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

1939/1945
Portrait of an unidentified woman smiling in front of a backdrop.
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Robert E. Penn Collection
Portrait of an unidentified woman smiling in front of a backdrop.
1939/1945
A puppy sits at an unidentified woman's feet on a house porch.
Pets, African Americans--Religion
Robert E. Penn Collection
A puppy sits at an unidentified woman's feet on a house porch.
1939/1945
An unidentified couple stand on the sidewalk in front of an large house with an iron fence around the front yard. An unidentified boy is standing behind them, wearing a suit and a hat.
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Buildings and grounds
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified couple stand on the sidewalk in front of an large house with an iron fence around the front yard. An unidentified boy is standing behind them, wearing a suit and a hat.
1939/1945
Two unidentified women in coats stand on a front porch.
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Robert E. Penn Collection
Two unidentified women in coats stand on a front porch.
1939/1945
An unidentified baseball player holds a bat over his shoulder.
African American athletes
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified baseball player holds a bat over his shoulder.
1939/1945
A baseball player throws a pitch across the mound.
African American athletes
Robert E. Penn Collection
A baseball player throws a pitch across the mound.
1939/1945
An unidentified woman looks up toward the photographer with a house behind her.
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Buildings and grounds
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified woman looks up toward the photographer with a house behind her.
1939/1945
Portrait of an unidentified woman in front of a backdrop.
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Robert E. Penn Collection
Portrait of an unidentified woman in front of a backdrop.
1939/1945
A group of unidentified men in suits stand on the sidewalk in front of a shoe shine shop and a lawyer's office.
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Robert E. Penn Collection
A group of unidentified men in suits stand on the sidewalk in front of a shoe shine shop and a lawyer's office.
1939/1945
Portrait of an unidentified elderly woman wearing glasses.
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Robert E. Penn Collection
Portrait of an unidentified elderly woman wearing glasses.
1939/1945
Protrait of an unidentified woman sitting in a chair with her legs crossed in front of a backdrop.
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Robert E. Penn Collection
Protrait of an unidentified woman sitting in a chair with her legs crossed in front of a backdrop.
1939/1945
Unidentified woman sits on part of the hillside behind houses.
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Buildings and grounds
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified woman sits on part of the hillside behind houses.
1939/1945
A baseball player catches a ball with his foot on the plate.
African American athletes
Robert E. Penn Collection
A baseball player catches a ball with his foot on the plate.
1937/1943
An unidentified man holding a puppy sits on a house porch.
Pets, African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified man holding a puppy sits on a house porch.