Edward Allen Jones (1903-1981) attended Morehouse Academy in 1918. Upon graduation from the Academy in 1922, he entered Morehouse College, where he received his B.A. and graduated as class Valedictorian in 1926. Dr. Jones began his teaching career at Morehouse College in 1927 and worked as a professor there until 1977. While a member of the Morehouse faculty, he served as Chairman of the Department of Foreign Languages from 1930-1977, and held the Fuller E. Callaway Chair in French from 1970-1977. At the time of his death he was serving as the Director of Institutional Research at Morehouse. Beyond his career as a a professor, Dr. Jones was a member of the College Language Association, Editor of the College Language Association Journal from, a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and President of the Grand Jurors Association of Fulton County. Photographs range from the 1920s-1970s. 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.
Feb 7, 2022

Edward A. Jones Papers

Edward Allen Jones (1903-1981) attended Morehouse Academy in 1918. Upon graduation from the Academy in 1922, he entered Morehouse College, where he received his B.A. and graduated as class Valedictorian in 1926. Dr. Jones began his teaching career at Morehouse College in 1927 and worked as a professor there until 1977. While a member of the Morehouse faculty, he served as Chairman of the Department of Foreign Languages from 1930-1977, and held the Fuller E. Callaway Chair in French from 1970-1977. At the time of his death he was serving as the Director of Institutional Research at Morehouse. Beyond his career as a a professor, Dr. Jones was a member of the College Language Association, Editor of the College Language Association Journal from, a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and President of the Grand Jurors Association of Fulton County. Photographs range from the 1920s-1970s.

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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Portrait of Edward A. Jones. Written on verso: Edward A. Jones, return to Dr. Virginia L. Jones, Dr. Edward A. Jones
Edward A. Jones Papers
Edward A. Jones, circa 1935
Date Created
1932/1938
Description
Portrait of Edward A. Jones. Written on verso: Edward A. Jones, return to Dr. Virginia L. Jones, Dr. Edward A. Jones
Subject
Portraits and people
Collection
Edward A. Jones Papers
Outdoor portrait of Edward A. Jones in graduation regalia.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Edward A. Jones, circa 1940
Date Created
1937/1943
Description
Outdoor portrait of Edward A. Jones in graduation regalia.
Subject
Portraits and people, Commencement ceremonies
Collection
Edward A. Jones Papers
Edward A. Jones plays a piano organ with sheet music and pipe.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Edward A. Jones, circa 1940
Date Created
1937/1943
Description
Edward A. Jones plays a piano organ with sheet music and pipe.
Subject
Portraits and people, African Americans--Music
Collection
Edward A. Jones Papers
Virginia Lacey Jones reclines on a grassy yard.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Virginia Lacey Jones, circa 1940
Date Created
1937/1943
Description
Virginia Lacey Jones reclines on a grassy yard.
Subject
Portraits and people
Collection
Edward A. Jones Papers
Morehouse graduation group ouside, with some wearing graduation regalia. Written on recto: E. A.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Morehouse College Graduation, circa 1940
Date Created
1937/1943
Description
Morehouse graduation group ouside, with some wearing graduation regalia. Written on recto: E. A.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Commencement ceremonies
Collection
Edward A. Jones Papers
Portrait of Graham W. Jackson. Written on recto: To Dr. and Mrs. E.A. Jones, Sincerely, or should I say musically, Graham W. Jackson.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Graham W. Jackson, circa 1950
Date Created
1946/1954
Description
Portrait of Graham W. Jackson. Written on recto: To Dr. and Mrs. E.A. Jones, Sincerely, or should I say musically, Graham W. Jackson.
Subject
African American arts, Portraits and people, African Americans--Music
Collection
Edward A. Jones Papers
Football players run on a football field.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Morehouse College Football Game, circa 1950
Date Created
1946/1954
Description
Football players run on a football field.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American athletes
Collection
Edward A. Jones Papers
Men and women sit at dining tables with a man speaking at podium.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Morehouse College Banquet, circa 1950
Date Created
1946/1954
Description
Men and women sit at dining tables with a man speaking at podium.
Subject
Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
Edward A. Jones Papers
Men and women sit at dining tables with a man speaking at podium.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Morehouse College Banquet, circa 1950
Date Created
1946/1954
Description
Men and women sit at dining tables with a man speaking at podium.
Subject
Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
Edward A. Jones Papers
Players on the field of a football game.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Morehouse College Football Game, circa 1950
Date Created
1946/1954
Description
Players on the field of a football game.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American athletes
Collection
Edward A. Jones Papers
A marching band and color guard on a football field.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Morehouse College Football Game, circa 1950
Date Created
1946/1954
Description
A marching band and color guard on a football field.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Special events, African Americans--Music
Collection
Edward A. Jones Papers
A marching band walks down a street.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Morehouse College Football Game, circa 1950
Date Created
1946/1954
Description
A marching band walks down a street.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Special events, African Americans--Music
Collection
Edward A. Jones Papers
A group sit on the bleachers and watch a football game. Written on verso: Fans at Morehouse College football game.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Morehouse College Football Game, circa 1950
Date Created
1946/1954
Description
A group sit on the bleachers and watch a football game. Written on verso: Fans at Morehouse College football game.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Special events
Collection
Edward A. Jones Papers
A marching band and color guard on a football field.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Morehouse College Football Game, circa 1950
Date Created
1946/1954
Description
A marching band and color guard on a football field.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Special events, African Americans--Music
Collection
Edward A. Jones Papers
A young man and woman seat on bleachers of a football game.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Morehouse College Football Game, circa 1950
Date Created
1946/1954
Description
A young man and woman seat on bleachers of a football game.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Special events
Collection
Edward A. Jones Papers
Players on the field of a football game.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Morehouse College Football Game, circa 1950
Date Created
1946/1954
Description
Players on the field of a football game.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American athletes
Collection
Edward A. Jones Papers
Players on the field of a football game.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Morehouse College Football Game, circa 1950
Date Created
1946/1954
Description
Players on the field of a football game.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American athletes
Collection
Edward A. Jones Papers
Outdoor view of young man speaking with microphone and five young women holding flower bouquets on a football field.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Morehouse College Homecoming, circa 1950
Date Created
1946/1954
Description
Outdoor view of young man speaking with microphone and five young women holding flower bouquets on a football field.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Special events
Collection
Edward A. Jones Papers
Outdoor view of women standing on podium with bouquets, and a man with a microphone on a football field.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Morehouse College Homecoming, circa 1950
Date Created
1946/1954
Description
Outdoor view of women standing on podium with bouquets, and a man with a microphone on a football field.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Special events
Collection
Edward A. Jones Papers
Outdoor view of homecoming parade, women seated on float with spectators walking down the street.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Morehouse College Homecoming, circa 1950
Date Created
1946/1954
Description
Outdoor view of homecoming parade, women seated on float with spectators walking down the street.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Special events
Collection
Edward A. Jones Papers