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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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 Senior Class
2003
View of senior class at The Cathedral of the Holy Spirit.
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies, Church buildings
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of senior class at The Cathedral of the Holy Spirit.
Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, 2001
2001
View of Cathedral of the Holy Spirit during commencement.
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies, Church buildings
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of Cathedral of the Holy Spirit during commencement.
Audrey F. Manley and Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson, 2000
2000
Written on verso: Commencement, 2000; Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson, Honorary Degree Recipient, President Audrey Manley.
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies, Presidents, Portraits and people, Church buildings
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Written on verso: Commencement, 2000; Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson, Honorary Degree Recipient, President Audrey Manley.
Shirley Ann Jackson, 2000
2000
Written on verso: Commencement, 2000; Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson, honorary degree recipient.
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies, Church buildings
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Written on verso: Commencement, 2000; Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson, honorary degree recipient.
Commencemenr 1999 Stage at Chapel Hill Harvester Church
1999
View of stage at Chapel Hill Harvester Church during commencement. Written on verso: Commencement 1999 Chapel Hill Harvester Church; Audrey Manley and Johnnetta Cole.
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies, Presidents, Church buildings
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of stage at Chapel Hill Harvester Church during commencement. Written on verso: Commencement 1999 Chapel Hill Harvester Church; Audrey Manley and Johnnetta Cole.
Commencement 1998 Chapel Interor
1998
Interior view of chapel during commencement.
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies, Church buildings
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Interior view of chapel during commencement.
Sisters Chapel, circa 1960
1957/1963
View of an unidentified woman playing the organ in Sisters Chapel.
Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges, Church buildings
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of an unidentified woman playing the organ in Sisters Chapel.
Sisters Chapel Organ, circa 1960
1957/1963
Interior view of the organ in Sisters Chapel.
Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges, Church buildings
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Interior view of the organ in Sisters Chapel.
Sisters Chapel, circa 1950
1947/1953
Exterior side view of Sisters Chapel at Spelman College.
Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges, Church buildings
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Exterior side view of Sisters Chapel at Spelman College.
Sisters Chapel, circa 1950
1947/1953
Exterior view of Sisters Chapel at Spelman College.
Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges, Church buildings
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Exterior view of Sisters Chapel at Spelman College.
Sisters Chapel Portico, 1930
1930
View of Sisters Chapel portico in 1930.
Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges, Church buildings
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of Sisters Chapel portico in 1930.
Sisters Chapel Pews, circa 1930
1927/1933
Interior view from the back pews in Sisters Chapel.
Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges, Church buildings
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Interior view from the back pews in Sisters Chapel.
Sisters Chapel, 1927
1927
Interior view of Sisters Chapel in 1927.
Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges, Church buildings
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Interior view of Sisters Chapel in 1927.
Sisters Chapel Dedication Plaque, 1927
1927
View of the dedication plaque inside Sisters Chapel "The Sisters Chapel was built with funds from the estates of Laura Spelman Rockefeller and Lucy Maria Spelman for many years loyal friends of Spelman College and daughters of Lucy Henry Spelman after whom the college was named. May the beautiful Christian spirit of these sisters and their lives of unselfish service ever be an inspiration to those who cross this threshold. Anno Domini 1926."
Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges, Church buildings
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of the dedication plaque inside Sisters Chapel "The Sisters Chapel was built with funds from the estates of Laura Spelman Rockefeller and Lucy Maria Spelman for many years loyal friends of Spelman College and daughters of Lucy Henry Spelman after whom the college was named. May the beautiful Christian spirit of these sisters and their lives of unselfish service ever be an inspiration to those who cross this threshold. Anno Domini 1926."
Howe Memorial Chapel, 1896
1896
Interior view of pews and front of Howe Memorial Chapel in Rockefeller Hall.
Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges, Church buildings
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Interior view of pews and front of Howe Memorial Chapel in Rockefeller Hall.
Howe Memorial Chapel, circa 1890
1887/1893
Interior view from above of Howe Memorial Chapel in Rockefeller Hall. On verso: 15th Anniversary, 1881-1896
Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges, Church buildings
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Interior view from above of Howe Memorial Chapel in Rockefeller Hall. On verso: 15th Anniversary, 1881-1896
Howe Memorial Chapel, circa 1890
1887/1893
Interior view of pews and front of Howe Memorial Chapel in Rockefeller Hall. On verso: 15th Anniversary, 1881-1896
Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges, Church buildings
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Interior view of pews and front of Howe Memorial Chapel in Rockefeller Hall. On verso: 15th Anniversary, 1881-1896
Howe Memorial Chapel, circa 1890
1887/1893
Interior view from balcony right of pews and front section of Howe Memorial Chapel in Rockefeller Hall.
Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges, Church buildings
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Interior view from balcony right of pews and front section of Howe Memorial Chapel in Rockefeller Hall.