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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  • Subjects = Presidents
  • Decade = 1980-1989
Group portait with president Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole. Written on verso: President Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole at the Essence Awards in 1989.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole at Essence Awards, 1989
Date Created
1989
Description
Group portait with president Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole. Written on verso: President Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole at the Essence Awards in 1989.
Subject
Presidents, Portraits and people
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Written on verso: Spelman President Johnnetta B. Cole (left) presents honorary doctoral degree to Commencement speaker Camille Cosby. (Atlantic Civic Center, May 21, 1989). Photo: Courtesy of Spelman College.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Johnnetta B. Cole and Camille Cosby at Commencement, 1989
Date Created
1989
Description
Written on verso: Spelman President Johnnetta B. Cole (left) presents honorary doctoral degree to Commencement speaker Camille Cosby. (Atlantic Civic Center, May 21, 1989). Photo: Courtesy of Spelman College.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies, Presidents
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Written on verso: Spelman College 1989 Commencement. President, Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole at Commencement 1989
Date Created
1989
Description
Written on verso: Spelman College 1989 Commencement. President, Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies, Presidents
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Written on verso: Spelman Commencement 1987. From L: Donald M. Stewart, former Spelman President and honorary degree recipient; Marian Wright Edelman, Chair, Spelman Board of Trustees; Lena Horne, Commencement Speaker and honorary degree recipient; Leontyne Price, honorary degree recipient; Barbara L. Carter, Acting President; Johnnetta B. Cole, newly appointed President; Jacob Lawrence, honorary degree recipient. Photo courtesy of Spelman College.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Commencement 1987 Speakers
Date Created
1987
Description
Written on verso: Spelman Commencement 1987. From L: Donald M. Stewart, former Spelman President and honorary degree recipient; Marian Wright Edelman, Chair, Spelman Board of Trustees; Lena Horne, Commencement Speaker and honorary degree recipient; Leontyne Price, honorary degree recipient; Barbara L. Carter, Acting President; Johnnetta B. Cole, newly appointed President; Jacob Lawrence, honorary degree recipient. Photo courtesy of Spelman College.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Commencement ceremonies, Presidents, Portraits and people
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Written on verso: Spelman's former President Donald M. Stewart welcomes incoming President Johnnetta B. Cole at Spelman's 1987 Commencement where Stewart received an honorary doctoral degree and Cole was introduced to the Spelman Community. Photo courtesy of Spelman College.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Donald M. Stewart and Johnnetta B. Cole, 1987
Date Created
1987
Description
Written on verso: Spelman's former President Donald M. Stewart welcomes incoming President Johnnetta B. Cole at Spelman's 1987 Commencement where Stewart received an honorary doctoral degree and Cole was introduced to the Spelman Community. Photo courtesy of Spelman College.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Commencement ceremonies, Presidents
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
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.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Dr. Donald Mitchell Stewart and Isabel Stewart at Center Dedication, 1986
Date Created
1986
Description
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.
Subject
Presidents, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of Dr. Donald Mitchell Stewart and wife Isabel Stewart.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Dr. Donald Mitchell Stewart and Isabel Stewart, 1986
Date Created
1986
Description
View of Dr. Donald Mitchell Stewart and wife Isabel Stewart.
Subject
Presidents, Portraits and people
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Written on verso: "Commencement 1984 Spelman College. Dr. Donald Stewart, president, the honorary degree recipients; Cicely Tyson, Coretta Scott King, Mrs. Clara Stanton Jones, Rev. Norman Rates.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Commencement 1984 Honorary Degree Recipients
Date Created
1984
Description
Written on verso: "Commencement 1984 Spelman College. Dr. Donald Stewart, president, the honorary degree recipients; Cicely Tyson, Coretta Scott King, Mrs. Clara Stanton Jones, Rev. Norman Rates.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Portraits and people, Presidents
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Group portrait of Spelman president Donald Stewart with honorary degree recipients Cicely Tyson, Coretta Scott King, and Clara Stanton Jones.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Cicely Tyson, Coretta Scott King, Clara Stanton Jones, and Donald Stewart at Commencement 1984
Date Created
1984
Description
Group portrait of Spelman president Donald Stewart with honorary degree recipients Cicely Tyson, Coretta Scott King, and Clara Stanton Jones.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Portraits and people, Presidents
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Exterior view of Reynolds Cottage.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Reynolds Cottage, circa 1985
Date Created
1982/1988
Description
Exterior view of Reynolds Cottage.
Subject
Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges, Presidents
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of Dr. Donald Mitchell Stewart applauding for Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Dr. Donald Mitchell Stewart and Shirley Chisholm, circa 1984
Date Created
1981/1988
Description
View of Dr. Donald Mitchell Stewart applauding for Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm.
Subject
Speeches, Presidents, African Americans--Politics and government, African Americans--Music
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of Dr. Donald Mitchell Stewart speaking at podium. Written on verso: Dr. Donald Mitchell Stewart speaking at Coca-Cola Co. event (member of the Board of Directors at Coca-Cola).
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Dr. Donald Mitchell Stewart Speaks at Coca-Cola Event, circa 1984
Date Created
1981/1988
Description
View of Dr. Donald Mitchell Stewart speaking at podium. Written on verso: Dr. Donald Mitchell Stewart speaking at Coca-Cola Co. event (member of the Board of Directors at Coca-Cola).
Subject
Speeches, Presidents
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection