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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A car drives down the road in front of hillside houses.
Robert E. Penn Collection
A Car in Front of a House, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
A car drives down the road in front of hillside houses.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
The front entrance of the First Baptist Church of Gary.
Robert E. Penn Collection
First Baptist Church of Gary, circa 1945
Date Created
1942/1948
Description
The front entrance of the First Baptist Church of Gary.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Buildings and grounds, African American churches
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified woman stands outside behind a house with a steep staircase.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Houses and Staircase, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
An unidentified woman stands outside behind a house with a steep staircase.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
Two unidentified women with a baby stand beneath two houses on a hillside.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Houses on a Hillside, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
Two unidentified women with a baby stand beneath two houses on a hillside.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
The rooftops of houses in a neighborhood on a hillside.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Neighborhood Rooftops, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
The rooftops of houses in a neighborhood on a hillside.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Buildings and grounds
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
An unidentified couple stand on the grass in front of a large glass building.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Couple Stand in Front of a Glass Building, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
An unidentified couple stand on the grass in front of a large glass building.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Buildings and grounds
Collection
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.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Couple Stand in Front of a House, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
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.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
Three unidentified people stand on the side of a house.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Group in Front of a House, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
Three unidentified people stand on the side of a house.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified group of a man and two women stand outside of a house.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Group Standing in Front of Steps, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
An unidentified group of a man and two women stand outside of a house.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
A well-dressed unidentified man stands in front of a house. Next to him is a stone wall. In the house, another unidentified man is entering the house through a door.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Man Standing in Front of a House, circa 1948
Date Created
1945/1951
Description
A well-dressed unidentified man stands in front of a house. Next to him is a stone wall. In the house, another unidentified man is entering the house through a door.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
A well-dressed unidentified man stands in front of a fence.
Robert E. Penn Collection
An Unidentified Man Stands in Front of a Fence, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
A well-dressed unidentified man stands in front of a fence.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified man wearing a suit, tie, and fedora stands in front of a house.
Robert E. Penn Collection
An Unidentified Man Stands in Front of a House, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
An unidentified man wearing a suit, tie, and fedora stands in front of a house.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
Two unidentified men stand on a sidewalk in front of a building window reading "shoe shine."
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Men in Front of a Shoe Shine Store, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
Two unidentified men stand on a sidewalk in front of a building window reading "shoe shine."
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
Two unidentified men stand by a car on the side of a rural road.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Men on the Side of the Road, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
Two unidentified men stand by a car on the side of a rural road.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
Two unidentified men wearing hats stand next to a fence on a sunny day.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Men Stand Next to a Fence, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
Two unidentified men wearing hats stand next to a fence on a sunny day.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
Three unidentified men wearing hats stand on a sidewalk in front of a iron fence.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Men Stand on the Sidewalk, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
Three unidentified men wearing hats stand on a sidewalk in front of a iron fence.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified woman looks up toward the photographer with a house behind her.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Woman in Front of a House, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
An unidentified woman looks up toward the photographer with a house behind her.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified woman sits on part of the hillside behind houses.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Woman Sits on a Hillside, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
Unidentified woman sits on part of the hillside behind houses.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified woman stands on a dirt road.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Woman Standing on the Side of the Road, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
An unidentified woman stands on a dirt road.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection