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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Morehouse College, circa 1950 1946/1954 View of Morehouse College campus. Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges Edward A. Jones Papers
Morehouse College, circa 1950 1946/1954 View of Morehouse College campus. Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges Edward A. Jones Papers
Morehouse College, circa 1950 1946/1954 View of Morehouse College campus. Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges Edward A. Jones Papers
Morehouse College, circa 1950 1946/1954 View of Morehouse College campus. Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges Edward A. Jones Papers
Morehouse College, circa 1950 1946/1954 View of Morehouse College campus. Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges Edward A. Jones Papers
Trevor Arnett Hall, circa 1950 1946/1954 Outdoor view of Trevor Arnett Hall. Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges Edward A. Jones Papers
Edward A. Jones, circa 1940 1937/1943 Outdoor portrait of Edward A. Jones in graduation regalia. Portraits and people, Commencement ceremonies Edward A. Jones Papers
Edward A. Jones, circa 1940 1937/1943 Edward A. Jones plays a piano organ with sheet music and pipe. Portraits and people, African Americans--Music Edward A. Jones Papers
Virginia Lacey Jones, circa 1940 1937/1943 Virginia Lacey Jones reclines on a grassy yard. Portraits and people Edward A. Jones Papers
Morehouse College Graduation, circa 1940 1937/1943 Morehouse graduation group ouside, with some wearing graduation regalia. Written on recto: E. A. African American universities and colleges, Commencement ceremonies Edward A. Jones Papers
Edward A. Jones, circa 1935 1932/1938 Portrait of Edward A. Jones. Written on verso: Edward A. Jones, return to Dr. Virginia L. Jones, Dr. Edward A. Jones Portraits and people Edward A. Jones Papers