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
Alice Turner, circa 1910 1907/1913 Portrait of Alice Turner, with annotation. African American Universities and Colleges, African Americans--Education, Portraits and people, African American women Morehouse College Photographs
Alice Turner, circa 1910 1907/1913 Portrait of Alice Turner in a nurse's uniform. African American Universities and Colleges, African Americans--Education, Portraits and people, African American women Morehouse College Photographs
Atlanta Baptist College, circa 1900 1897/1903 Portrait of an Atlanta Baptist College class. African American Universities and Colleges, African Americans--Education, Portraits and people Morehouse College Photographs
Augusta Theological Institute, circa 1879 1875/1884 Exterior of Augusta Theological Institute. African American Universities and Colleges, African Americans--Education, Buildings and grounds Morehouse College Photographs
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
Costume, circa 1915 1911/1918 An unidentified person in a costume with another unidentified person with a covered face. African American Universities and Colleges, African Americans--Education, Special Events Morehouse College Photographs
Dr. A. D. Jones, circa 1900 1897/1904 Portrait of A. D. Jones. Written on verso: Dr. A. D. Jones, collegiate physician. African American Universities and Colleges, African Americans--Education, Portraits and people Morehouse College Photographs
Dr. David Estes, circa 1900 1895/1905 Portrait of Dr. David Estes sitting in a chair. 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
Five Men, circa 1915 1911/1918 Five unidentified men wearing hats. African American Universities and Colleges, African Americans--Education, Portraits and people Morehouse College Photographs
Gamal Abdel Nasser, January 12, 1954 1954-01-12 Portrait of Gamal Nasser autographed. African American Universities and Colleges, African Americans--Education, Portraits and people 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
Graves Hall, circa 1940 1937/1943 Exterior of Graves Hall. African American Universities and Colleges, African Americans--Education, Buildings and grounds Morehouse College Photographs
A Group, circa 1915 1911/1918 Group of unidentified people talking. African American Universities and Colleges, African Americans--Education, Portraits and people Morehouse College Photographs
Group in Costume, circa 1915 1911/1918 Unidentified people in costumes. African American Universities and Colleges, African Americans--Education, Special Events Morehouse College Photographs
Group Walking, circa 1915 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
Group Walking, circa 1915 1911/1918 Procession of unidentified people. African American Universities and Colleges, African Americans--Education, Portraits and people, Buildings and grounds Morehouse College Photographs
Group Walking Down Street, circa 1915 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
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