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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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.
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 with a Dog, circa 1943
1939/1945
An unidentified little girl stands in the middle of a dirt road and is followed by a dog.
Pets, African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Children
Robert E. Penn Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified little girl stands in the middle of a dirt road and is followed by a dog.
A Puppy Sitting on a Porch, circa 1942
1939/1945
A puppy sits at an unidentified woman's feet on a house porch.
Pets, African Americans--Religion
Robert E. Penn Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
A puppy sits at an unidentified woman's feet on a house porch.
Unidentified Man with Puppy, circa 1940
1937/1943
An unidentified man holding a puppy sits on a house porch.
Pets, African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Robert E. Penn Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified man holding a puppy sits on a house porch.