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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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
Photo Album of Morehouse College's 101st Anniversary Celebration, image 3, circa 1968 1964/1972 Martin Luther King, Sr. delivers a speech at a podium. 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 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 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 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
Willis J. Hubert, circa 1960 1957/1963 Willis J. Hubert stands behind a podium. Written on verso: Dr. Willis J. Hubert, Academic Dean. Founder's Day banquet, 1973. African American Universities and Colleges, African Americans--Education, Faculty and staff, Portraits and people, Special events Morehouse College Photographs
Hugh Gloster, circa 1960 1957/1963 Portrait of Hugh Gloster speaking at a lecturn. African American Universities and Colleges, African Americans--Education, Faculty and staff, Portraits and people Morehouse College Photographs
John Hope, circa 1915 1912/1918 Portrait of John Hope with an unidentified man. African American Universities and Colleges, African Americans--Education, Faculty and staff, Portraits and people Morehouse College Photographs
John Hope, circa 1915 1912/1918 Portrait of John Hope with an unidentified man. African American Universities and Colleges, African Americans--Education, Faculty and staff, Portraits and people Morehouse College Photographs
Two Men, circa 1915 1911/1918 Two unidentified men walking, one man who looks like John Hope. African American Universities and Colleges, African Americans--Education, Portraits and people, Faculty and staff Morehouse College Photographs
Samuel T. Graves, May 22, 1894 1894-05-22 Portrait of Samuel T. Graves. Written on verso: Samuel T. Graves, President 1885-1890, Professor 1890-1894. African American Universities and Colleges, African Americans--Education, Faculty and staff, Portraits and people Morehouse College Photographs