse College Photographs
Photo Album of Morehouse College's 101st Anniversary Celebration, image 91, circa 1968 1964/1972 View of two men standing at podium. African American universities and colleges, Special events, African Americans--Education Morehouse College Photographs