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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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
Left to Right: James P. Brawley, Robert E. Penn, and an unidentified man and woman wear commencement caps & gowns.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Robert E. Penn with Others, circa 1962
Date Created
1960/1965
Description
Left to Right: James P. Brawley, Robert E. Penn, and an unidentified man and woman wear commencement caps & gowns.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
Two men stand outside of a large building. Written on verso: "Clark College new bldg. 1960."
Robert E. Penn Collection
New Building at Clark College, 1960
Date Created
1960
Description
Two men stand outside of a large building. Written on verso: "Clark College new bldg. 1960."
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
Rober E. Penn and an unidentified woman work in an office at the First Baptist Church of Gary. Written on verso: "Me & my boss"
Robert E. Penn Collection
Robert E. Penn and a Woman Sit at a Desk, circa 1958
Date Created
1955/1960
Description
Rober E. Penn and an unidentified woman work in an office at the First Baptist Church of Gary. Written on verso: "Me & my boss"
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection