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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Three Boys Stand Next to a Baseball Catcher, circa 1942 1939/1945 Three boys stand next to a crouching baseball catcher. African American athletes Robert E. Penn Collection
Baseball Player Throwing a Pitch, circa 1942 1939/1945 A baseball player throws a pitch across the mound. African American athletes Robert E. Penn Collection
Five Baseball Players Crouched on the Field, circa 1942 1939/1945 Five baseball players crouch down for a portrait on a baseball field. African American athletes Robert E. Penn Collection
Baseball Player Holding a Bat, circa 1942 1939/1945 An unidentified baseball player holds a bat over his shoulder. African American athletes Robert E. Penn Collection
Baseball Player Throwing a Pitch, circa 1942 1939/1945 A baseball player throws a pitch across the mound. African American athletes Robert E. Penn Collection
A Baseball Player Catching a Ball, circa 1942 1939/1945 A baseball player catches a ball with his foot on the plate. African American athletes Robert E. Penn Collection