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.  

For:
  • Subjects = Buildings and grounds
Title Date Created Description Subject Collection
Johnnetta B. Cole Living and Learning Center II, circa 2005 2001/2009 Exterior view of the Johnnetta B. Cole Living and Learning Center II. Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges Spelman College Photographs Collection
Johnnetta B. Cole Living and Learning Center II, circa 2005 2001/2009 Exterior view of the Johnnetta B. Cole Living and Learning Center II. Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges Spelman College Photographs Collection
Johnnetta B. Cole Living and Learning Center II, circa 2005 2001/2009 Exterior view of the Johnnetta B. Cole Living and Learning Center II. Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges Spelman College Photographs Collection
Giles Hall, 2000 2000 Exterior view of Giles Hall with snow. Written on verso: Photo by Keisha [Wims] 1/2000 Snow Day. Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges Spelman College Photographs Collection
Giles Hall, circa 2000 1997/2003 Exterior view of Giles Hall. Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges Spelman College Photographs Collection
Cosby Dedication Dancers, 1996 1996 View of dancers performing at the Camille Olivia Hanks Cosby Building Dedication. Buildings and grounds, Special events, Theatre and dance Spelman College Photographs Collection
MacVicar Hall, circa 1998 1995/2004 Exterior view of MacVicar Hall. Written on verso: MacVicar Hall - renovated in May 1998 from $2.5 million grant from the Office of Minority Health/U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges Spelman College Photographs Collection
Dining Hall in Albert E. Manley College Center, August 1992 1992-08 View of desserts on display at the "Sweet Stop" in the Albert E. Manley College Center dining hall. African American universities and colleges, African American women, Buildings and grounds Spelman College Photographs Collection
Dining Hall in Albert E. Manley College Center, August 1992 1992-08 View of students in line at "The Chef's Best" stand in the dining hall of the Albert E. Manley College Center. African American universities and colleges, African American women, Buildings and grounds Spelman College Photographs Collection
Camille Olivia Hanks Cosby Building, circa 1995 1991/1998 Exterior view of the Camille Olivia Hanks Cosby Building. Buildings and grounds Spelman College Photographs Collection
Camille Olivia Hanks Cosby Building at Night, circa 1995 1991/1998 Exterior view of the Camille Olivia Hanks Cosby Building at night. Buildings and grounds Spelman College Photographs Collection
Camille Olivia Hanks Cosby Building, circa 1995 1991/1998 Exterior view of the Camille Olivia Hanks Cosby Building. Buildings and grounds Spelman College Photographs Collection
Aerial Campus View, circa 1990 1987/1993 Aerial view of Spelman campus looking tword downtown Atlanta. Buildings and grounds Spelman College Photographs Collection
Dr. Donald Mitchell Stewart and Isabel Stewart at Center Dedication, 1986 1986 Portrait of Dr. Donald Mitchell Stewart and Isabel Stewart at the Donald and Isabel Stewart Living and Learning Center dedication. Written on verso: Dr. Donald Mitchell Stewart (6th President of Spelman College and President Emeritus) and Mrs. Isabel Stewart at center dedication. Presidents, Buildings and grounds Spelman College Photographs Collection
Dobbs Lounge Dedication Ceremony, February 14, 1985 1985-02-14 View of people gathered for Dobbs Lounge dedication. Written on verso: The dedication ceremony of the lounge of the Living-Learning Center on February 14, 1985. The lounge was named after singer Mattiwilda Dobbs (c'46). Pictured w/sisters- Josephine, Millicent and Willie Dobbs as well as President Donald Mitchell Stewart. The dedication ceremony for the Marion Anderson Lounge in LLCI. Ms. Sandra Grmyes represented her aunt Marian at the ceremony in 1985. Left to right: Millicent Dobbs Jackson, Sandra Grymes. Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges, Interior decoration Spelman College Photographs Collection
Groundbreaking of the Living and Learning Center, 1983 1983 View of groundbreaking ceremony of the Living and Learning Center. Written on verso: Marian Wright Edelman, Donald Mitchell Stewart, Carmen Jordan-Cox, Gena Hudgins, John Lewis. Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges, Special events Spelman College Photographs Collection
Read Hall, circa 1985 1982/1988 Exterior view of Read Hall. Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges Spelman College Photographs Collection
Read Hall, circa 1985 1982/1988 Exterior view of Read Hall. Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges Spelman College Photographs Collection
Reynolds Cottage, circa 1985 1982/1988 Exterior view of Reynolds Cottage. Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges, Presidents Spelman College Photographs Collection
Giles Hall, circa 1985 1981/1988 Exterior view of Giles Hall. Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges Spelman College Photographs Collection