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 sits on part of the hillside behind houses.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Woman Sits on a Hillside, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
Unidentified woman sits on part of the hillside behind houses.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Buildings and grounds
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
An unidentified woman sits with two boys underneath the scaffolding of a house.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Woman Sitting with Young Children, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
An unidentified woman sits with two boys underneath the scaffolding of a house.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified woman stands on a dirt road.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Woman Standing on the Side of the Road, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
An unidentified woman stands on a dirt road.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified woman stands on the sidewalk next to a store.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Woman Standing Outside of a Shop, circa 1948
Date Created
1945/1951
Description
An unidentified woman stands on the sidewalk next to a store.
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
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 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.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Woman Stands Next to a Street Sign, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
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.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
Two unidentified women stand behind a bar counter.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Women Behind a Counter, circa 1955
Date Created
1952/1958
Description
Two unidentified women stand behind a bar counter.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
Three unidentified women sit in a booth drinking and smoking cigarettes.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Women in a Bar, circa 1948
Date Created
1944/1952
Description
Three unidentified women sit in a booth drinking and smoking cigarettes.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Interior decoration
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
Two unidentified women in coats stand on a front porch.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Women Standing on the Front Porch of a House, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
Two unidentified women in coats stand on a front porch.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
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 in uniform stands on a porch, holding a small baby.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Uniformed Man Holds an Infant, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
An unidentified man in uniform stands on a porch, holding a small baby.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
A group of unidentified women gather around a pew. Written on verso: Good Samaritan.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Women in Pews, circa 1948
Date Created
1945/1951
Description
A group of unidentified women gather around a pew. Written on verso: Good Samaritan.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, African American churches
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection