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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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
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
A group of unidentified people sit huddled around a table. Several young women are writing on paper. A woman talks on the phone, and several unidentified people stand over them, looking on. A typewriter sits on the end of the table in front of a man and a woman. Written on verso: Newspaper staff.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Newspaper Staff, circa 1945
Date Created
1942/1948
Description
A group of unidentified people sit huddled around a table. Several young women are writing on paper. A woman talks on the phone, and several unidentified people stand over them, looking on. A typewriter sits on the end of the table in front of a man and a woman. Written on verso: Newspaper staff.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified boy and an Irish Setter shake hands.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Irish Setter Shaking Hands with a Boy, circa 1972
Date Created
1969/1975
Description
An unidentified boy and an Irish Setter shake hands.
Subject
Pets, African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Children
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
Two unidentified children sit in the grass of in front of an unidentified house.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Children Sitting in the Grass, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
Two unidentified children sit in the grass of in front of an unidentified house.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Children
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified man in uniform stands on a porch, holding a small baby.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Uniformed Man Holds an Infant, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
An unidentified man in uniform stands on a porch, holding a small baby.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
Three unidentified women sit in a booth drinking and smoking cigarettes.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Women in a Bar, circa 1948
Date Created
1944/1952
Description
Three unidentified women sit in a booth drinking and smoking cigarettes.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Interior decoration
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified woman stands at the top of a staircase on a stone hillside with houses in the background.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Woman on Stairs, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
An unidentified woman stands at the top of a staircase on a stone hillside with houses in the background.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified group gathered in a room for a portrait.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Church Group, circa 1950
Date Created
1947/1953
Description
An unidentified group gathered in a room for a portrait.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Groups and organizations
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
Portrait of an unidentified woman smiling in front of a backdrop.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Portrait of an Unidentified Woman, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
Portrait of an unidentified woman smiling in front of a backdrop.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
Three boys stand next to a crouching baseball catcher.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Three Boys Stand Next to a Baseball Catcher, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
Three boys stand next to a crouching baseball catcher.
Subject
African American athletes
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified woman stands on a house porch.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Woman on Steps, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
An unidentified woman stands on a house porch.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified man sits on a curb with a row of houses behind him.
Robert E. Penn Collection
An Unidentified Man Sits on a Curb, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
An unidentified man sits on a curb with a row of houses behind him.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
Two unidentified men stand in a pharmacy.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Men in a Pharamacy, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
Two unidentified men stand in a pharmacy.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Interior decoration
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified group standing outside of a house. Three women stand close together at the bottom of a wood staircase. An unidentified man stands on a porch leaning on a wooden railing.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Group Standing Next to a House, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
An unidentified group standing outside of a house. Three women stand close together at the bottom of a wood staircase. An unidentified man stands on a porch leaning on a wooden railing.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
Robert E. Penn and a young woman stand in front of a house.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Robert E. Penn with a Young Woman, circa 1960
Date Created
1957/1963
Description
Robert E. Penn and a young woman stand in front of a house.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified couple stand on the corner with a sign reading "Welch" [West Virginia].
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Couple on Sidewalk, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
An unidentified couple stand on the corner with a sign reading "Welch" [West Virginia].
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
A group of unidentified men stand around a parking meter.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Men Stand Around a Parking Meter, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
A group of unidentified men stand around a parking meter.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
Portrait of a young boy wearing a suit and tie. Written on verso: "Harold"
Robert E. Penn Collection
Portrait of a Boy, circa 1945
Date Created
1942/1948
Description
Portrait of a young boy wearing a suit and tie. Written on verso: "Harold"
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Children
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection
An unidentified man in military uniform stands next to an unidentified woman in front of a house.
Robert E. Penn Collection
Unidentified Man in Uniform with an Unidentified Woman, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
An unidentified man in military uniform stands next to an unidentified woman in front of a house.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Collection
Robert E. Penn Collection