Anna E. Hall was born near Bainbridge, Georgia on March 1st, 1870. She lived a religiously oriented childhood with her mother, a seamstress, and expressed the desire to serve as a missionary while a student at Clark University (now Clark Atlanta University) in Atlanta, Georgia, where she completed the normal course on May 12, 1892. With the generosity of influential people who were made aware of her desire to be a missionary, she was able to enter the New England Deaconess Training School in Boston, Massachusetts in 1899 and graduated May 22, 1901 as the first African American to attend the school. Her missionary work was realized in December of 1906, when she travelled to Monrovia, Liberia to teach the Kroo (Kru) people. Her second year she was asked to go to the southern part of the Republic, Garraway, where she became the successor to the Director of the Julia A. Stewart Memorial Girls Home and School, Garraway Mission. 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
May 16, 2019

Anna E. Hall Collection

Anna E. Hall was born near Bainbridge, Georgia on March 1st, 1870. She lived a religiously oriented childhood with her mother, a seamstress, and expressed the desire to serve as a missionary while a student at Clark University (now Clark Atlanta University) in Atlanta, Georgia, where she completed the normal course on May 12, 1892. With the generosity of influential people who were made aware of her desire to be a missionary, she was able to enter the New England Deaconess Training School in Boston, Massachusetts in 1899 and graduated May 22, 1901 as the first African American to attend the school. Her missionary work was realized in December of 1906, when she travelled to Monrovia, Liberia to teach the Kroo (Kru) people. Her second year she was asked to go to the southern part of the Republic, Garraway, where she became the successor to the Director of the Julia A. Stewart Memorial Girls Home and School, Garraway Mission.

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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Two unidentified men standing in a garden with a wheelbarrow of potatoes.
Anna E. Hall Collection
Men with a Wheelbarrow, circa 1965
Date Created
1960/1969
Description
Two unidentified men standing in a garden with a wheelbarrow of potatoes.
Subject
African American women, Methodist Church, African Americans--Religion, Missions
Collection
Anna E. Hall Collection
A woman seated in a tree with two boys below. Possibly in India. Written on verso: Taken in June 1958. Yours truly with the 2 sons of our (?). There names are (L to R) Pelrvais and Jared. I am wearing salwar chemise, duputta. Sometimes I wear frocks, sometimes saris.
Anna E. Hall Collection
A Woman with Boys, 1958
Date Created
1958
Description
A woman seated in a tree with two boys below. Possibly in India. Written on verso: Taken in June 1958. Yours truly with the 2 sons of our (?). There names are (L to R) Pelrvais and Jared. I am wearing salwar chemise, duputta. Sometimes I wear frocks, sometimes saris.
Subject
African American women, Methodist Church, African Americans--Religion, Missions
Collection
Anna E. Hall Collection
Anna E. Hall standing outside with four men. Written on verso: Rev. Short, GA; Rev. Fields, LA: Rev. Meerans, D.C; Miss Hall; Jackson, LA.
Anna E. Hall Collection
Anna E. Hall, circa 1960
Date Created
1955/1965
Description
Anna E. Hall standing outside with four men. Written on verso: Rev. Short, GA; Rev. Fields, LA: Rev. Meerans, D.C; Miss Hall; Jackson, LA.
Subject
African American women, Methodist Church, African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Portraits and people
Collection
Anna E. Hall Collection
Anna E. Hall standing with unidentified woman.
Anna E. Hall Collection
Anna E. Hall, circa 1960
Date Created
1955/1965
Description
Anna E. Hall standing with unidentified woman.
Subject
African American women, Methodist Church, African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Portraits and people
Collection
Anna E. Hall Collection
An unidentified aerial view of land and water.
Anna E. Hall Collection
Unidentified Landscape, circa 1960
Date Created
1955/1965
Description
An unidentified aerial view of land and water.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Anna E. Hall Collection
Anna E. Hall standing with unidentified woman.
Anna E. Hall Collection
Anna E. Hall, circa 1960
Date Created
1955/1965
Description
Anna E. Hall standing with unidentified woman.
Subject
African American women, Methodist Church, African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Portraits and people
Collection
Anna E. Hall Collection
Anna E. Hall greeted by three men. Written on verso: 1954 Dedication of Anna E. Hall Dorm Gammon Theol. Seminary; Left to Right: 1. Bishop Moore 2. Dr. Harry Richardson 3. Miss Anna E. Hall 4. Bishop Bowen.
Anna E. Hall Collection
Anna E. Hall, 1954
Date Created
1954
Description
Anna E. Hall greeted by three men. Written on verso: 1954 Dedication of Anna E. Hall Dorm Gammon Theol. Seminary; Left to Right: 1. Bishop Moore 2. Dr. Harry Richardson 3. Miss Anna E. Hall 4. Bishop Bowen.
Subject
African American women, Methodist Church, African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Portraits and people
Collection
Anna E. Hall Collection
Two women standing in a plaza. Written on verso: April '53 With Mrs. Richleu at Rockefeller Center New York. Ivy.
Anna E. Hall Collection
Two Women, 1953
Date Created
1953
Description
Two women standing in a plaza. Written on verso: April '53 With Mrs. Richleu at Rockefeller Center New York. Ivy.
Subject
African American women, Methodist Church, African Americans--Religion, Missions
Collection
Anna E. Hall Collection
This scrapbook features photographs and memorabilia about Anna E. Hall created for her by Clark College students. Some of the items included are newspaper clippings, writings, and photographs of Anna E. Hall with various groups of students and adults. Some of the identified people in the photographs include: Dr. Stella Brewer Brookes, Dr. James P. Brawley, Dr. James R. Porter, Bishop Arthur E. Moore, Dr. Harry V. Richardson, Bishop J.W.E. Bowen, Susie Cunningham, Eva Samuel Martin, Roberta Parks, S.J. Saxon, Eva B. Parks, J.N. Shopshire, and 1892 Clark University graduates Lillie Lovelace, Julia Starks, and Constance Peeler.
Anna E. Hall Collection
Scrapbook 1, circa 1955
Date Created
1950/1960
Description
This scrapbook features photographs and memorabilia about Anna E. Hall created for her by Clark College students. Some of the items included are newspaper clippings, writings, and photographs of Anna E. Hall with various groups of students and adults. Some of the identified people in the photographs include: Dr. Stella Brewer Brookes, Dr. James P. Brawley, Dr. James R. Porter, Bishop Arthur E. Moore, Dr. Harry V. Richardson, Bishop J.W.E. Bowen, Susie Cunningham, Eva Samuel Martin, Roberta Parks, S.J. Saxon, Eva B. Parks, J.N. Shopshire, and 1892 Clark University graduates Lillie Lovelace, Julia Starks, and Constance Peeler.
Subject
African American women, Methodist Church, African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta
Collection
Anna E. Hall Collection
This scrapbook features photographs and memorabilia about Anna E. Hall created for her by Clark College students. Some of the items included are newspaper clippings, writings, newsletters, and photographs of Anna E. Hall, Agnes McAllister, and groups of students and teachers from the Garraway mission in Liberia.
Anna E. Hall Collection
Scrapbook 2, circa 1955
Date Created
1950/1960
Description
This scrapbook features photographs and memorabilia about Anna E. Hall created for her by Clark College students. Some of the items included are newspaper clippings, writings, newsletters, and photographs of Anna E. Hall, Agnes McAllister, and groups of students and teachers from the Garraway mission in Liberia.
Subject
African American women, Methodist Church, African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta
Collection
Anna E. Hall Collection
An unidentified man seated at a desk with a typewriter.
Anna E. Hall Collection
Man at Desk with a Typewriter, circa 1955
Date Created
1950/1959
Description
An unidentified man seated at a desk with a typewriter.
Subject
African American women, Methodist Church, African Americans--Religion, Missions
Collection
Anna E. Hall Collection
Anna E. Hall standing with unidentified woman and young man.
Anna E. Hall Collection
Anna E. Hall, circa 1955
Date Created
1950/1959
Description
Anna E. Hall standing with unidentified woman and young man.
Subject
African American women, Methodist Church, African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Portraits and people
Collection
Anna E. Hall Collection
Portrait of a woman. Written on verso: Ruth McLaren-D.F.O class-First Methodist church Buffalo N.Y. Taken in Baysville, Ontario Canada- Sept. 4, 1949.
Anna E. Hall Collection
Ruth McLaren, 1949
Date Created
1949
Description
Portrait of a woman. Written on verso: Ruth McLaren-D.F.O class-First Methodist church Buffalo N.Y. Taken in Baysville, Ontario Canada- Sept. 4, 1949.
Subject
African American women, Methodist Church, African Americans--Religion, Missions
Collection
Anna E. Hall Collection
Anna E. Hall standing on steps with unidentified woman. Written on verso: Methodist conference Boston, MA April 1948. Anna Hall, Warner right (?).
Anna E. Hall Collection
Anna E. Hall, 1948
Date Created
1948
Description
Anna E. Hall standing on steps with unidentified woman. Written on verso: Methodist conference Boston, MA April 1948. Anna Hall, Warner right (?).
Subject
African American women, Methodist Church, African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Portraits and people
Collection
Anna E. Hall Collection
Anna E. Hall standing with unidentified minister and woman (possibly Warner).
Anna E. Hall Collection
Anna E. Hall, circa 1950
Date Created
1945/1955
Description
Anna E. Hall standing with unidentified minister and woman (possibly Warner).
Subject
African American women, Methodist Church, African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Portraits and people
Collection
Anna E. Hall Collection
Anna E. Hall standing with unidentified priest.
Anna E. Hall Collection
Anna E. Hall, circa 1950
Date Created
1945/1955
Description
Anna E. Hall standing with unidentified priest.
Subject
African American women, Methodist Church, African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Portraits and people
Collection
Anna E. Hall Collection
The executive mansion house. Monrovia, Liberia.
Anna E. Hall Collection
Executive Mansion, Monrovia, circa 1950
Date Created
1945/1955
Description
The executive mansion house. Monrovia, Liberia.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Africa
Collection
Anna E. Hall Collection
Portrait of an unidentified woman seated with an unidentified girl standing next to her.
Anna E. Hall Collection
A Woman and a Girl, circa 1950
Date Created
1945/1955
Description
Portrait of an unidentified woman seated with an unidentified girl standing next to her.
Subject
African American women, Methodist Church, African Americans--Religion, Missions
Collection
Anna E. Hall Collection
Anna E. Hall standing with unidentified nurses.
Anna E. Hall Collection
Anna E. Hall, circa 1950
Date Created
1945/1955
Description
Anna E. Hall standing with unidentified nurses.
Subject
African American women, Methodist Church, African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Portraits and people
Collection
Anna E. Hall Collection
Anna E. Hall standing on steps.
Anna E. Hall Collection
Anna E. Hall, circa 1950
Date Created
1945/1955
Description
Anna E. Hall standing on steps.
Subject
African American women, Methodist Church, African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Portraits and people
Collection
Anna E. Hall Collection
Anna E. Hall standing with unidentified priest.
Anna E. Hall Collection
Anna E. Hall, circa 1950
Date Created
1945/1955
Description
Anna E. Hall standing with unidentified priest.
Subject
African American women, Methodist Church, African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Portraits and people
Collection
Anna E. Hall Collection
Group portrait of men and women on a stage. Possibly a graduation.
Anna E. Hall Collection
Group Portrait, circa 1945
Date Created
1940/1949
Description
Group portrait of men and women on a stage. Possibly a graduation.
Subject
African American women, Methodist Church, African Americans--Religion, Missions
Collection
Anna E. Hall Collection
Portrait of a woman. Written on verso: Charlatte Baxter Tatum to my dear friend Miss Anna E. Hall.
Anna E. Hall Collection
Charlatte Baxter Tatum, circa 1945
Date Created
1940/1949
Description
Portrait of a woman. Written on verso: Charlatte Baxter Tatum to my dear friend Miss Anna E. Hall.
Subject
African American women, Methodist Church, African Americans--Religion, Missions
Collection
Anna E. Hall Collection
Anna E. Hall standing outside with a woman in winter. Written on verso: Miss Anna E. Hall, Mrs. Joseph J. Dennis (Sammye).
Anna E. Hall Collection
Anna E. Hall, 1940
Date Created
1935/1945
Description
Anna E. Hall standing outside with a woman in winter. Written on verso: Miss Anna E. Hall, Mrs. Joseph J. Dennis (Sammye).
Subject
African American women, Methodist Church, African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Portraits and people
Collection
Anna E. Hall Collection
Portrait of Anna E. Hall.
Anna E. Hall Collection
Anna E. Hall, circa 1940
Date Created
1935/1945
Description
Portrait of Anna E. Hall.
Subject
African American women, Methodist Church, African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Portraits and people
Collection
Anna E. Hall Collection
An unidentified elderly woman seated in a bedroom.
Anna E. Hall Collection
Woman in a Bedroom, circa 1940
Date Created
1935/1945
Description
An unidentified elderly woman seated in a bedroom.
Subject
African American women, Methodist Church, African Americans--Religion, Missions
Collection
Anna E. Hall Collection
Portrait of a woman. Written on verso: Imma(?) Yancy Gibson (other writing un readable).
Anna E. Hall Collection
Ms. Gibson, circa 1940
Date Created
1935/1945
Description
Portrait of a woman. Written on verso: Imma(?) Yancy Gibson (other writing un readable).
Subject
African American women, Methodist Church, African Americans--Religion, Missions
Collection
Anna E. Hall Collection
An unidentified house.
Anna E. Hall Collection
Unidentified House, circa 1940
Date Created
1935/1945
Description
An unidentified house.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Anna E. Hall Collection
Anna E. Hall standing outside with a woman in winter. Written on verso: 1st house (Miss Hall); Left to Right: 1. Miss Anna E. Hall 2. Mrs. Joseph J. Dennis (Sammye) ca. 1940.
Anna E. Hall Collection
Anna E. Hall, 1940
Date Created
1935/1945
Description
Anna E. Hall standing outside with a woman in winter. Written on verso: 1st house (Miss Hall); Left to Right: 1. Miss Anna E. Hall 2. Mrs. Joseph J. Dennis (Sammye) ca. 1940.
Subject
African American women, Methodist Church, African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Portraits and people
Collection
Anna E. Hall Collection
A group portrait of Mission students. Written on verso: Miss Hattie L. Hooks, M.E. Mission, Ganta Hinterland, via Monrovia Liberia, West Africa.
Anna E. Hall Collection
Mission Students, 1935
Date Created
1930/1935
Description
A group portrait of Mission students. Written on verso: Miss Hattie L. Hooks, M.E. Mission, Ganta Hinterland, via Monrovia Liberia, West Africa.
Subject
Missions, Portraits and people, African Americans--Religion
Collection
Anna E. Hall Collection
Passport portrait of Anna E. Hall.
Anna E. Hall Collection
Anna E. Hall, circa 1930
Date Created
1925/1935
Description
Passport portrait of Anna E. Hall.
Subject
African American women, Methodist Church, African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Portraits and people
Collection
Anna E. Hall Collection
"Mammy", a woman with headscarf.
Anna E. Hall Collection
"Mammy", circa 1930
Date Created
1925/1935
Description
"Mammy", a woman with headscarf.
Subject
African American women, African Americans--Religion
Collection
Anna E. Hall Collection
Two men standing outside. Written on verso: Left to Right Bishop S. Mordol and Bishop John A. Sulhan (my Bishop). Bishop Sulhan is coming to US soon.
Anna E. Hall Collection
Bishops, circa 1930
Date Created
1925/1935
Description
Two men standing outside. Written on verso: Left to Right Bishop S. Mordol and Bishop John A. Sulhan (my Bishop). Bishop Sulhan is coming to US soon.
Subject
African American women, Methodist Church, African Americans--Religion, Missions
Collection
Anna E. Hall Collection
An African man playing a tam-tam drum.
Anna E. Hall Collection
Man Playing a Drum, circa 1930
Date Created
1925/1935
Description
An African man playing a tam-tam drum.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Africa
Collection
Anna E. Hall Collection
An African woman in dance dress. On verso (translated from French): Witch doctor dressed in dance.
Anna E. Hall Collection
Woman in Dance Dress, circa 1930
Date Created
1925/1935
Description
An African woman in dance dress. On verso (translated from French): Witch doctor dressed in dance.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Africa
Collection
Anna E. Hall Collection
View of the waterside from the river at Cape Palmas, Liberia.
Anna E. Hall Collection
Cape Palmas, circa 1930
Date Created
1925/1935
Description
View of the waterside from the river at Cape Palmas, Liberia.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Africa
Collection
Anna E. Hall Collection
Santa Cruz de Tenerife - Calle de San Agustin streetscape, Canary Islands, Spain.
Anna E. Hall Collection
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, circa 1930
Date Created
1925/1935
Description
Santa Cruz de Tenerife - Calle de San Agustin streetscape, Canary Islands, Spain.
Subject
Missions, Buildings and grounds, African Americans--Religion
Collection
Anna E. Hall Collection
Santa Cruz de Tenerife - la Laguna - Carretera de Tejina streetscape, Canary Islands, Spain.
Anna E. Hall Collection
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, circa 1930
Date Created
1925/1935
Description
Santa Cruz de Tenerife - la Laguna - Carretera de Tejina streetscape, Canary Islands, Spain.
Subject
Missions, Buildings and grounds, African Americans--Religion
Collection
Anna E. Hall Collection
View from hospital - homes and Roume Avenue in Dakar, Senegal.
Anna E. Hall Collection
Dakar, Senegal, circa 1930
Date Created
1925/1935
Description
View from hospital - homes and Roume Avenue in Dakar, Senegal.
Subject
Missions, Buildings and grounds, Africa, African Americans--Religion
Collection
Anna E. Hall Collection
Santa Cruz de Tenerife landscape, Canary Islands, Spain.
Anna E. Hall Collection
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, circa 1930
Date Created
1925/1935
Description
Santa Cruz de Tenerife landscape, Canary Islands, Spain.
Subject
Missions, Buildings and grounds, African Americans--Religion
Collection
Anna E. Hall Collection
A child being carried in a sling wrap.
Anna E. Hall Collection
Child, circa 1930
Date Created
1925/1935
Description
A child being carried in a sling wrap.
Subject
Portraits and people, African Americans--Religion, Africa
Collection
Anna E. Hall Collection
A group portrait of women and children in front of a house in Liberia. Anna E. Hall wearing a white dress. Written on verso: The Julian A Stewart Girls Cottage - as Mr. Donahugh saw it, 2_1923. It is complete now- 1924.
Anna E. Hall Collection
Anna E. Hall, 1923
Date Created
1923
Description
A group portrait of women and children in front of a house in Liberia. Anna E. Hall wearing a white dress. Written on verso: The Julian A Stewart Girls Cottage - as Mr. Donahugh saw it, 2_1923. It is complete now- 1924.
Subject
African American women, Methodist Church, African Americans--Religion, Missions
Collection
Anna E. Hall Collection
Anna E. Hall standing with unidentified man outside a church in Liberia.
Anna E. Hall Collection
Anna E. Hall, circa 1925
Date Created
1920/1929
Description
Anna E. Hall standing with unidentified man outside a church in Liberia.
Subject
African American women, Methodist Church, African Americans--Religion, Missions
Collection
Anna E. Hall Collection
Two unidentified men and three unidentified women on a house porch.
Anna E. Hall Collection
Group on a Porch, circa 1925
Date Created
1920/1929
Description
Two unidentified men and three unidentified women on a house porch.
Subject
African American women, Methodist Church, African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Portraits and people
Collection
Anna E. Hall Collection
An unidentified woman standing in a road. Possibly in India. Written on verso: to Mama Hall with love. My roommate took this of me coming around the mountain. Notice the "ravine like" drop.
Anna E. Hall Collection
Unidentified Woman, circa 1925
Date Created
1920/1929
Description
An unidentified woman standing in a road. Possibly in India. Written on verso: to Mama Hall with love. My roommate took this of me coming around the mountain. Notice the "ravine like" drop.
Subject
African American women, Methodist Church, African Americans--Religion, Missions
Collection
Anna E. Hall Collection
People waking into a thatch roofed house in Liberia. Anna E. Hall wearing a white dress. Written on verso: visiting house of Mr. Mooney, native Commissioner.
Anna E. Hall Collection
Anna E. Hall, circa 1925
Date Created
1920/1929
Description
People waking into a thatch roofed house in Liberia. Anna E. Hall wearing a white dress. Written on verso: visiting house of Mr. Mooney, native Commissioner.
Subject
African American women, Methodist Church, African Americans--Religion, Missions
Collection
Anna E. Hall Collection
Marnich Lhen (?) with her second standard class. Possibly in India.
Anna E. Hall Collection
Class Portrait, circa 1925
Date Created
1920/1929
Description
Marnich Lhen (?) with her second standard class. Possibly in India.
Subject
African American women, Methodist Church, African Americans--Religion, Missions
Collection
Anna E. Hall Collection
Anna E. Hall and boys standing in a field in Liberia. Written on verso: Miss Hall & Mission Boys.
Anna E. Hall Collection
Anna E. Hall, circa 1925
Date Created
1920/1929
Description
Anna E. Hall and boys standing in a field in Liberia. Written on verso: Miss Hall & Mission Boys.
Subject
African American women, Methodist Church, African Americans--Religion, Missions
Collection
Anna E. Hall Collection
A group of students gathered on a porch. Written on verso: Our primary class on the porch - their classroom. 1922. Garraway, Liberia.
Anna E. Hall Collection
A Class on a Porch, 1922
Date Created
1918/1927
Description
A group of students gathered on a porch. Written on verso: Our primary class on the porch - their classroom. 1922. Garraway, Liberia.
Subject
Missions, Portraits and people, African Americans--Religion
Collection
Anna E. Hall Collection
Portrait of an unidentified family on a porch.
Anna E. Hall Collection
Family Portrait, circa 1920
Date Created
1915/1925
Description
Portrait of an unidentified family on a porch.
Subject
African American women, Methodist Church, African Americans--Religion, Missions
Collection
Anna E. Hall Collection