Josephine Dibble Murphy (1888-1974), was a community leader, educator and international traveler. Images in the collections span from 1900 to 1974 with the bulk of the materials from 1950-1974. Images consist of organizations that she was affiliated with, such as the Atlanta University Alumni Association, NAACP and the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. 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 27, 2019

Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs

Josephine Dibble Murphy (1888-1974), was a community leader, educator and international traveler. Images in the collections span from 1900 to 1974 with the bulk of the materials from 1950-1974. Images consist of organizations that she was affiliated with, such as the Atlanta University Alumni Association, NAACP and the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.

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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A man and two women seated at a window. Written on verso: Congratulations, Ella M. Webster, Avery Webster, Edgar H. Webster.
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Edgar H. Webster Family, circa 1900
Date Created
1897/1903
Description
A man and two women seated at a window. Written on verso: Congratulations, Ella M. Webster, Avery Webster, Edgar H. Webster.
Subject
Portraits and people
Collection
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Portrait of Georgia Swift King.
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Georgia Swift King: Atlanta University School Portrait, 1900
Date Created
1900
Description
Portrait of Georgia Swift King.
Subject
Portraits and people
Collection
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Indoor group portrait of seven women.
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Graduates of Atlanta University, circa 1920
Date Created
1917/1923
Description
Indoor group portrait of seven women.
Subject
African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Studio portrait of two men. Written on verso: From Torbert, to Dr. Bumstead, "The Bopeeps", Floyd (left) & Torbert.
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
The Bo Peeps, circa 1960
Date Created
1927/1933
Description
Studio portrait of two men. Written on verso: From Torbert, to Dr. Bumstead, "The Bopeeps", Floyd (left) & Torbert.
Subject
Portraits and people
Collection
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Portrait of Lucy C. Laney. Written on verso: Lucy C. Laney, Class of 1873.
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Lucy C. Laney Atlanta University Class of 1873, circa 1930
Date Created
1927/1933
Description
Portrait of Lucy C. Laney. Written on verso: Lucy C. Laney, Class of 1873.
Subject
Portraits and people, African American women
Collection
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Portrait of Dorothy Maynor. Written on recto: With best wishes, Sincerely yours, Dorothy Maynor.
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Dorothy Maynor, circa 1940
Date Created
1937/1943
Description
Portrait of Dorothy Maynor. Written on recto: With best wishes, Sincerely yours, Dorothy Maynor.
Subject
Portraits and people, African American women
Collection
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Indoor group portrait of men and women. Written on verso: L to R: E.B. Williams, Josie Murphy, Dr. Geo Hightower, Ernestine Brazal, Charles Green, & far R Dr. Billingsley.
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Unidentified Event, circa 1940
Date Created
1937/1943
Description
Indoor group portrait of men and women. Written on verso: L to R: E.B. Williams, Josie Murphy, Dr. Geo Hightower, Ernestine Brazal, Charles Green, & far R Dr. Billingsley.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Events and programs, Portraits and people
Collection
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Portrait of Clara Yates.
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Clara Yates, circa 1960
Date Created
1937/1943
Description
Portrait of Clara Yates.
Subject
Portraits and people
Collection
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Langston Hughes signs autographs in a crowd of children.
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Langston Hughes with unidentified children, 1940
Date Created
1940
Description
Langston Hughes signs autographs in a crowd of children.
Subject
African American poets, African American authors, Children
Collection
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Women and a girl sit at a banquet table, on sign: 1926. Written on verso: Banquet incl. Class of 1926 table incl. unidentified women and Grace Holmes DeLorme (left) ca. 1940s.
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Banquet with DeLorme, circa 1940
Date Created
1940
Description
Women and a girl sit at a banquet table, on sign: 1926. Written on verso: Banquet incl. Class of 1926 table incl. unidentified women and Grace Holmes DeLorme (left) ca. 1940s.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Events and programs, Portraits and people
Collection
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Portrait of Robert E. Park wearing academic regalia.
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Robert E. Park, 1940
Date Created
1940
Description
Portrait of Robert E. Park wearing academic regalia.
Subject
Portraits and people
Collection
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Indoor view of people seated at banquet table, on sign: 1946.
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Atlanta Univ. Alumni Assn. Banquet, 1946
Date Created
1946
Description
Indoor view of people seated at banquet table, on sign: 1946.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Events and programs, Portraits and people
Collection
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Women stand around a tea table.
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Atlanta University Alumni House Receptions, circa 1950
Date Created
1947/1953
Description
Women stand around a tea table.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Events and programs, Portraits and people, African American women
Collection
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Women seated at a banquet table.
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Atlanta Univ. Alumni Assn. Banquet (Group Photos), circa 1950
Date Created
1947/1953
Description
Women seated at a banquet table.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Events and programs, Portraits and people
Collection
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Women stand around a punch table at a reception.
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Atlanta University Alumni House Receptions, circa 1950
Date Created
1947/1953
Description
Women stand around a punch table at a reception.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Events and programs, Portraits and people, African American women
Collection
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Indoor view of people seated at banquet tables.
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Atlanta Univ. Alumni Assn. Banquet (Group Photos), circa 1950
Date Created
1947/1953
Description
Indoor view of people seated at banquet tables.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Events and programs, Portraits and people
Collection
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Camilla Williams stands with a group of people. Written on verso: Camilla Williams concert, L to R Rev. Samuel Giles, Dr. Billings or Dr. Hightower, Miss Camilla Williams, Mrs. Josephine Murphy, ca.1950s.
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Camilla Williams Concert, circa 1950
Date Created
1947/1953
Description
Camilla Williams stands with a group of people. Written on verso: Camilla Williams concert, L to R Rev. Samuel Giles, Dr. Billings or Dr. Hightower, Miss Camilla Williams, Mrs. Josephine Murphy, ca.1950s.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Events and programs, Portraits and people, Musicians
Collection
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
People stand around a banquet table.
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Atlanta University Alumni House Receptions, circa 1950
Date Created
1947/1953
Description
People stand around a banquet table.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Events and programs, Portraits and people
Collection
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Women and a man sit on a bench drinking from tea cups at a reception.
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Atlanta University Alumni House Receptions, circa 1950
Date Created
1947/1953
Description
Women and a man sit on a bench drinking from tea cups at a reception.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Events and programs, Portraits and people, African American women
Collection
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Indoor view of men and women. Written on verso: Atl. Univ. Alumni Assoc., 3rd from left: Dr. J.R. Porter (dentist), 1st graduate to give A.U. $1000, 4th from right (elderly lady): Miss Ann Hall (she was a Clark graduate and a missionary to Africa), George A. Towns, 2nd from R.
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Atlanta Univ. Alumni Assn. Meeting, circa 1950
Date Created
1947/1953
Description
Indoor view of men and women. Written on verso: Atl. Univ. Alumni Assoc., 3rd from left: Dr. J.R. Porter (dentist), 1st graduate to give A.U. $1000, 4th from right (elderly lady): Miss Ann Hall (she was a Clark graduate and a missionary to Africa), George A. Towns, 2nd from R.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Events and programs, Portraits and people
Collection
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs