Hugh M. Gloster, President of Morehouse College (1967-1987), was professionally active as administrator, teacher, writer, speaker, USO wartime executive, and American representative in educational and technical programs in foreign countries.This collection consists of photographs that document Dr. Hugh Gloster's time at Morehouse College such as: commencements, Convocation, Founders' Day, banquets, and school events. At the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library we are always striving to improve our digital collections. We welcome additional information about people, places, or events depicted in any of the works in this collection. To submit information, please contact us at DSD@auctr.edu. 
Jun 13, 2019

Hugh M. Gloster Photograph Collection

Hugh M. Gloster, President of Morehouse College (1967-1987), was professionally active as administrator, teacher, writer, speaker, USO wartime executive, and American representative in educational and technical programs in foreign countries.This collection consists of photographs that document Dr. Hugh Gloster's time at Morehouse College such as: commencements, Convocation, Founders' Day, banquets, and school events.

At the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library we are always striving to improve our digital collections. We welcome additional information about people, places, or events depicted in any of the works in this collection. To submit information, please contact us at DSD@auctr.edu. 
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Written on verso: Commencement, 1969 President Hugh Gloster, Mayor Ivan Allen, Former Vice-President Hubert Humphrey on steps of President's Home.
Hugh M. Gloster Photograph Collection
Commencement, 1969
Date Created
1905-05-22
Description
Written on verso: Commencement, 1969 President Hugh Gloster, Mayor Ivan Allen, Former Vice-President Hubert Humphrey on steps of President's Home.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Presidents, Portraits and people, Commencement ceremonies, African American mayors
Collection
Hugh M. Gloster Photograph Collection
Written on verso: President and Mrs. Gloster w/ Hubert Humphrey. Comt. 69' President and Mrs. Gloster greet Vice-President Hubert Humphrey on steps of President's Home-Commencement, 1969.
Hugh M. Gloster Photograph Collection
Commencement, 1969
Date Created
1905-05-22
Description
Written on verso: President and Mrs. Gloster w/ Hubert Humphrey. Comt. 69' President and Mrs. Gloster greet Vice-President Hubert Humphrey on steps of President's Home-Commencement, 1969.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Presidents, Portraits and people, Commencement ceremonies
Collection
Hugh M. Gloster Photograph Collection
Written on verso: Commct. 69' Dr. Gloster, Pilzner, L. Johnson, Humphrey, Allen, C. Sanders and Jackson. Invities to Commencement Breakfast, June, 1969: L-R: President Gloster, State Democrat Chairman Pilzner, Senator Leroy Johnson, Vice-President Humphrey, Mayor Ivan Allen, Ex-Govenor Carl Sanders, and Maynard Jackson.
Hugh M. Gloster Photograph Collection
Commencement, 1969
Date Created
1905-05-22
Description
Written on verso: Commct. 69' Dr. Gloster, Pilzner, L. Johnson, Humphrey, Allen, C. Sanders and Jackson. Invities to Commencement Breakfast, June, 1969: L-R: President Gloster, State Democrat Chairman Pilzner, Senator Leroy Johnson, Vice-President Humphrey, Mayor Ivan Allen, Ex-Govenor Carl Sanders, and Maynard Jackson.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Presidents, Portraits and people, Commencement ceremonies, African American mayors
Collection
Hugh M. Gloster Photograph Collection
Written on verso: Commt. '69 Dr. Forbes, Rev. King Sr., Dr. Gloster, Rev. Martin Luther King Sr. receives the D. D. Degree June 1969.
Hugh M. Gloster Photograph Collection
Commencement, 1969
Date Created
1905-05-22
Description
Written on verso: Commt. '69 Dr. Forbes, Rev. King Sr., Dr. Gloster, Rev. Martin Luther King Sr. receives the D. D. Degree June 1969.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Presidents, Portraits and people, Commencement ceremonies
Collection
Hugh M. Gloster Photograph Collection
Written on verso: Commecement 1969 Mrs. F.L. Hamer, Rev. Tobin and Dr. Gloster.
Hugh M. Gloster Photograph Collection
Commencement, 1969
Date Created
1905-05-22
Description
Written on verso: Commecement 1969 Mrs. F.L. Hamer, Rev. Tobin and Dr. Gloster.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Presidents, Portraits and people, Commencement ceremonies
Collection
Hugh M. Gloster Photograph Collection
President Hugh Gloster on stage during Commencement with Dr. Lee, Dr. Franklin Forbes, and Rev. Martin Luther King Sr.. Written on verso: Commencement 1969 Lee, Forbes, King Sr. and Gloster.
Hugh M. Gloster Photograph Collection
Commencement, 1969
Date Created
1905-05-22
Description
President Hugh Gloster on stage during Commencement with Dr. Lee, Dr. Franklin Forbes, and Rev. Martin Luther King Sr.. Written on verso: Commencement 1969 Lee, Forbes, King Sr. and Gloster.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Presidents, Portraits and people, Commencement ceremonies
Collection
Hugh M. Gloster Photograph Collection
Written on verso: (L-R) Nathaniel Vealg, President Gloster, Dr. Wendell Whalum, U.S. Vice President Hubert Humphrey, Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. Commencement, May, 1969.
Hugh M. Gloster Photograph Collection
Commencement, 1969
Date Created
1905-05-22
Description
Written on verso: (L-R) Nathaniel Vealg, President Gloster, Dr. Wendell Whalum, U.S. Vice President Hubert Humphrey, Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. Commencement, May, 1969.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Presidents, Portraits and people, Commencement ceremonies
Collection
Hugh M. Gloster Photograph Collection
President Hugh Gloster with former U.S Vice-President Hubert Humphrey and C. Drake.Written on verso: Commt. 69' C. Drake, Humphrey, Dr. Gloster.
Hugh M. Gloster Photograph Collection
Commencement, 1969
Date Created
1905-05-22
Description
President Hugh Gloster with former U.S Vice-President Hubert Humphrey and C. Drake.Written on verso: Commt. 69' C. Drake, Humphrey, Dr. Gloster.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Presidents, Portraits and people, Commencement ceremonies
Collection
Hugh M. Gloster Photograph Collection
President Hugh Gloster with Maynard Jackson and Julian Bond. Written on verso: Illustrious Sons of Morehouse Maynard Jackson and Julian Bond with President Hugh Gloster.
Hugh M. Gloster Photograph Collection
Sons of Morehouse including Maynard Jackson, Hugh Gloster, and Julian Bond, circa 1960
Date Created
1957/1963
Description
President Hugh Gloster with Maynard Jackson and Julian Bond. Written on verso: Illustrious Sons of Morehouse Maynard Jackson and Julian Bond with President Hugh Gloster.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Presidents, Portraits and people, African American mayors
Collection
Hugh M. Gloster Photograph Collection
President Hugh Gloster with Charles A. Lyons, Prezell R. Robinson, and Edward Perkins.
Hugh M. Gloster Photograph Collection
Charles A. Lyons, Prezell R. Robinson, Edward Perkins, and Hugh Gloster, circa 1960
Date Created
1957/1963
Description
President Hugh Gloster with Charles A. Lyons, Prezell R. Robinson, and Edward Perkins.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Presidents, Portraits and people
Collection
Hugh M. Gloster Photograph Collection
Beulah H. Gloster.
Hugh M. Gloster Photograph Collection
Beulah H. Gloster, circa 1968
Date Created
1965/1970
Description
Beulah H. Gloster.
Subject
Portraits and people, Presidents
Collection
Hugh M. Gloster Photograph Collection
Written on verso: L-R Govenor Nelson Rockefeller and President Hugh Gloster. Govenor Nelson Rockefeller and Morehouse College President Hugh Gloster, Spelman College, Summer, 1968.
Hugh M. Gloster Photograph Collection
Nelson Rockefeller with Hugh Gloster, circa 1968
Date Created
1965/1973
Description
Written on verso: L-R Govenor Nelson Rockefeller and President Hugh Gloster. Govenor Nelson Rockefeller and Morehouse College President Hugh Gloster, Spelman College, Summer, 1968.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Presidents, Portraits and people
Collection
Hugh M. Gloster Photograph Collection
Written on verso: L-R Dean S.W. Williams, President H.M. Gloster, Emperor Haile Selassie Atlanta Mayor & Ivan Allen. Platform Party sings national anthem at Summer Convocation honoring Emperor Hallie Selassie: L-R: Dean, S.W. Williams, President, H.M. Gloster, Emperor Hallie Selassie, Atlanta Mayor, Ivan Allen.
Hugh M. Gloster Photograph Collection
Summer Convocation, circa 1969
Date Created
1966/1973
Description
Written on verso: L-R Dean S.W. Williams, President H.M. Gloster, Emperor Haile Selassie Atlanta Mayor & Ivan Allen. Platform Party sings national anthem at Summer Convocation honoring Emperor Hallie Selassie: L-R: Dean, S.W. Williams, President, H.M. Gloster, Emperor Hallie Selassie, Atlanta Mayor, Ivan Allen.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Presidents
Collection
Hugh M. Gloster Photograph Collection
Written on verso: Emperor Hallie Selassie w/ President Gloster. Roling of Emperor Hallie Selassie who recieves an honorary degree; President Gloster reads citation - 1969.
Hugh M. Gloster Photograph Collection
Summer Convocation, circa 1969
Date Created
1966/1973
Description
Written on verso: Emperor Hallie Selassie w/ President Gloster. Roling of Emperor Hallie Selassie who recieves an honorary degree; President Gloster reads citation - 1969.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Presidents
Collection
Hugh M. Gloster Photograph Collection
Word of achievements of Morehouse College transcended national borders with the debut of A Candle in the Dark, the college�s first written history authored by Dr. Edward A. Jones, Morehouse College French Professor from 1927 to 1977 and Chairman of the Department of Foreign Languages from 1930-1977 and 1926 alumnus, in 1967. The �Candle in the Dark� slogan was adapted as the name for the College�s annual awards ceremony and fundraising gala with the progress of the college living up to its motto �et facta est lux� which means �and there is light�.
Hugh M. Gloster Photograph Collection
Candle in the Dark Book Sleeve, 1967
Date Created
1967
Description
Word of achievements of Morehouse College transcended national borders with the debut of A Candle in the Dark, the college�s first written history authored by Dr. Edward A. Jones, Morehouse College French Professor from 1927 to 1977 and Chairman of the Department of Foreign Languages from 1930-1977 and 1926 alumnus, in 1967. The �Candle in the Dark� slogan was adapted as the name for the College�s annual awards ceremony and fundraising gala with the progress of the college living up to its motto �et facta est lux� which means �and there is light�.
Subject
African American authors
Collection
Hugh M. Gloster Photograph Collection
Dr. Edward A. Jones holds his book. Word of achievements of Morehouse College transcended national borders with the debut of A Candle in the Dark, the college�s first written history authored by Dr. Edward A. Jones, Morehouse College French Professor from 1927 to 1977 and Chairman of the Department of Foreign Languages from 1930-1977 and 1926 alumnus, in 1967. The �Candle in the Dark� slogan was adapted as the name for the College�s annual awards ceremony and fundraising gala with the progress of the college living up to its motto �et facta est lux� which means �and there is light�.
Hugh M. Gloster Photograph Collection
Dr. Edward A. Jones with Book, 1967
Date Created
1967
Description
Dr. Edward A. Jones holds his book. Word of achievements of Morehouse College transcended national borders with the debut of A Candle in the Dark, the college�s first written history authored by Dr. Edward A. Jones, Morehouse College French Professor from 1927 to 1977 and Chairman of the Department of Foreign Languages from 1930-1977 and 1926 alumnus, in 1967. The �Candle in the Dark� slogan was adapted as the name for the College�s annual awards ceremony and fundraising gala with the progress of the college living up to its motto �et facta est lux� which means �and there is light�.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Portraits and people, African American authors
Collection
Hugh M. Gloster Photograph Collection
Hugh M. Gloster sits at his desk.
Hugh M. Gloster Photograph Collection
Hugh M. Gloster, 1967
Date Created
1967
Description
Hugh M. Gloster sits at his desk.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Presidents, Portraits and people
Collection
Hugh M. Gloster Photograph Collection
President Hugh Gloster.
Hugh M. Gloster Photograph Collection
Hugh M. Gloster, circa 1960
Date Created
1967-02-17
Description
President Hugh Gloster.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Interior decoration
Collection
Hugh M. Gloster Photograph Collection
Written on verso: President Elect Gloster speaking during Centennial Banquet of Morehouse College at Biltmore Hotel in Atlanta on February 17, 1967 Dr. Howard Thurman seated at left.
Hugh M. Gloster Photograph Collection
Hugh M. Gloster, 1967-02-17
Date Created
1967-02-17
Description
Written on verso: President Elect Gloster speaking during Centennial Banquet of Morehouse College at Biltmore Hotel in Atlanta on February 17, 1967 Dr. Howard Thurman seated at left.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Presidents, Events and programs
Collection
Hugh M. Gloster Photograph Collection
Written on verso: Harry King, Ruswell Sutton, President Gloster addresses the Atlanta Morehouse Club. 9-3-67.
Hugh M. Gloster Photograph Collection
Atlanta Morehouse Club, September 3, 1967
Date Created
1967-09-03
Description
Written on verso: Harry King, Ruswell Sutton, President Gloster addresses the Atlanta Morehouse Club. 9-3-67.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Presidents
Collection
Hugh M. Gloster Photograph Collection