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 Group Next to a Piano, circa 1975
1972/1979
An unidentified group sits next to a piano in a living room.
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Groups and organizations
Robert E. Penn Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified group sits next to a piano in a living room.
Robert E. Penn with Others, May 1, 1972
1972-05-01
Robert E. Penn (left) gathers with an unidentified group around a table covered with papers. Written on verso: "May 1972"
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Robert E. Penn 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"
Irish Setter Shaking Hands with a Boy, circa 1972
1969/1975
An unidentified boy and an Irish Setter shake hands.
Pets, African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Children
Robert E. Penn Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified boy and an Irish Setter shake hands.
Unidentified Boy Chases Irish Setter, circa 1972
1969/1975
An unidentified boy chases an Irish Setter through a living room.
Pets, African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Children
Robert E. Penn Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified boy chases an Irish Setter through a living room.
Unidentified Boy Hugs an Irish Setter, circa 1972
1969/1975
An unidentified boy crouches down to hug an Irish Setter.
Pets, African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Children
Robert E. Penn Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified boy crouches down to hug an Irish Setter.
Irish Setter Standing, circa 1972
1969/1975
An Irish Setter stands at attention for a young boy.
Pets, African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Robert E. Penn Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An Irish Setter stands at attention for a young boy.
Unidentified Girl Snuggling with Irish Setter, circa 1972
1969/1975
An unidentified girl lays on the floor and hugs an Irish Setter.
Pets, African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Children
Robert E. Penn Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified girl lays on the floor and hugs an Irish Setter.
Unidentified Girl Snuggling with Irish Setter, circa 1972
1969/1975
An unidentified girl lays on the floor and hugs an Irish Setter.
Pets, African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Children
Robert E. Penn Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified girl lays on the floor and hugs an Irish Setter.
Unidentified Boy Chases Irish Setter, circa 1972
1969/1975
An unidentified boy chases an Irish Setter through a living room past a young girl.
Pets, African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Children
Robert E. Penn Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified boy chases an Irish Setter through a living room past a young girl.
Unidentified Girl Standing in Living room, circa 1972
1969/1975
An unidentified girls stands in a living room.
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Children
Robert E. Penn Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified girls stands in a living room.
Unidentified Boy and Woman Stand by a Cadillac, circa 1972
1969/1975
An unidentified boy and woman stand next to a Cadillac car.
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, African American families
Robert E. Penn Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified boy and woman stand next to a Cadillac car.
Unidentified Girl Standing in Doorway, circa 1972
1969/1975
An unidentified girl stands in a doorway.
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Children
Robert E. Penn Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified girl stands in a doorway.
Unidentified Boy and Woman Stand by a Cadillac, circa 1972
1969/1975
An unidentified boy and woman stand next to a Cadillac car.
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, African American families
Robert E. Penn Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified boy and woman stand next to a Cadillac car.
Unidentified Man Sits on a Couch, circa 1972
1969/1975
An unidentified man sits on a couch in a living room.
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Robert E. Penn Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified man sits on a couch in a living room.
Irish Setter Receiving a Treat, circa 1972
1969/1975
An unidentified girl feeds an Irish Setter a treat.
Pets, African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Children
Robert E. Penn Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified girl feeds an Irish Setter a treat.
Unidentified Girl Sits with an Irish Setter, circa 1972
1969/1975
An unidentified girl sits in a chair holding a book with an Irish Setter beside her.
Pets, African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Children
Robert E. Penn Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified girl sits in a chair holding a book with an Irish Setter beside her.
Unidentified Girl Bending Down, circa 1972
1969/1975
Unidentified girl bends down to pick something up off the floor.
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Children
Robert E. Penn Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified girl bends down to pick something up off the floor.
Unidentified Girl Holds a Paddle Ball, circa 1972
1969/1975
An unidentified girl holds out a paddle ball.
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Children
Robert E. Penn Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified girl holds out a paddle ball.
Harrison Jordon and Girl Stand Together, circa 1968
1965/1970
Harrison Jordon and an unidentified neighbor girl stand outside of a house.
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Children
Robert E. Penn Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
Harrison Jordon and an unidentified neighbor girl stand outside of a house.
Graduation of Mary Alice, 1961
1961
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".
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Robert E. Penn 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".