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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  • Subjects = Buildings and grounds
1964/1972
Group portrait of four men wearing suits, with a building in background
African American universities and colleges, Special events, Buildings and grounds, African Americans--Education
Morehouse College Photographs
Group portrait of four men wearing suits, with a building in background
1964/1972
A group of men walk down a brick sidewalk with college buildings in the background.
African American universities and colleges, Special events, African Americans--Education, Buildings and grounds
Morehouse College Photographs
A group of men walk down a brick sidewalk with college buildings in the background.
1964/1972
A group of men walk down a brick sidewalk with college buildings in the background amd men filming the procession.
African American universities and colleges, Special events, African Americans--Education, Buildings and grounds
Morehouse College Photographs
A group of men walk down a brick sidewalk with college buildings in the background amd men filming the procession.
1964/1972
A goup of men and women walk down a brick sidewalk with college buildings in the background.
African American universities and colleges, Special events, African Americans--Education, Buildings and grounds
Morehouse College Photographs
A goup of men and women walk down a brick sidewalk with college buildings in the background.
1964/1972
A group of men walk down a brick sidewalk with college buildings in the background.
African American universities and colleges, Special events, African Americans--Education, Buildings and grounds
Morehouse College Photographs
A group of men walk down a brick sidewalk with college buildings in the background.
1937/1943
Exterior of Graves Hall.
African American Universities and Colleges, African Americans--Education, Buildings and grounds
Morehouse College Photographs
Exterior of Graves Hall.
1917/1923
Students assembled in Sale Hall.
African American Universities and Colleges, African Americans--Education, Buildings and grounds
Morehouse College Photographs
Students assembled in Sale Hall.
1917/1923
Students assembled in Sale Hall.
African American Universities and Colleges, African Americans--Education, Buildings and grounds
Morehouse College Photographs
Students assembled in Sale Hall.
1911/1918
Three unidentified men standing together.
African American Universities and Colleges, African Americans--Education, Portraits and people, Buildings and grounds
Morehouse College Photographs
Three unidentified men standing together.
1911/1918
Unidentified woman and man walking in front of group of people.
African American Universities and Colleges, African Americans--Education, Portraits and people, Buildings and grounds
Morehouse College Photographs
Unidentified woman and man walking in front of group of people.
1911/1918
Group of unidentified people walking down a street.
African American Universities and Colleges, African Americans--Education, Portraits and people, Buildings and grounds
Morehouse College Photographs
Group of unidentified people walking down a street.
1911/1918
Two men stand by a house.
African American Universities and Colleges, African Americans--Education, Portraits and people, Buildings and grounds
Morehouse College Photographs
Two men stand by a house.
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
Group of unidentified men sitting on a grassy hill.
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
An unidentified woman walks across a field with a group of men.
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
Two unidentified men standing on a porch.
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
Three unidentified men walking and wearing hats.
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
Three unidentified men walking down a street.
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
Two unidentified men walking and carrying coats.
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
A woman sitting on a porch. Written on verso: Williamsbert on the porch Sept. 1920..
1911/1918
Three unidentified men standing together.
African American Universities and Colleges, African Americans--Education, Portraits and people, Buildings and grounds
Morehouse College Photographs
Three unidentified men standing together.