| Title | Date Created | Description | Subject | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 Car in Front of a House, circa 1942 | 1939/1945 | A car drives down the road in front of hillside houses. | African Americans--Religion, Buildings and grounds | Robert E. Penn Collection |
| Contact Sheet of Unidentified People, circa 1942 | 1939/1945 | A contact sheet with three photographs of unidentified people out on a grassy lawn. | African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people | Robert E. Penn Collection |
| Council of Religious Education, circa 1950 | 1947/1953 | An unidentified group of people gather in three rows in front of a stage for a portrait. Council of Religious Education. Written on verso: Council of Rel. Ed. | African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Groups and organizations | Robert E. Penn Collection |
| A Family, circa 1942 | 1939/1945 | An unidentified family stand outside of a house in front of some wooden stairs. | African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people | Robert E. Penn Collection |
| First Baptist Church of Gary, circa 1945 | 1942/1948 | The front entrance of the First Baptist Church of Gary. | African Americans--Religion, Buildings and grounds, African American churches | 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 |
| 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 |
| Group of Unidentified Men on a Sidewalk, circa 1942 | 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 |
| Group of Unidentified Men Stand in Front of a Wall, circa 1942 | 1939/1945 | A large group of unidentified men stand in front of a wall covered with ivy. | African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people | Robert E. Penn Collection |
| 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 |
| Houses and Staircase, circa 1942 | 1939/1945 | An unidentified woman stands outside behind a house with a steep staircase. | African Americans--Religion, Buildings and grounds | Robert E. Penn Collection |
| Houses on a Hillside, circa 1942 | 1939/1945 | Two unidentified women with a baby stand beneath two houses on a hillside. | African Americans--Religion, Buildings and grounds | Robert E. Penn Collection |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| James K. Jordon, circa 1963 | 1960/1965 | James K. Jordon (nephew of Robert E. Penn) in military uniform walks down the street in France. | African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people | Robert E. Penn Collection |
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.
