This collection contains over 1100 images dating from 1887 to the present and document Spelmans presidents, commencement ceremonies, and campus building and grounds. Also featured are images from Spelmans Department of Drama and Dance from the 1930s to the present. 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.  
Jul 5, 2019

Spelman College Photographs Collection

This collection contains over 1100 images dating from 1887 to the present and document Spelmans presidents, commencement ceremonies, and campus building and grounds. Also featured are images from Spelmans Department of Drama and Dance from the 1930s to the present.

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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Title Date Created Description Subject Collection
Ruby Dee in Flying Over Purgatory, April 2002 2002-04 Written on verso: Spelman College, "Flying Over Purgatory", stage play by Ayoka Chenzira, April 18, 19, 20, 21, 2002; Ruby Dee pictured. African American universities and colleges, African American women, Interior decoration, Theatre and dance, African American arts Spelman College Photographs Collection
Jamaica, 1961 1961 View of actors on stage during production of "Jamaica". African American universities and colleges, Interior decoration, Theatre and dance, African American arts Spelman College Photographs Collection
The Boy With a Cart, November 1952 1952-11 Written on verso: November 28 & 29, 1952. William Wyatt of Morehouse as Cuthman; Claudia Finger of Spelman '55, as mother. African American universities and colleges, Interior decoration, Theatre and dance, African American arts Spelman College Photographs Collection
The Tempest, March 1951 1951-03 View of actors on stage. Written on verso: University Players in The Tempest, March 2, 3, 1951 (1950-1951) Rosalie Raglin, '53 as Miranda; James Johnson as Ferdinand. African American universities and colleges, Interior decoration, Theatre and dance, African American arts Spelman College Photographs Collection
Tartuffe, March 1950 1950-03 View of actors on stage. Written on verso: "Tartuffe" - March 24-25, 1950. African American universities and colleges, Interior decoration, Theatre and dance, African American arts Spelman College Photographs Collection
The Miser, circa 1948 1947/1948 View of actors on stage. Written on verso: Finale of "The Miser" by Moliere, 1947-1948. African American universities and colleges, African American women, Interior decoration, Theatre and dance, African American arts Spelman College Photographs Collection
Right You Are, circa 1946 1946/1947 View of actors on stage. Written on verso: The University Players Production, Right You Are, 1946-47. African American universities and colleges, Interior decoration, Theatre and dance, African American arts Spelman College Photographs Collection
The Importance of Being Earnest, circa 1946 1945/1946 View of actors on stage. Written on verso: The University Players ProductioN, The Importance of Being Earnest, 1945-46. African American universities and colleges, Interior decoration, Theatre and dance, African American arts Spelman College Photographs Collection
Angel Street, 1945 1945 View of actors on stage. Written on verso: University Players in "Angel Street" Nov. 31 and Dec. 1, 1945. African American universities and colleges, Interior decoration, Theatre and dance, African American arts Spelman College Photographs Collection
Everybody Join Hands, circa 1942 1939/1945 View of actors on stage. Written on verso: The University Players Production; Everybody Join Hands, 1942-43. African American universities and colleges, Interior decoration, Theatre and dance, African American arts Spelman College Photographs Collection
Craig's Wife, circa 1942 1939/1945 View of actors on stage. Written on verso: The University Players Production, Craig's Wife, 1942-43. African American universities and colleges, Interior decoration, Theatre and dance, African American arts Spelman College Photographs Collection
The End of the Beginning, circa 1941 1938/1943 View of actors on stage. Written on verso: The University Players Production The End of the Beginning, 1941-42. African American universities and colleges, Interior decoration, Theatre and dance, African American arts Spelman College Photographs Collection
The Cherry Orchard, circa 1941 1938/1943 View of actor on stage. Written on verso: University Players The Cherry Orchard, 1941-42. African American universities and colleges, Interior decoration, Theatre and dance, African American arts Spelman College Photographs Collection
The Cherry Orchard, circa 1941 1938/1943 View of set. Written on verso: University Players Production "The Cherry Orchard", 1941-42. African American universities and colleges, Interior decoration, Theatre and dance, African American arts Spelman College Photographs Collection
The Cherry Orchard, circa 1941 1938/1943 View of actor on stage. Written on verso: University Players The Cherry Orchard, 1941-42. African American universities and colleges, Interior decoration, Theatre and dance, African American arts Spelman College Photographs Collection
When the Time Comes, circa 1941 1938/1943 View of actors on stage. Written on verso: The University Players Production; When the Time Comes, 1941-1942. African American universities and colleges, Interior decoration, Theatre and dance, African American arts Spelman College Photographs Collection
The Cherry Orchard, circa 1941 1938/1943 View of actors on stage during a scene. Written on verso: University Players The Cherry Orchard, 1941-42. African American universities and colleges, Interior decoration, Theatre and dance, African American arts Spelman College Photographs Collection
Lil David, circa 1941 1938/1943 View of actor on stage. Written on verso: The University Players Production; Lil David, 1941-42. African American universities and colleges, Interior decoration, Theatre and dance, African American arts Spelman College Photographs Collection
Unidentified Theatrical Production, circa 1941 1938/1943 View of actors on stage. African American universities and colleges, Interior decoration, Theatre and dance, African American arts Spelman College Photographs Collection
The Double Door, circa 1948 1937/1938 View of actors on stage. Written on verso: The University Players production "The Double Door", 1937-38. Kathlyn Johnson, Leroy Haines, Eloise Usher. African American universities and colleges, African American women, Interior decoration, Theatre and dance, African American arts Spelman College Photographs Collection