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 Edward Billups on stage.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Ananse and the Dwarf Brigade, October 1969
Date Created
1969-10
Description
View of Edward Billups 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: 1969. A Musical. "Doctor B.S. Black by Carlton Molette, Barbara Molette, Charles Mann. Directed by Carlton Molette. Scenery Designed by Luis Maza. Costumes designed by Barbara Molette. With Charles Mann (center) in the title role.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Doctor B.S. Black, 1969
Date Created
1969
Description
View of actors on stage. Written on verso: 1969. A Musical. "Doctor B.S. Black by Carlton Molette, Barbara Molette, Charles Mann. Directed by Carlton Molette. Scenery Designed by Luis Maza. Costumes designed by Barbara Molette. With Charles Mann (center) in the title role.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Theatre and dance, African American arts
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of Dr. Albert E. Manley Gardening 1969. Written in verso: Dr. Albert E. Manley Gardening 1969.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Dr. Albert E. Manley, 1969
Date Created
1969
Description
View of Dr. Albert E. Manley Gardening 1969. Written in verso: Dr. Albert E. Manley Gardening 1969.
Subject
Presidents, Buildings and grounds, Presidents
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Group portrait of 1969 seniors.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman Commencement 1969
Date Created
1969
Description
Group portrait of 1969 seniors.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of Edward Billups and Rae Ellen Williamson on stage.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Not Enough Rope, 1969
Date Created
1969
Description
View of Edward Billups and Rae Ellen Williamson 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 Dr. Martin Meyerson, Dr. Donald Mitchell Stewart, and Marian Wright Edelman. Written on verso: Dr. Martin Meyerson, President of University of Pennsylvania, Marian Wright Edelman, Vice Chairman, Spelman Board Trustees.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Martin Meyerson, Dr. Donald Mitchell Stewart, and Marian Wright Edelman, 1969
Date Created
1969
Description
Group portrait of Dr. Martin Meyerson, Dr. Donald Mitchell Stewart, and Marian Wright Edelman. Written on verso: Dr. Martin Meyerson, President of University of Pennsylvania, Marian Wright Edelman, Vice Chairman, Spelman Board Trustees.
Subject
Commencement ceremonies, Presidents
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of actors on stage. 5th person from the left is Edward Billups (Morehouse). Written on verso: See the Man Die, 1969.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
See the Man Die, 1969
Date Created
1969
Description
View of actors on stage. 5th person from the left is Edward Billups (Morehouse). Written on verso: See the Man Die, 1969.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Theatre and dance, African American arts
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Group portrait of men at Howard-Harreld Hall Cornerstone Laying.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Howard-Harreld Hall Cornerstone Laying, 1968
Date Created
1968
Description
Group portrait of men at Howard-Harreld Hall Cornerstone Laying.
Subject
Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges, Events and programs, African American men
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Group portrait of men at Howard-Harreld Hall Cornerstone Laying.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Howard-Harreld Hall Cornerstone Laying, 1968
Date Created
1968
Description
Group portrait of men at Howard-Harreld Hall Cornerstone Laying.
Subject
Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges, Events and programs, African American men
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of actors on stage.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Four Strange Plays, 1968
Date Created
1968
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
Four Strange Plays, 1968
Date Created
1968
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
Exterior view of Howard-Harreld Hall, upper classman dorm.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Howard-Harreld Hall, 1968
Date Created
1968
Description
Exterior view of Howard-Harreld Hall, upper classman dorm.
Subject
Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges, Events and programs, African American men
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of audience in the Fine Arts Auditorium in 1968. Left, front row, 4th from right, floral skirt-Quinta Hollam; left, front row, 4th from right, black skirt-Carolyn Meyers; 2nd row, far left, kneeling, white shirt-Jocelyn Rutledge; Middle left row from the front, white and Black Blazer-Judith Sells; Far left, 3rd row, 3rd from center, black glasses- Rosalyn Yancy; Far left 2nd row, end of row, glasses-Gloria Cook. Far right, right section toward the back Dr. Roland Nelison, Dr. Denise Holloway.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Fine Arts Auditorium, 1968
Date Created
1968
Description
View of audience in the Fine Arts Auditorium in 1968. Left, front row, 4th from right, floral skirt-Quinta Hollam; left, front row, 4th from right, black skirt-Carolyn Meyers; 2nd row, far left, kneeling, white shirt-Jocelyn Rutledge; Middle left row from the front, white and Black Blazer-Judith Sells; Far left, 3rd row, 3rd from center, black glasses- Rosalyn Yancy; Far left 2nd row, end of row, glasses-Gloria Cook. Far right, right section toward the back Dr. Roland Nelison, Dr. Denise Holloway.
Subject
Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges, African American women
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of actors on stage. Left- Michael Stubblefield; right, Edward Billups.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Four Strange Plays, 1968
Date Created
1968
Description
View of actors on stage. Left- Michael Stubblefield; right, Edward Billups.
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
Sorry, Wrong Number, June 1967
Date Created
1967-06
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 attendees at Howard-Harreld Hall Ground Breaking Ceremony in 1967.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Howard-Harreld Hall Ground Breaking, 1967
Date Created
1967
Description
Group portrait of attendees at Howard-Harreld Hall Ground Breaking Ceremony in 1967.
Subject
Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges, Events and programs, African American men
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of actors on stage; written on verso: 1967, "In Splendid Error" by William Branch, Directed by Baldwin W. Burroughs, Scenery by Luis Maza.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
In Splendid Error, 1967
Date Created
1967
Description
View of actors on stage; written on verso: 1967, "In Splendid Error" by William Branch, Directed by Baldwin W. Burroughs, Scenery by Luis Maza.
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
A Far Country, 1967
Date Created
1967
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
A Far Country, 1967
Date Created
1967
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
A Far Country, 1967
Date Created
1967
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