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. 

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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.

Title Date Created Description Subject Collection
Benjamin G. Brawley Hall, 1970 1990 Exterior view of Benjamin G. Brawley Hall. Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges Edward A. Jones Papers
Luncheon, 1972 1972 Edward A. Jones and others sit at a luncheon table. Written on verso: E.A. Jones, Beulah Gloster, Howard Thurman, O. Watson, M.N. Watson Portraits and people, Events and programs Edward A. Jones Papers
Luncheon, 1972 1972 Edward A. Jones talks with other men. From left to right: T.M Alex, Edward A. Jones, Howard Thurman, Monk Watson. Written on verso: Howard Thurman, T.M. Alex, E.A. Jones and Monk Watson 1972. Portraits and people, Events and programs Edward A. Jones Papers
Luncheon, 1972 1972 Portrait of Howard Thurman, Belulah Gloster, and Monk Watson. Written on verso: Howard Thurman, Beulah Gloster, and unidentified man 1972. Portraits and people, Events and programs Edward A. Jones Papers
Luncheon, 1972 1972 Howard Thurman speaks at a luncheon while men and women sit at the table. Portraits and people, Events and programs Edward A. Jones Papers
Dakar Press Trip, 1971 1971 Edward A. Jones and others sit at a long table with with microphones. The sign on the table reads U.S.A. Events and programs Edward A. Jones Papers
Dakar Press Trip, 1971 1971 Edward A. Jones speaks with an unidentified man while people in the background shake hands. Events and programs Edward A. Jones Papers
Clark Atlanta University Campus, February 1970 1970-02 Clark Atlanta University campus buildings. Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges Edward A. Jones Papers
Charles Merrell Hall, February 1970 1970-02 Exterior view of Charles Merrell Hall. Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges Edward A. Jones Papers
C. B. Dansby Hall, February 1970 1970-02 Exterior view of C. B. Dansby Hall. Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges Edward A. Jones Papers