The Photograph series consists of photographs, negatives, slides and photo albums relating to Joseph E. Lowery and Evelyn G. Lowery from circa 1900-2019 inclusive (bulk: 1950-1990). The images include individual portraits and snapshots of the Lowerys; images of the Lowerys with various relatives, friends, and acquaintances; Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and SCLC/Women's Organizational Movement for Equality Now, Inc. (SCLC/W.O.M.E.N.) activities; other events, people and places; slides; negatives; and photograph albums. This series contains original images, as well as reproductions of photographs including photocopies of prints on paper.
May 11, 2022

The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series

The Photograph series consists of photographs, negatives, slides and photo albums relating to Joseph E. Lowery and Evelyn G. Lowery from circa 1900-2019 inclusive (bulk: 1950-1990). The images include individual portraits and snapshots of the Lowerys; images of the Lowerys with various relatives, friends, and acquaintances; Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and SCLC/Women's Organizational Movement for Equality Now, Inc. (SCLC/W.O.M.E.N.) activities; other events, people and places; slides; negatives; and photograph albums. This series contains original images, as well as reproductions of photographs including photocopies of prints on paper.

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Quentin Bradford, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's national communications director, is shown addressing a crowd at the Martin Luther King, Jr. International Freedom Games. For more details, see page 94  of the May-June 1985 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07026. Written on verso: SCLC's Bradford greets spectators. Flanking him are (left to right) Gerald Lowrey, director of athletics and recreation at Emory; Emory student _____; meet director Bob Varsha; and Tom Aderhold, president of the Atlanta Track Club.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) staff members Albert Love and Fred Taylor are shown standing with two officers from the Atlanta University Center chapter of the SCLC. Written on verso: Rev. Albert Love (left), administrative assistant to SCLC President Dr. Joseph E. Lowery and Rev. Fred Taylor (second from right), director of chapter and affiliates for SCLC, share a laugh with Pam Moore and Clayton  Williams following a meeting they hosted as officers of the Atlanta University Center chapter of SCLC.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series