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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Virginia Davis Floyd, Howard Zinn, Diahann Carroll, 2005
2005
Written on verso: Commencement, 2005; Virginia Davis Floyd (c'73), Board of trustees community service awards; Dr. Howard Zinn, honorary degree recipient; Diahann Carroll, honorary degree recipient.
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies, Presidents
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Written on verso: Commencement, 2005; Virginia Davis Floyd (c'73), Board of trustees community service awards; Dr. Howard Zinn, honorary degree recipient; Diahann Carroll, honorary degree recipient.
Commencement 2005 Graduate on Stage, 2005
2005
View of graduate on stage at commencement.
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of graduate on stage at commencement.
Howard Zinn, Sharon Washington, and Beverly Tatum at Commencement, 2005
2005
Written on verso: Commencement, 2005; Provost Sharon Washington, Howard Zinn, speaker & honorary degree; President Beverly Tatum.
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies, Presidents
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Written on verso: Commencement, 2005; Provost Sharon Washington, Howard Zinn, speaker & honorary degree; President Beverly Tatum.
Graduate at Commencement 2005
2005
View of unidentified graduate at commencement.
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of unidentified graduate at commencement.
Howard Zinn, Sharon Washington, and Beverly Tatum at Commencement, 2005
2005
Written on verso: Commencement, 2005; Provost Sharon Washington, Howard Zinn, speaker & honorary degree; President Beverly Tatum.
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies, Presidents
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Written on verso: Commencement, 2005; Provost Sharon Washington, Howard Zinn, speaker & honorary degree; President Beverly Tatum.
Diahann Carroll Receives Honorary Degree, 2005
2005
Written on verso: Commencement, 2005; Provost Sharon Washington, Jeanne Meadows, c'64, Marshall Diahann Carroll, honorary degree; President Beverly Tatum.
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies, Presidents
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Written on verso: Commencement, 2005; Provost Sharon Washington, Jeanne Meadows, c'64, Marshall Diahann Carroll, honorary degree; President Beverly Tatum.
Commencement 2005 Graduate with Diploma, 2005
2005
View of graduate walking down aisle with deploma at commencement.
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of graduate walking down aisle with deploma at commencement.
Howard Zinn, Sharon Washington, and Beverly Tatum at Commencement, 2005
2005
Written on verso: Commencement, 2005; Provost Sharon Washington, Howard Zinn, speaker & honorary degree; President Beverly Tatum.
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies, Presidents
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Written on verso: Commencement, 2005; Provost Sharon Washington, Howard Zinn, speaker & honorary degree; President Beverly Tatum.
Commencement 2005 Graduates Celebrating, 2005
2005
View of graduates clapping at commencement.
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of graduates clapping at commencement.
Beverly Tatum with Graduate, 2004
2004
View of Beverly Tatum handing diploma to graduate and posing for photograph.
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies, Presidents
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of Beverly Tatum handing diploma to graduate and posing for photograph.
Commencement 2004 Graduates Embrace
2004
View of two graduates embracing at commencement.
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of two graduates embracing at commencement.
Spelman College Faculty and Glee Club at Commencement, 2004
2004
View of faculty and glee club singing at commencement.
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies, Groups and organizations
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of faculty and glee club singing at commencement.
Bachelor of Science Graduates 2004
2004
Written on verso: Commencement, 2004; Bachelor of Science graduates.
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies, Portraits and people
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Written on verso: Commencement, 2004; Bachelor of Science graduates.
Beverly Tatum with Graduate, 2004
2004
View of Beverly Tatum handing diploma to graduate and posing for photograph.
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies, Presidents
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of Beverly Tatum handing diploma to graduate and posing for photograph.
Beverly Tatum with Graduate, 2004
2004
View of Beverly Tatum handing diploma to graduate and posing for photograph.
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies, Presidents
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of Beverly Tatum handing diploma to graduate and posing for photograph.
Ben Carson, Maxine Smith, Beverly Tatum, and Earle Lee at Commencement 2004
2004
Written on verso: Commencement, 2004; Benjamin Carson, speaker, honorary degree recipient; Maxine Smith, c' 49; President Tatum; service recipient Earle Lee.
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies, Presidents
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Written on verso: Commencement, 2004; Benjamin Carson, speaker, honorary degree recipient; Maxine Smith, c' 49; President Tatum; service recipient Earle Lee.
Commencement 2003 Graduate
2003
View of graduate at commencement.
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of graduate at commencement.
Commencement 2003 at Cathedral of the Holy Spirit
2003
Written on verso: Commencement May 18, 2003; The Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Decatur, Georgia; President Beverly Tatum.
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies, Church buildings, Presidents
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Written on verso: Commencement May 18, 2003; The Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Decatur, Georgia; President Beverly Tatum.
Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, 2003
2003
View from the audience of commencement at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Decatur, Georgia.
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies, Church buildings
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View from the audience of commencement at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Decatur, Georgia.
Commencement 2003 Graduate
2003
View of graduate at commencement.
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of graduate at commencement.