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. 
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Unidentified Woman Standing on the Side of the Road, circa 1942
1939/1945
An unidentified woman stands on a dirt road.
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Buildings and grounds
Robert E. Penn Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified woman stands on a dirt road.
Unidentified Children Sitting in the Grass, circa 1942
1939/1945
Two unidentified children sit in the grass of in front of an unidentified house.
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Children
Robert E. Penn Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
Two unidentified children sit in the grass of in front of an unidentified house.
Uniformed Man Holds an Infant, circa 1942
1939/1945
An unidentified man in uniform stands on a porch, holding a small baby.
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Robert E. Penn Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified man in uniform stands on a porch, holding a small baby.
Unidentified Woman on Stairs, circa 1942
1939/1945
An unidentified woman stands at the top of a staircase on a stone hillside with houses in the background.
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Robert E. Penn Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified woman stands at the top of a staircase on a stone hillside with houses in the background.
Portrait of an Unidentified Woman, circa 1942
1939/1945
Portrait of an unidentified woman smiling in front of a backdrop.
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Robert E. Penn Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
Portrait of an unidentified woman smiling in front of a backdrop.
Unidentified Woman on Steps, circa 1942
1939/1945
An unidentified woman stands on a house porch.
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Robert E. Penn Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified woman stands on a house porch.
An Unidentified Man Sits on a Curb, circa 1942
1939/1945
An unidentified man sits on a curb with a row of houses behind him.
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Robert E. Penn Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified man sits on a curb with a row of houses behind him.
Unidentified Men in a Pharamacy, circa 1942
1939/1945
Two unidentified men stand in a pharmacy.
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Interior decoration
Robert E. Penn Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
Two unidentified men stand in a pharmacy.
Unidentified Group Standing Next to a House, circa 1942
1939/1945
An unidentified group standing outside of a house. Three women stand close together at the bottom of a wood staircase. An unidentified man stands on a porch leaning on a wooden railing.
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Robert E. Penn Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified group standing outside of a house. Three women stand close together at the bottom of a wood staircase. An unidentified man stands on a porch leaning on a wooden railing.
Unidentified Couple on Sidewalk, circa 1942
1939/1945
An unidentified couple stand on the corner with a sign reading "Welch" [West Virginia].
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Robert E. Penn Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified couple stand on the corner with a sign reading "Welch" [West Virginia].
Unidentified Men Stand Around a Parking Meter, circa 1942
1939/1945
A group of unidentified men stand around a parking meter.
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Robert E. Penn Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
A group of unidentified men stand around a parking meter.
Unidentified Man in Uniform with an Unidentified Woman, circa 1942
1939/1945
An unidentified man in military uniform stands next to an unidentified woman in front of a house.
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Robert E. Penn Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified man in military uniform stands next to an unidentified woman in front of a house.
Group of Unidentified Men Stand in Front of a Wall, circa 1942
1939/1945
A large group of unidentified men stand in front of a wall covered with ivy.
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Robert E. Penn Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
A large group of unidentified men stand in front of a wall covered with ivy.
Portrait of a Toddler, circa 1943
1939/1945
Portrait of a young girl wearing a winter coat waves and stands in front of a backdrop.
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Children
Robert E. Penn Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
Portrait of a young girl wearing a winter coat waves and stands in front of a backdrop.
Unidentified Woman Stands Next to a Street Sign, circa 1942
1939/1945
An unidentified woman stands on the curb of a town street. She stands next to a sign reading: "Positively No Parking. 10.00 fine." A car is parallel parked behind her.
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Robert E. Penn Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified woman stands on the curb of a town street. She stands next to a sign reading: "Positively No Parking. 10.00 fine." A car is parallel parked behind her.
Unidentified Men in Front of a Shoe Shine Store, circa 1942
1939/1945
Two unidentified men stand on a sidewalk in front of a building window reading "shoe shine."
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Buildings and grounds
Robert E. Penn Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
Two unidentified men stand on a sidewalk in front of a building window reading "shoe shine."
Unidentified Woman Stands Next to a Parking Meter, circa 1942
1939/1945
An unidentified woman stands on the sidewalk and poses next to a parking meter.
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Robert E. Penn Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified woman stands on the sidewalk and poses next to a parking meter.
Unidentified Couple Stand in Front of a Glass Building, circa 1942
1939/1945
An unidentified couple stand on the grass in front of a large glass building.
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Buildings and grounds
Robert E. Penn Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified couple stand on the grass in front of a large glass building.
Unidentified Girl with a Dog, circa 1943
1939/1945
An unidentified little girl stands in the middle of a dirt road and is followed by a dog.
Pets, African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Children
Robert E. Penn Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified little girl stands in the middle of a dirt road and is followed by a dog.
Unidentified Men Standing in Suits, circa 1942
1939/1945
Two unidentified men wearing suits stand in front of a brick building.
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Robert E. Penn Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
Two unidentified men wearing suits stand in front of a brick building.