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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Title Date Created Description Subject Collection
Certificate, March 14, 1978 1978-03-14 Certificate presented to Morehouse for participation in the National Association of College Deans, Registrars and Admission Officers. African American Universities and Colleges, African Americans--Education Morehouse College Photographs
Grady Butler, 1973 1973 Portrait of Grady Butler. African American Universities and Colleges, African Americans--Education, Portraits and people Morehouse College Photographs
Lerone Bennett Jr., circa 1975 1972/1978 Portrait of Lerone Bennett. African American Universities and Colleges, African Americans--Education, Portraits and people Morehouse College Photographs
Wiley A. Perdue, circa 1975 1972/1978 Portrait of Wiley Perdue speaking at a podium. Written on verso: Mr. Wiley A. Perdue, business manager. African American Universities and Colleges, African Americans--Education, Portraits and people Morehouse College Photographs
Dr. Robert Leonard, circa 1970 1967/1973 Portrait of Robert Leonard. Written on verso: Dr. Robert Leonard, Director of Development. African American Universities and Colleges, African Americans--Education, Faculty and staff, Portraits and people Morehouse College Photographs