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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View of actors on stage. Written on verso: "Our Town" by Thornton Wilder, Produced by: Atlanta University Summer Theatre, July, 1939, Director: Anno M. Cooke.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Our Town, July 1939
Date Created
1939-07
Description
View of actors on stage. Written on verso: "Our Town" by Thornton Wilder, Produced by: Atlanta University Summer Theatre, July, 1939, Director: Anno M. Cooke.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Theatre and dance, African American arts
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of actors on stage. Written on verso: Scene from "The Nervous Wreck - Summer Theatre - Atlanta University - 1939.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
The Nervous Wreck, 1939
Date Created
1939
Description
View of actors on stage. Written on verso: Scene from "The Nervous Wreck - Summer Theatre - Atlanta University - 1939.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Theatre and dance, African American arts
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of actors on stage. Written on verso: Scene from "The Nervous Wreck - Summer Theatre - Atlanta University - 1939.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
The Nervous Wreck, 1939
Date Created
1939
Description
View of actors on stage. Written on verso: Scene from "The Nervous Wreck - Summer Theatre - Atlanta University - 1939.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Theatre and dance, African American arts
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of actors on stage.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Kind Lady, 1939
Date Created
1939
Description
View of actors on stage.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Theatre and dance, African American arts
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of actors on stage.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Kind Lady, 1939
Date Created
1939
Description
View of actors on stage.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Theatre and dance, African American arts
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of actors on stage. Written on verso: Summer Theatre - Atlanta University - 1939, Our Town - by Wilder.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Our Town, 1939
Date Created
1939
Description
View of actors on stage. Written on verso: Summer Theatre - Atlanta University - 1939, Our Town - by Wilder.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Theatre and dance, African American arts
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of actors on stage; written on verso: 1939, "Smokey" by Thomas J. Pawley, Dr. Pawley (Ph.D. in Dramatic Art from the University of Iowa) was a member of the Summer Theatre Company. Atlanta University Summer Theatre.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Smokey, 1939
Date Created
1939
Description
View of actors on stage; written on verso: 1939, "Smokey" by Thomas J. Pawley, Dr. Pawley (Ph.D. in Dramatic Art from the University of Iowa) was a member of the Summer Theatre Company. Atlanta University Summer Theatre.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Theatre and dance, African American arts
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of actors on stage.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Kind Lady, 1939
Date Created
1939
Description
View of actors on stage.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Theatre and dance, African American arts
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of actors on stage. Written on verso: Scene from "The Nervous Wreck - Summer Theatre - Atlanta University - 1939.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
The Nervous Wreck, 1939
Date Created
1939
Description
View of actors on stage. Written on verso: Scene from "The Nervous Wreck - Summer Theatre - Atlanta University - 1939.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Theatre and dance, African American arts
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of actors on stage. Written on verso: Icebound, 1938-1939; Left to right: 1. Mayo Partee 2. William Nix 3. Thelma Wornell.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Icebound, circa 1939
Date Created
1938/1939
Description
View of actors on stage. Written on verso: Icebound, 1938-1939; Left to right: 1. Mayo Partee 2. William Nix 3. Thelma Wornell.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Theatre and dance, African American arts
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of actors on stage in "Berkeley Square". Written on verso: University Players, Berkeley Square, 1938-1939.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Berkeley Square, circa 1939
Date Created
1938/1939
Description
View of actors on stage in "Berkeley Square". Written on verso: University Players, Berkeley Square, 1938-1939.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Theatre and dance, African American arts
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of actors on stage.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Icebound, circa 1939
Date Created
1938/1939
Description
View of actors on stage.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Theatre and dance, African American arts
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of actors on stage.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Icebound, circa 1939
Date Created
1938/1939
Description
View of actors on stage.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Theatre and dance, African American arts
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of actress on stage. Written on verso: Mary of Scotland, Summer 1938.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Mary of Scotland, 1938
Date Created
1938
Description
View of actress on stage. Written on verso: Mary of Scotland, Summer 1938.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Theatre and dance, African American arts
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of actors on stage.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Mary of Scotland, 1938
Date Created
1938
Description
View of actors on stage.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Theatre and dance, African American arts
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of actors on stage. Written on verso: The University Players production "The Double Door", 1937-38. Kathlyn Johnson, Leroy Haines, Eloise Usher.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
The Double Door, circa 1948
Date Created
1937/1938
Description
View of actors on stage. Written on verso: The University Players production "The Double Door", 1937-38. Kathlyn Johnson, Leroy Haines, Eloise Usher.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Interior decoration, Theatre and dance, African American arts
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of actors on stage. Written on verso: Daughters of Atreus, 1937-38, 1. Ruth Hodge 2. Inah Smith.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Ruth Hodge and Inah Smith in Daughters of Atreus, circa 1938
Date Created
1937/1938
Description
View of actors on stage. Written on verso: Daughters of Atreus, 1937-38, 1. Ruth Hodge 2. Inah Smith.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Theatre and dance, African American arts
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of graduation procession. Written on verso: Class 1937 graduation on campus, Sisters Chapel, 4th in line of March is Ruth Scott Simmons; must credit Ms. Simmons if photo used.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman Class of 1937 Graduation
Date Created
1937
Description
View of graduation procession. Written on verso: Class 1937 graduation on campus, Sisters Chapel, 4th in line of March is Ruth Scott Simmons; must credit Ms. Simmons if photo used.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of actors on stage in production of "The Goose Hangs High".
Spelman College Photographs Collection
The Goose Hangs High, circa 1937
Date Created
1936/1937
Description
View of actors on stage in production of "The Goose Hangs High".
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Theatre and dance, African American arts
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of actors on stage.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
The Enemy, circa 1937
Date Created
1936/1937
Description
View of actors on stage.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Theatre and dance, African American arts
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of actors on stage. Written on verso: University Players Production of Mary Tudor, 1936-1937.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Mary Tudor, circa 1937
Date Created
1936/1937
Description
View of actors on stage. Written on verso: University Players Production of Mary Tudor, 1936-1937.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Theatre and dance, African American arts
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Frances Johnson and Raphael McIver in "Disraeli".
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Disraeli, 1936
Date Created
1936
Description
Frances Johnson and Raphael McIver in "Disraeli".
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Theatre and dance, African American arts
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of actors on stage in the University Players production of Berkeley Square.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Berkeley Square, circa 1938
Date Created
1935/1941
Description
View of actors on stage in the University Players production of Berkeley Square.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Theatre and dance, African American arts
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of actors on stage.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Toussaint Louverture, circa 1936
Date Created
1935/1936
Description
View of actors on stage.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Theatre and dance, African American arts
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of actors on stage.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Marginal Man, circa 1936
Date Created
1935/1936
Description
View of actors on stage.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Theatre and dance, African American arts
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of crowded service in barracks before 1937 demolition.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Commemoration Service in Barracks, circa 1937
Date Created
1934/1942
Description
View of crowded service in barracks before 1937 demolition.
Subject
Buildings and grounds
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of actors on stage.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Names in Bronze, circa 1935
Date Created
1934/1935
Description
View of actors on stage.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Theatre and dance, African American arts
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Group portrait of Spelman Graduating Class of 1934. Written on verso: Bottom Row - Left to Right: Edna Douthard, Ethel Alexander, Lilla Cox, Thomasine, Curtis Miller, Mary Menafee, Laura Hooper, Lottie Lyons. Second Row - Melbahu Bryant, Alice Lomax, Beulah Lewis, Wilhelmina Harris, Alena Erby, Doris Murphy, Lillie Smith, Ernestine May. Third row - Jule Clayton, Mildred McWhorter, Katie Carr, Eleanor Frazier, Clara Stanton, Eddye May Money, Vera Holland, Gladys Starling. Fourth row - Annie Roberts, Bernice Smith, Ruth Caldwell, Virginia Hannon, Willie Cotton, Lois Greenwood, Thelma Menchan.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman Graduating Class 1934
Date Created
1934
Description
Group portrait of Spelman Graduating Class of 1934. Written on verso: Bottom Row - Left to Right: Edna Douthard, Ethel Alexander, Lilla Cox, Thomasine, Curtis Miller, Mary Menafee, Laura Hooper, Lottie Lyons. Second Row - Melbahu Bryant, Alice Lomax, Beulah Lewis, Wilhelmina Harris, Alena Erby, Doris Murphy, Lillie Smith, Ernestine May. Third row - Jule Clayton, Mildred McWhorter, Katie Carr, Eleanor Frazier, Clara Stanton, Eddye May Money, Vera Holland, Gladys Starling. Fourth row - Annie Roberts, Bernice Smith, Ruth Caldwell, Virginia Hannon, Willie Cotton, Lois Greenwood, Thelma Menchan.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Portraits and people, Commencement ceremonies
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of commencement procession down a street in 1933.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman Commencement Procession 1933
Date Created
1933
Description
View of commencement procession down a street in 1933.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of commencement procession down a street in 1933.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman Commencement Procession 1933
Date Created
1933
Description
View of commencement procession down a street in 1933.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of commencement procession down a street in 1933.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman Commencement Procession 1933
Date Created
1933
Description
View of commencement procession down a street in 1933.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of actors on stage. Written on verso: The University Players Production. "Antigone", 1932-1933.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Antigone, circa 1933
Date Created
1932/1933
Description
View of actors on stage. Written on verso: The University Players Production. "Antigone", 1932-1933.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Theatre and dance, African American arts
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of commencement procession down a street in 1932.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman Commencement Procession 1932
Date Created
1932
Description
View of commencement procession down a street in 1932.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of actors on stage.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Lady Windermere's Fan, circa 1932
Date Created
1931/1932
Description
View of actors on stage.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Theatre and dance, African American arts
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of actors in production of "Sun Up".
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Sun Up, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
View of actors in production of "Sun Up".
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Theatre and dance, African American arts
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Portrait of Jamie Boyd at Grover-Werden Memorial Fountain in 1930.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Grover-Werdon Memorial Fountain, 1930
Date Created
1930
Description
Portrait of Jamie Boyd at Grover-Werden Memorial Fountain in 1930.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Interior view of new kitchen in Morgan Hall in 1930.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Morgan Hall, 1930
Date Created
1930
Description
Interior view of new kitchen in Morgan Hall in 1930.
Subject
Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of students lined up in cafeteria.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Morgan Hall Cafeteria, 1930
Date Created
1930
Description
View of students lined up in cafeteria.
Subject
Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges, African American women
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Interior view of groups of students eating in the Morgan Hall cafeteria in 1930.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Morgan Hall Cafeteria, 1930
Date Created
1930
Description
Interior view of groups of students eating in the Morgan Hall cafeteria in 1930.
Subject
Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges, African American women
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of Sisters Chapel portico in 1930.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Sisters Chapel Portico, 1930
Date Created
1930
Description
View of Sisters Chapel portico in 1930.
Subject
Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges, Church buildings
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Exterior view of MacVicar Hospital.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
MacVicar Hospital, circa 1930
Date Created
1927/1934
Description
Exterior view of MacVicar Hospital.
Subject
Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of unidentified woman outside the front of MacVicar Hospital.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
MacVicar Hospital, circa 1930
Date Created
1927/1934
Description
View of unidentified woman outside the front of MacVicar Hospital.
Subject
Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Exterior view of MacVicar hospital.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
MacVicar Hospital, circa 1930
Date Created
1927/1934
Description
Exterior view of MacVicar hospital.
Subject
Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Interior view of empty cafeteria at Morgan Hall.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Morgan Hall Cafeteria, circa 1930
Date Created
1927/1934
Description
Interior view of empty cafeteria at Morgan Hall.
Subject
Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of women sweeping steps and sidewalk in front of Morehouse-James Hall.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Morehouse-James Hall, circa 1930
Date Created
1927/1934
Description
View of women sweeping steps and sidewalk in front of Morehouse-James Hall.
Subject
Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of Morgan Hall at Spelman Seminary.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Morgan Hall, circa 1930
Date Created
1927/1934
Description
View of Morgan Hall at Spelman Seminary.
Subject
Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of Florence Matilda Read and Lucy Hale Tapley shaking hands. Written on verso: Left to right: Miss Florence Matilda Read, President, Spelman College, 1927-1953; Miss Lucy Hale Tapley, President emeritus, Spelman College, 1910-1927. Deceased June 6, 1932.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Florence Matilda Read and Lucy Hale Tapley, circa 1930
Date Created
1927/1933
Description
View of Florence Matilda Read and Lucy Hale Tapley shaking hands. Written on verso: Left to right: Miss Florence Matilda Read, President, Spelman College, 1927-1953; Miss Lucy Hale Tapley, President emeritus, Spelman College, 1910-1927. Deceased June 6, 1932.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Presidents
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Interior view from the back pews in Sisters Chapel.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Sisters Chapel Pews, circa 1930
Date Created
1927/1933
Description
Interior view from the back pews in Sisters Chapel.
Subject
Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges, Church buildings
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of actors on stage. Written on verso: "Dreamy Kid" play by Atlanta University, Morehouse and Spelman players.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Dreamy Kid, circa 1931
Date Created
1927/1933
Description
View of actors on stage. Written on verso: "Dreamy Kid" play by Atlanta University, Morehouse and Spelman players.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Theatre and dance, African American arts
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection