This collection contains the photographs from the life and work of Reverend Robert E. Penn, a Baptist minister and educator. Penn was born in a rural coal mining town in West Virginia, and went on to receive degrees from Clark College, Gammon Theological Seminary, and Central Baptist Theological Seminary. He was a chaplain during World War II, and later after his pastoral work in Kansas City, Kansas, and Gary, Indiana, Penn returned to Atlanta to become Director of Field Education at the Interdenominational Theological Center in 1973. These photographs document Rev. Penns family life and friend in West Virginia, Indiana, and Georgia, as well as his work as Pastor of the First Baptist Church in Gary, Indiana, and Director of Field Education at the Interdenominational Theological Seminary.

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. 
Jun 5, 2019

Robert E. Penn Collection

This collection contains the photographs from the life and work of Reverend Robert E. Penn, a Baptist minister and educator. Penn was born in a rural coal mining town in West Virginia, and went on to receive degrees from Clark College, Gammon Theological Seminary, and Central Baptist Theological Seminary. He was a chaplain during World War II, and later after his pastoral work in Kansas City, Kansas, and Gary, Indiana, Penn returned to Atlanta to become Director of Field Education at the Interdenominational Theological Center in 1973. These photographs document Rev. Penns family life and friend in West Virginia, Indiana, and Georgia, as well as his work as Pastor of the First Baptist Church in Gary, Indiana, and Director of Field Education at the Interdenominational Theological Seminary.

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

An unidentified group sits next to a piano in a living room.
Robert E. Penn (left) gathers with an unidentified group around a table covered with papers. Written on verso: "May 1972"
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified boy and an Irish Setter shake hands.
An unidentified boy chases an Irish Setter through a living room.
An unidentified boy crouches down to hug an Irish Setter.
An Irish Setter stands at attention for a young boy.
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified girl lays on the floor and hugs an Irish Setter.
An unidentified girl lays on the floor and hugs an Irish Setter.
An unidentified boy chases an Irish Setter through a living room past a young girl.
An unidentified girls stands in a living room.
An unidentified boy and woman stand next to a Cadillac car.
An unidentified girl stands in a doorway.
An unidentified boy and woman stand next to a Cadillac car.
An unidentified man sits on a couch in a living room.
An unidentified girl feeds an Irish Setter a treat.
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified girl sits in a chair holding a book with an Irish Setter beside her.
Unidentified girl bends down to pick something up off the floor.
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified girl holds out a paddle ball.
Harrison Jordon and an unidentified neighbor girl stand outside of a house.
Portrait of a young woman wearing a cap and gown. The photo has been personalized to a Rev. [Robert] Penn. Written on verso: To Rev. [Robert] Penn with deep appreciation, Mary Alice "61".
Robert E. Penn Collection