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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Written on verso: Spelman College, "Flying Over Purgatory", stage play by Ayoka Chenzira, April 18, 19, 20, 21, 2002; Ruby Dee pictured.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Ruby Dee in Flying Over Purgatory, April 2002
Date Created
2002-04
Description
Written on verso: Spelman College, "Flying Over Purgatory", stage play by Ayoka Chenzira, April 18, 19, 20, 21, 2002; Ruby Dee pictured.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Interior decoration, Theatre and dance, African American arts
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
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.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Dobbs Lounge Dedication Ceremony, February 14, 1985
Date Created
1985-02-14
Description
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.
Subject
Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges, Interior decoration
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Interior view of living room of Reynolds Cottage.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Reynolds Cottage, circa 1980
Date Created
1977/1983
Description
Interior view of living room of Reynolds Cottage.
Subject
Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges, Interior decoration
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of Ancient New Guinea display at the Fine Arts Building Pre-Press Tour in 1964.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Fine Arts Building Pre-Press Tour, 1964
Date Created
1964
Description
View of Ancient New Guinea display at the Fine Arts Building Pre-Press Tour in 1964.
Subject
Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges, Interior decoration
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Interior view of Manley Hall in 1964.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Manley Hall Dormitory, 1964
Date Created
1964
Description
Interior view of Manley Hall in 1964.
Subject
Buildings and grounds, Interior decoration, African American universities and colleges
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Interior view of Manley Hall in 1964.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Manley Hall Dormitory, 1964
Date Created
1964
Description
Interior view of Manley Hall in 1964.
Subject
Buildings and grounds, Interior decoration, African American universities and colleges
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Women stand in a dormitory room of Dorothy Shepard Manley Hall in 1964.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Manley Hall Dormitory, 1964
Date Created
1964
Description
Women stand in a dormitory room of Dorothy Shepard Manley Hall in 1964.
Subject
Buildings and grounds, Interior decoration, African American families, African American women
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of three unidentified women reading in the Green Room in the Fine Arts Building.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Green Room in Fine Arts Building, 1964
Date Created
1964
Description
View of three unidentified women reading in the Green Room in the Fine Arts Building.
Subject
Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges, African American women, Interior decoration
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Interior view of students in lounge area of McAlpin Dormitory.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
McAlpin Dormitory, circa 1965
Date Created
1962/1968
Description
Interior view of students in lounge area of McAlpin Dormitory.
Subject
Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges, Interior decoration, African American women
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Students sit on a sofa and chairs in the student lounge of Chadwick Hall.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Chadwick Hall Student Lounge, circa 1965
Date Created
1961/1968
Description
Students sit on a sofa and chairs in the student lounge of Chadwick Hall.
Subject
Buildings and grounds, African American women, Interior decoration
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of actors on stage during production of "Jamaica".
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Jamaica, 1961
Date Created
1961
Description
View of actors on stage during production of "Jamaica".
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Interior decoration, Theatre and dance, African American arts
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Interior view of fireplace in Reynolds Cottage at Christmas.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Reynolds Cottage Fireplace, circa 1955
Date Created
1952/1958
Description
Interior view of fireplace in Reynolds Cottage at Christmas.
Subject
Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges, Interior decoration
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Written on verso: November 28 & 29, 1952. William Wyatt of Morehouse as Cuthman; Claudia Finger of Spelman '55, as mother.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
The Boy With a Cart, November 1952
Date Created
1952-11
Description
Written on verso: November 28 & 29, 1952. William Wyatt of Morehouse as Cuthman; Claudia Finger of Spelman '55, as mother.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Interior decoration, Theatre and dance, African American arts
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of actors on stage. Written on verso: University Players in The Tempest, March 2, 3, 1951 (1950-1951) Rosalie Raglin, '53 as Miranda; James Johnson as Ferdinand.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
The Tempest, March 1951
Date Created
1951-03
Description
View of actors on stage. Written on verso: University Players in The Tempest, March 2, 3, 1951 (1950-1951) Rosalie Raglin, '53 as Miranda; James Johnson as Ferdinand.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Interior decoration, Theatre and dance, African American arts
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of actors on stage. Written on verso: "Tartuffe" - March 24-25, 1950.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Tartuffe, March 1950
Date Created
1950-03
Description
View of actors on stage. Written on verso: "Tartuffe" - March 24-25, 1950.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Interior decoration, Theatre and dance, African American arts
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of actors on stage. Written on verso: Finale of "The Miser" by Moliere, 1947-1948.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
The Miser, circa 1948
Date Created
1947/1948
Description
View of actors on stage. Written on verso: Finale of "The Miser" by Moliere, 1947-1948.
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: The University Players Production, Right You Are, 1946-47.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Right You Are, circa 1946
Date Created
1946/1947
Description
View of actors on stage. Written on verso: The University Players Production, Right You Are, 1946-47.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Interior decoration, Theatre and dance, African American arts
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of actors on stage. Written on verso: The University Players ProductioN, The Importance of Being Earnest, 1945-46.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
The Importance of Being Earnest, circa 1946
Date Created
1945/1946
Description
View of actors on stage. Written on verso: The University Players ProductioN, The Importance of Being Earnest, 1945-46.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Interior decoration, Theatre and dance, African American arts
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of actors on stage. Written on verso: University Players in "Angel Street" Nov. 31 and Dec. 1, 1945.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Angel Street, 1945
Date Created
1945
Description
View of actors on stage. Written on verso: University Players in "Angel Street" Nov. 31 and Dec. 1, 1945.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Interior decoration, Theatre and dance, African American arts
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of actors on stage. Written on verso: The University Players Production; Everybody Join Hands, 1942-43.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Everybody Join Hands, circa 1942
Date Created
1939/1945
Description
View of actors on stage. Written on verso: The University Players Production; Everybody Join Hands, 1942-43.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Interior decoration, Theatre and dance, African American arts
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection