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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An unidentified group sits next to a piano in a living room.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Group Next to a Piano, circa 1975
Date Created
1972/1979
Description
An unidentified group sits next to a piano in a living room.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Groups and organizations
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified little boy stands in front of an house on the sidewalk.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Boy Standing on a Sidewalk, circa 1945
Date Created
1942/1948
Description
An unidentified little boy stands in front of an house on the sidewalk.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Children
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
Three unidentified young women stand together and hold hands, possibly at a train station platform.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Three Unidentified Young Women, circa 1943
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
Three unidentified young women stand together and hold hands, possibly at a train station platform.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified well dressed group of two men and one woman stand in a living room. The woman is holding up an envelope.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Group, circa 1948
Date Created
1945/1951
Description
An unidentified well dressed group of two men and one woman stand in a living room. The woman is holding up an envelope.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified well-dressed man is seated in a chair. An unidentified woman sits next to him on the arm of the chair.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Couple Sit in an Armchair, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
An unidentified well-dressed man is seated in a chair. An unidentified woman sits next to him on the arm of the chair.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified well dressed man wears a hat.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Man in a Hat, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
An unidentified well dressed man wears a hat.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified girl stands in a doorway.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Girl Standing in Doorway, circa 1972
Date Created
1969/1975
Description
An unidentified girl stands in a doorway.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Children
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
A contact sheet with three photographs of unidentified people out on a grassy lawn.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Contact Sheet of Unidentified People, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
A contact sheet with three photographs of unidentified people out on a grassy lawn.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
Three unidentified people stand in a group.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Group, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
Three unidentified people stand in a group.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
Robert E. Penn (left) gathers with an unidentified group around a table covered with papers. Written on verso: "May 1972"
Robert E. Penn Collection
Robert E. Penn with Others, May 1, 1972
Date Created
1972-05-01
Description
Robert E. Penn (left) gathers with an unidentified group around a table covered with papers. Written on verso: "May 1972"
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
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
Graduation of Mary Alice, 1961
Date Created
1961
Description
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".
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified group of people gather in three rows in front of a stage for a portrait. Council of Religious Education. Written on verso: Council of Rel. Ed.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Council of Religious Education, circa 1950
Date Created
1947/1953
Description
An unidentified group of people gather in three rows in front of a stage for a portrait. Council of Religious Education. Written on verso: Council of Rel. Ed.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Groups and organizations
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
Five baseball players crouch down for a portrait on a baseball field.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Five Baseball Players Crouched on the Field, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
Five baseball players crouch down for a portrait on a baseball field.
Subject
African American athletes
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
Three unidentified men wearing hats stand on a sidewalk in front of a iron fence.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Men Stand on the Sidewalk, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
Three unidentified men wearing hats stand on a sidewalk in front of a iron fence.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified well dressed couple stands on the sidewalk.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Couple Standing on the Sidewalk, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
An unidentified well dressed couple stands on the sidewalk.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
Three unidentified people stand on the side of a house.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Group in Front of a House, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
Three unidentified people stand on the side of a house.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
Portrait of an unidentified woman in a white dress.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Portrait of an Unidentified Woman, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
Portrait of an unidentified woman in a white dress.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
A car drives down the road in front of hillside houses.
Robert E. Penn Collection
A Car in Front of a House, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
A car drives down the road in front of hillside houses.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
Two unidentified men in suits stand on a street next to a car in Welch, West Virginia.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Men Stand on the Sidewalk, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
Two unidentified men in suits stand on a street next to a car in Welch, West Virginia.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified woman stands next to a car. She is smiling and wearing a straw hat with a large building behind her.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Woman Stands in Front of a Car, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
An unidentified woman stands next to a car. She is smiling and wearing a straw hat with a large building behind her.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection