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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Evelyn G. Lowery is shown posing with a group of women in front of the entrance to the SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Learning Center.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery With Others, circa 1995
Date Created
1995/2000
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery is shown posing with a group of women in front of the entrance to the SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Learning Center.
Subject
African Americans--Education, African American women, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. founder and convener Evelyn G. Lowery (first row, fourth from left), poses for a photo with SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. members and others.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Event, circa 1995
Date Created
1993/1997
Description
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. founder and convener Evelyn G. Lowery (first row, fourth from left), poses for a photo with SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. members and others.
Subject
African American women, African American women social reformers, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. founder and convener Evelyn G. Lowery (first row, fifth from left), poses for a photo with SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. members and others, including Winnie Mandela (next to Lowery).
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery With Others, circa 1995
Date Created
1993/1997
Description
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. founder and convener Evelyn G. Lowery (first row, fifth from left), poses for a photo with SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. members and others, including Winnie Mandela (next to Lowery).
Subject
African American women social reformers, Associations, institutions, etc., African American women, Apartheid
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. founder and convener Evelyn G. Lowery (first row, fifth from left), poses for a photo with SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. members and others, including Winnie Mandela (next to Lowery). A duplicate of this photo can be found at http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:05099.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery With Others, circa 1995
Date Created
1993/1997
Description
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. founder and convener Evelyn G. Lowery (first row, fifth from left), poses for a photo with SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. members and others, including Winnie Mandela (next to Lowery). A duplicate of this photo can be found at http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:05099.
Subject
African American women, African American women social reformers, Associations, institutions, etc., Apartheid
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A woman is shown teaching a group of young adults at the SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Learning Center.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Learning Center, circa 1992
Date Created
1992/1994
Description
A woman is shown teaching a group of young adults at the SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Learning Center.
Subject
African American women social reformers, Associations, institutions, etc., African Americans--Education
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A group of women pause from work to take a picture at the SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Learning Center.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Learning Center, circa 1992
Date Created
1992/1994
Description
A group of women pause from work to take a picture at the SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Learning Center.
Subject
African American women social reformers, Associations, institutions, etc., African Americans--Education
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A woman is shown engaging with a group of women at the SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Learning Center.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Learning Center, circa 1992
Date Created
1992/1994
Description
A woman is shown engaging with a group of women at the SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Learning Center.
Subject
African American women social reformers, Associations, institutions, etc., African Americans--Education
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A group of women are shown in computer training at the SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Learning Center.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Learning Center, circa 1992
Date Created
1992/1994
Description
A group of women are shown in computer training at the SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Learning Center.
Subject
African American women social reformers, Associations, institutions, etc., African Americans--Education
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
An unidentified woman is shown posing for a picture in an office at the SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Learning Center.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Learning Center, circa 1992
Date Created
1992/1994
Description
An unidentified woman is shown posing for a picture in an office at the SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Learning Center.
Subject
African American women social reformers, Associations, institutions, etc., African Americans--Education
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A group of women are shown working in the Computer Training Center at the SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Learning Center.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Learning Center, circa 1992
Date Created
1992/1994
Description
A group of women are shown working in the Computer Training Center at the SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Learning Center.
Subject
African American women social reformers, Associations, institutions, etc., African Americans--Education
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A woman is shown working at the SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Learning Center.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Learning Center, circa 1992
Date Created
1992/1994
Description
A woman is shown working at the SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Learning Center.
Subject
African American women social reformers, Associations, institutions, etc., African Americans--Education
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
An unidentified woman is shown posing for a picture in an office at the SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Learning Center.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
An Unidentified Woman in an Office, circa 1992
Date Created
1991/1995
Description
An unidentified woman is shown posing for a picture in an office at the SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Learning Center.
Subject
African Americans--Education, African American women, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Rosa Parks and Johnnie Carr listen in the audience during the proceedings of a Southern Christian Leadership Conference Spring Board meeting held at Grace Temple Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan. Written on verso: Rosa Parks and Johnnie Carr; Montgomery
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC Spring Board Meeting, April 1990
Date Created
1990-04
Description
Rosa Parks and Johnnie Carr listen in the audience during the proceedings of a Southern Christian Leadership Conference Spring Board meeting held at Grace Temple Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan. Written on verso: Rosa Parks and Johnnie Carr; Montgomery
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American women, Meetings, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery, Evelyn G. Lowery, and UAW-Detroit representative Joe Davis pose for a photo at a SCLC Spring Board meeting in Detroit, Michigan. Written on verso: Joe Davis, Detroit Auto Union Leader
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC Spring Board Meeting, April 1990
Date Created
1990-04
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery, Evelyn G. Lowery, and UAW-Detroit representative Joe Davis pose for a photo at a SCLC Spring Board meeting in Detroit, Michigan. Written on verso: Joe Davis, Detroit Auto Union Leader
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Meetings, Associations, institutions, etc., Labor
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Rosa Parks and Evelyn G. Lowery pose for a photo during the proceedings of a Southern Christian Leadership Conference Spring Board meeting in Detroit, Michigan.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC Spring Board Meeting, April 1990
Date Created
1990-04
Description
Rosa Parks and Evelyn G. Lowery pose for a photo during the proceedings of a Southern Christian Leadership Conference Spring Board meeting in Detroit, Michigan.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American women, Meetings, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery pose for a group photo with other Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) Board members and meeting attendees during the SCLC Spring Board meeting held at Grace Temple Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan. Other Board members in the photo include Claud Young (first on right) and Evelyn Occhino (third from right).
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC Spring Board Meeting, April 1990
Date Created
1990-04
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery pose for a group photo with other Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) Board members and meeting attendees during the SCLC Spring Board meeting held at Grace Temple Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan. Other Board members in the photo include Claud Young (first on right) and Evelyn Occhino (third from right).
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Meetings, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery laughs at something during a SCLC Spring Board meeting in Detroit, Michigan.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC Spring Board Meeting, April 1990
Date Created
1990-04
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery laughs at something during a SCLC Spring Board meeting in Detroit, Michigan.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Meetings, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
E. Randel T. Osburn, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference director of chapters and affiliates, speaks at a SCLC Spring Board meeting in Detroit, Michigan.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC Spring Board Meeting, April 1990
Date Created
1990-04
Description
E. Randel T. Osburn, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference director of chapters and affiliates, speaks at a SCLC Spring Board meeting in Detroit, Michigan.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Meetings, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/WOMEN President Evelyn G. Lowery is shown listening during a Southern Christian Leadership Conference Spring Board meeting held in Detroit, Michigan.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC Spring Board Meeting, April 1990
Date Created
1990-04
Description
SCLC/WOMEN President Evelyn G. Lowery is shown listening during a Southern Christian Leadership Conference Spring Board meeting held in Detroit, Michigan.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American women, Meetings, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery speaks at a SCLC Spring Board meeting in Detroit, Michigan.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC Spring Board Meeting, April 1990
Date Created
1990-04
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery speaks at a SCLC Spring Board meeting in Detroit, Michigan.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Meetings, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series