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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A baseball player throws a pitch across the mound.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Baseball Player Throwing a Pitch, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
A baseball player throws a pitch across the mound.
Subject
African American athletes
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
Two unidentified men stand on a sidewalk in front of a building window reading "shoe shine."
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Men in Front of a Shoe Shine Store, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
Two unidentified men stand on a sidewalk in front of a building window reading "shoe shine."
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified woman stands on the sidewalk and poses next to a parking meter.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Woman Stands Next to a Parking Meter, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
An unidentified woman stands on the sidewalk and poses next to a parking meter.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified couple stand on the grass in front of a large glass building.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Couple Stand in Front of a Glass Building, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
An unidentified couple stand on the grass in front of a large glass building.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified little girl stands in the middle of a dirt road and is followed by a dog.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Girl with a Dog, circa 1943
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
An unidentified little girl stands in the middle of a dirt road and is followed by a dog.
Subject
Pets, African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Children
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
Two unidentified men wearing suits stand in front of a brick building.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Men Standing in Suits, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
Two unidentified men wearing suits stand in front of a brick building.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified woman sits in an oversized chair in front of a window.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Woman Sitting, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
An unidentified woman sits in an oversized chair in front of a window.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
Two unidentified men stand by a car on the side of a rural road.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Men on the Side of the Road, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
Two unidentified men stand by a car on the side of a rural road.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
The rooftops of houses in a neighborhood on a hillside.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Neighborhood Rooftops, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
The rooftops of houses in a neighborhood on a hillside.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified holding a bag stands beneath a house on a hillside.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Boy Holding a Bag, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
An unidentified holding a bag stands beneath a house on a hillside.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Children
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified woman stands in front of a two-story house house. A second unidentified woman stands on the porch of the first floor.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Women Standing Outside of a House, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
An unidentified woman stands in front of a two-story house house. A second unidentified woman stands on the porch of the first floor.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified man wearing a suit, tie, and fedora stands in front of a house.
Robert E. Penn Collection
An Unidentified Man Stands in Front of a House, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
An unidentified man wearing a suit, tie, and fedora stands in front of a house.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
A group of unidentified well-dressed boys stand on the sidewalk in front of a house.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Group of Boys, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
A group of unidentified well-dressed boys stand on the sidewalk in front of a house.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Children
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified child sitting, possibly in an open field. Written on verso: "This is little m[information missing] Rachel S. Bing[information missing] To mis Ruth L [information missing] weekly[information missing]"
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Child Sitting in the Grass, circa 1943
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
Unidentified child sitting, possibly in an open field. Written on verso: "This is little m[information missing] Rachel S. Bing[information missing] To mis Ruth L [information missing] weekly[information missing]"
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Children
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified group of well dressed men stand in front of a fence.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Group of Men Stand in Front of a Fence, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
An unidentified group of well dressed men stand in front of a fence.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
A well-dressed unidentified man stands in front of a fence.
Robert E. Penn Collection
An Unidentified Man Stands in Front of a Fence, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
A well-dressed unidentified man stands in front of a fence.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified boy and girl sit on a couch with a floral pattern on the surface. The boy has his arm around the girl's shoulder.
Robert E. Penn Collection
An Unidentified Boy and Girl Sitting on a Couch, circa 1943
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
Unidentified boy and girl sit on a couch with a floral pattern on the surface. The boy has his arm around the girl's shoulder.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified family stand outside of a house in front of some wooden stairs.
Robert E. Penn Collection
A Family, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
An unidentified family stand outside of a house in front of some wooden stairs.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified couple stand outside in a yard.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Couple Outside, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
An unidentified couple stand outside in a yard.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified well-dressed group stand on a dirt road with houses in the background.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Group, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
An unidentified well-dressed group stand on a dirt road with houses in the background.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection