George Alexander Sewell (1910-1983) was a professor, pastor, and author. While a student at Morris Brown College, he became the co-founder and first editor of the Wolverine Observer, the official student newspaper. After graduating from Morris Brown College, Sewell worked as a principal and teacher in the Jackson County Public schools in Jackson County. Outside of his work as an educator, Sewell was a minister of the Eighth Episcopal District and pastored several churches. He was a member of the General Conference from 1956-1980 and chaired the Revisions Committee 1976 quadrenium. Sewell was elected to the General Conference Commission and served as the Secretary on the General Board of Education for the AME Church. 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

George A. Sewell Papers, Photographs

George Alexander Sewell (1910-1983) was a professor, pastor, and author. While a student at Morris Brown College, he became the co-founder and first editor of the Wolverine Observer, the official student newspaper. After graduating from Morris Brown College, Sewell worked as a principal and teacher in the Jackson County Public schools in Jackson County. Outside of his work as an educator, Sewell was a minister of the Eighth Episcopal District and pastored several churches. He was a member of the General Conference from 1956-1980 and chaired the Revisions Committee 1976 quadrenium. Sewell was elected to the General Conference Commission and served as the Secretary on the General Board of Education for the AME Church.

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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Indoor group portrait of Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Dr. Robert Threatt, and George A. Sewell, other man wearing graduation regalia, holding books.
George A. Sewell Papers, Photographs
Honoree Program with Dr. Robert Threatt, George A. Sewell, and Ossie Davis, circa 1970
Date Created
1967/1973
Description
Indoor group portrait of Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Dr. Robert Threatt, and George A. Sewell, other man wearing graduation regalia, holding books.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Presidents, Theater and dance, Events and programs
Collection
George A. Sewell Papers, Photographs
Dr. William Gill speaks at a podium with men and women on stage. Written on verso: Dr. William Gill, Vice President, Mississippi State University, Centennial Convocation Speaker, February 11, 1962, female: Alcon oldest grad.
George A. Sewell Papers, Photographs
Centennial Convocation Speaker with Dr. William Gill, February 11, 1962
Date Created
1962-02-11
Description
Dr. William Gill speaks at a podium with men and women on stage. Written on verso: Dr. William Gill, Vice President, Mississippi State University, Centennial Convocation Speaker, February 11, 1962, female: Alcon oldest grad.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Events and programs, Presidents
Collection
George A. Sewell Papers, Photographs
Men shake hands men in front of a stone wall carving.
George A. Sewell Papers, Photographs
Men with George A. Sewell, circa 1960
Date Created
1960
Description
Men shake hands men in front of a stone wall carving.
Subject
Portraits and people
Collection
George A. Sewell Papers, Photographs
Exterior view of Oakland Memorial Chapel. Written on recto: Oakland Memorial Chapel-- originally constructed in 1830, was restored in 1959. The first Mississippi male to receive a college degree was here in the mid 1830s, while the first black to receive a college degree was here in the mid 1870s. --Alcorn A&M College George Sewell.
George A. Sewell Papers, Photographs
Oakland Memorial Chapel, circa 1960
Date Created
1957/1963
Description
Exterior view of Oakland Memorial Chapel. Written on recto: Oakland Memorial Chapel-- originally constructed in 1830, was restored in 1959. The first Mississippi male to receive a college degree was here in the mid 1830s, while the first black to receive a college degree was here in the mid 1870s. --Alcorn A&M College George Sewell.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Buildings and grounds
Collection
George A. Sewell Papers, Photographs
Portrait of George A. Sewell.
George A. Sewell Papers, Photographs
George A. Sewell, circa 1960
Date Created
1957/1963
Description
Portrait of George A. Sewell.
Subject
Portraits and people
Collection
George A. Sewell Papers, Photographs
An unidentified man at podium at Bethel AME Church
George A. Sewell Papers, Photographs
Man at Podium, circa 1960
Date Created
1957/1963
Description
An unidentified man at podium at Bethel AME Church
Subject
African American churches, Events and programs
Collection
George A. Sewell Papers, Photographs
Interior view of men seated at table. Written on recto: Bishop F.D. Jordan (AME) reads section of Plan of Union. Seated at table are: (L to R) The Rev. W. Clyde Williams, Associate General Secretary; Dr. C.S. Spivey Jr., Secretary; Dr. George G. Beasley, Vice Chairman; Bishop James K. Mathews, Chairman; and the Rev. Paul A. Crow, Jr., General Secretary.
George A. Sewell Papers, Photographs
COCU, circa 1960
Date Created
1957/1963
Description
Interior view of men seated at table. Written on recto: Bishop F.D. Jordan (AME) reads section of Plan of Union. Seated at table are: (L to R) The Rev. W. Clyde Williams, Associate General Secretary; Dr. C.S. Spivey Jr., Secretary; Dr. George G. Beasley, Vice Chairman; Bishop James K. Mathews, Chairman; and the Rev. Paul A. Crow, Jr., General Secretary.
Subject
Events and programs, African Americans--Religion
Collection
George A. Sewell Papers, Photographs
A group of churchgoers and a bishop stand on the veranda outside of Bethel AME Church.
George A. Sewell Papers, Photographs
People at Bethel AME Church, circa 1960
Date Created
1957/1963
Description
A group of churchgoers and a bishop stand on the veranda outside of Bethel AME Church.
Subject
African American churches, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
George A. Sewell Papers, Photographs
Indoor group portrait of men and women on stage; written on verso: The Queens and Their Courts.
George A. Sewell Papers, Photographs
Miss Senior Youth Congress, circa 1960
Date Created
1957/1963
Description
Indoor group portrait of men and women on stage; written on verso: The Queens and Their Courts.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
George A. Sewell Papers, Photographs
A man unveils a historic site sign at Bethel AME Church.
George A. Sewell Papers, Photographs
Bethel AME Church Sign Unveiling, circa 1960
Date Created
1957/1963
Description
A man unveils a historic site sign at Bethel AME Church.
Subject
African American churches, Events and programs
Collection
George A. Sewell Papers, Photographs
A group of churchgoers and a bishop stand on the stairs outside of Bethel AME Church.
George A. Sewell Papers, Photographs
Churchgoers at Bethel AME Church, circa 1960
Date Created
1957/1963
Description
A group of churchgoers and a bishop stand on the stairs outside of Bethel AME Church.
Subject
African American churches, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
George A. Sewell Papers, Photographs
View of historic site sign at Bethel AME Church; on sign: Bethel A.M.E. Church, Site of first African Methodist Episcopal Church (1864), and first Negro Masonic Lodge in Mississippi organized here (1875). Campbell College was organized here in 1890. Present church was built in 1912.
George A. Sewell Papers, Photographs
Bethel AME Church Sign, circa 1960
Date Created
1957/1963
Description
View of historic site sign at Bethel AME Church; on sign: Bethel A.M.E. Church, Site of first African Methodist Episcopal Church (1864), and first Negro Masonic Lodge in Mississippi organized here (1875). Campbell College was organized here in 1890. Present church was built in 1912.
Subject
African American churches, Events and programs
Collection
George A. Sewell Papers, Photographs
Exterior view of man unveiling historic site sign at Bethel AME Church with a man standing at a podium.
George A. Sewell Papers, Photographs
Bethel AME Church Sign, circa 1960
Date Created
1957/1963
Description
Exterior view of man unveiling historic site sign at Bethel AME Church with a man standing at a podium.
Subject
African American churches, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
George A. Sewell Papers, Photographs
Outdoor group portrait of women in front of the historic site sign of Bethel AME Church.
George A. Sewell Papers, Photographs
Bethel AME Church Sign and Women, circa 1960
Date Created
1957/1963
Description
Outdoor group portrait of women in front of the historic site sign of Bethel AME Church.
Subject
African American churches, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
George A. Sewell Papers, Photographs
Portrait of Dr. Gaius H. J. Thibodeaux. Written on recto: Dr. Gaius H. J. Thibodeaux, Director of Evangelism and Worship.
George A. Sewell Papers, Photographs
Gaius H. J. Thibodeaux, circa 1960
Date Created
1957/1963
Description
Portrait of Dr. Gaius H. J. Thibodeaux. Written on recto: Dr. Gaius H. J. Thibodeaux, Director of Evangelism and Worship.
Subject
Portraits and people, African Americans--Religion
Collection
George A. Sewell Papers, Photographs
Exterior view of the Bethel AME Church.
George A. Sewell Papers, Photographs
Bethel AME Church, circa 1960
Date Created
1957/1963
Description
Exterior view of the Bethel AME Church.
Subject
African American churches, Buildings and grounds
Collection
George A. Sewell Papers, Photographs
A group of churchgoers and a bishop stand on the stairs outside of Bethel AME Church.
George A. Sewell Papers, Photographs
Churchgoers at Bethel AME Church, circa 1960
Date Created
1957/1963
Description
A group of churchgoers and a bishop stand on the stairs outside of Bethel AME Church.
Subject
African American churches, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
George A. Sewell Papers, Photographs
Indoor group portrait of pagent women standing on a stage.
George A. Sewell Papers, Photographs
Miss Senior Youth Congress, circa 1960
Date Created
1957/1963
Description
Indoor group portrait of pagent women standing on a stage.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
George A. Sewell Papers, Photographs
Dr. Jane Ellen McAllister speaks at a podium.
George A. Sewell Papers, Photographs
Dr. Jane Ellen McAllister, circa 1960
Date Created
1957/1963
Description
Dr. Jane Ellen McAllister speaks at a podium.
Subject
African American women, Events and programs
Collection
George A. Sewell Papers, Photographs
Interior view of people seated at tables in a ballroom. Written on verso: The Rev. Othal Lakey (at mike), Minister, Cedar Crest CME Church, Dallas, Texas, astounds delegates with his acrid criticism of the proposal requiring the first presiding bishop to be a black.
George A. Sewell Papers, Photographs
COCU, circa 1960
Date Created
1957/1963
Description
Interior view of people seated at tables in a ballroom. Written on verso: The Rev. Othal Lakey (at mike), Minister, Cedar Crest CME Church, Dallas, Texas, astounds delegates with his acrid criticism of the proposal requiring the first presiding bishop to be a black.
Subject
Events and programs, African Americans--Religion
Collection
George A. Sewell Papers, Photographs