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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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
Edward A. Jones Papers
Luncheon, 1972
Date Created
1972
Description
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
Subject
Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
Edward A. Jones Papers
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.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Luncheon, 1972
Date Created
1972
Description
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.
Subject
Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
Edward A. Jones Papers
Portrait of Howard Thurman, Belulah Gloster, and Monk Watson. Written on verso: Howard Thurman, Beulah Gloster, and unidentified man 1972.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Luncheon, 1972
Date Created
1972
Description
Portrait of Howard Thurman, Belulah Gloster, and Monk Watson. Written on verso: Howard Thurman, Beulah Gloster, and unidentified man 1972.
Subject
Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
Edward A. Jones Papers
Howard Thurman speaks at a luncheon while men and women sit at the table.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Luncheon, 1972
Date Created
1972
Description
Howard Thurman speaks at a luncheon while men and women sit at the table.
Subject
Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
Edward A. Jones Papers
Edward A. Jones and Carrie Jones stand beside a Christmas tree.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Edward A. Jones, with Carrie Jones, December 1968
Date Created
1968
Description
Edward A. Jones and Carrie Jones stand beside a Christmas tree.
Subject
Portraits and people
Collection
Edward A. Jones Papers
Indoor view of man speaking at podium, people seated at table. Gloster, Hugh M.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Banquet with E. A. Jones and Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Gloster, circa 1970
Date Created
1967/1973
Description
Indoor view of man speaking at podium, people seated at table. Gloster, Hugh M.
Subject
Portraits and people, Events and programs, Presidents
Collection
Edward A. Jones Papers
Virginia L. Jones and Edward A. Jones shake hands with others.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Virginia L. Jones and Edward A. Jones, circa 1970
Date Created
1967/1973
Description
Virginia L. Jones and Edward A. Jones shake hands with others.
Subject
Portraits and people, Events and programs, Presidents
Collection
Edward A. Jones Papers
Outdoor group portrait of men and women at C.L.A. Annual Conference.
Edward A. Jones Papers
C. L. A. Annual Conference, 1964
Date Created
1964
Description
Outdoor group portrait of men and women at C.L.A. Annual Conference.
Subject
Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
Edward A. Jones Papers
Virginia Lacey Jones stands in a dining room wearing a white coat.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Virginia Lacey Jones, 1962
Date Created
1962
Description
Virginia Lacey Jones stands in a dining room wearing a white coat.
Subject
Portraits and people
Collection
Edward A. Jones Papers
Outdoor group portrait of the North Carolina Library Association.
Edward A. Jones Papers
North Carolina Library Association, 1949
Date Created
1949
Description
Outdoor group portrait of the North Carolina Library Association.
Subject
Portraits and people, African American women, African American librarians
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
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
Men and women sit on a porch at dining tables.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Banquet, circa 1950
Date Created
1946/1954
Description
Men and women sit on a porch at dining tables.
Subject
Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
Edward A. Jones Papers
Men and women sit on a porch at dining tables.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Banquet, circa 1950
Date Created
1946/1954
Description
Men and women sit on a porch at dining tables.
Subject
Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
Edward A. Jones Papers
Men and women sit at a dining table.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Banquet, circa 1950
Date Created
1946/1954
Description
Men and women sit at a dining table.
Subject
Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
Edward A. Jones Papers
Indoor view of three men speaking.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Banquet, circa 1950
Date Created
1946/1954
Description
Indoor view of three men speaking.
Subject
Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
Edward A. Jones Papers
Men sit and listen to a speaker.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Banquet, circa 1950
Date Created
1946/1954
Description
Men sit and listen to a speaker.
Subject
Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
Edward A. Jones Papers
Portrait of two men and a woman.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Banquet, circa 1950
Date Created
1946/1954
Description
Portrait of two men and a woman.
Subject
Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
Edward A. Jones Papers
Four men sit on a sofa.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Banquet, circa 1950
Date Created
1946/1954
Description
Four men sit on a sofa.
Subject
Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
Edward A. Jones Papers
A group of men sing next to a man playing the piano.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Banquet, circa 1950
Date Created
1946/1954
Description
A group of men sing next to a man playing the piano.
Subject
Portraits and people, Events and programs, African Americans--Music
Collection
Edward A. Jones Papers
A group of men and women in conversation at a party.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Banquet, circa 1950
Date Created
1946/1954
Description
A group of men and women in conversation at a party.
Subject
Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
Edward A. Jones Papers
A group of men and women sit at buffet tables.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Banquet, circa 1950
Date Created
1946/1954
Description
A group of men and women sit at buffet tables.
Subject
Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
Edward A. Jones Papers
A man and woman with children seated at a table.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Banquet, circa 1950
Date Created
1946/1954
Description
A man and woman with children seated at a table.
Subject
Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
Edward A. Jones Papers
A group of men sit and listen to a speaker.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Banquet, circa 1950
Date Created
1946/1954
Description
A group of men sit and listen to a speaker.
Subject
Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
Edward A. Jones Papers
A group of men and women sit at buffet tables.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Banquet, circa 1950
Date Created
1946/1954
Description
A group of men and women sit at buffet tables.
Subject
Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
Edward A. Jones Papers
A group of men and women sit at buffet tables.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Banquet, circa 1950
Date Created
1946/1954
Description
A group of men and women sit at buffet tables.
Subject
Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
Edward A. Jones Papers
Three men sit at a party.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Banquet, circa 1950
Date Created
1946/1954
Description
Three men sit at a party.
Subject
Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
Edward A. Jones Papers
Three men sit on a couch.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Banquet, circa 1950
Date Created
1946/1954
Description
Three men sit on a couch.
Subject
Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
Edward A. Jones Papers
A young girl holding a bouquet of flowers on stage with three men and a woman.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Unidentified, circa 1950
Date Created
1946/1954
Description
A young girl holding a bouquet of flowers on stage with three men and a woman.
Subject
Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
Edward A. Jones Papers
Outdoor view of a crowd on a campus lawn.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Campus Lawn with Crowd, circa 1950
Date Created
1946/1954
Description
Outdoor view of a crowd on a campus lawn.
Subject
Portraits and people, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Edward A. Jones Papers
A group of men and women sit at buffet tables.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Banquet, circa 1950
Date Created
1946/1954
Description
A group of men and women sit at buffet tables.
Subject
Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
Edward A. Jones Papers
A woman standing next to men seated at a table.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Banquet, circa 1950
Date Created
1946/1954
Description
A woman standing next to men seated at a table.
Subject
Portraits and people, Events and programs
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
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