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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Group portrait of Dr. Audrey Forbes Manley and faculty at her inauguration.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Inauguration of Dr. Audrey Forbes Manley, October 31, 1997
Date Created
1997-10-31
Description
Group portrait of Dr. Audrey Forbes Manley and faculty at her inauguration.
Subject
Presidents, African American universities and colleges, Special events
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of dancers performing at the Camille Olivia Hanks Cosby Building Dedication.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Cosby Dedication Dancers, 1996
Date Created
1996
Description
View of dancers performing at the Camille Olivia Hanks Cosby Building Dedication.
Subject
Buildings and grounds, Special events, Theatre and dance
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole with Coretta Scott King at a press conference.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole with Coretta Scott King at Press Conference, circa 1990
Date Created
1987/1993
Description
Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole with Coretta Scott King at a press conference.
Subject
Presidents, African American universities and colleges, Special events
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
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.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Groundbreaking of the Living and Learning Center, 1983
Date Created
1983
Description
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.
Subject
Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges, Special events
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Group portrait at opening of International Room.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Opening of International Room, 1979
Date Created
1979
Description
Group portrait at opening of International Room.
Subject
Portraits and people, Special events, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Inauguration of Dr. Donald Mitchell Stewart. Written on verso: Dr. and Mrs. Donald Stewart in receiving line.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Inauguration of Dr. Donald Mitchell Stewart, October 23, 1977
Date Created
1977-10-23
Description
Inauguration of Dr. Donald Mitchell Stewart. Written on verso: Dr. and Mrs. Donald Stewart in receiving line.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Presidents, Special events
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of two unidentified women looking at exhibit featured at the opening of the International Room.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Opening of International Room, 1976
Date Created
1976
Description
View of two unidentified women looking at exhibit featured at the opening of the International Room.
Subject
Portraits and people, Special events, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Group portrait in the home of Dr. Albert E. Manley. Written on recto: April 1974. In the home of Dr. and Mrs. Manley; from l to r - Dr. Manley, Congressman and Mrs. Andrew Young, Dr. and Mrs. Henry Kissenger, and Mrs. Manley.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Group photo in the Home of Dr. Albert E. Manley, April 1974
Date Created
1974-04
Description
Group portrait in the home of Dr. Albert E. Manley. Written on recto: April 1974. In the home of Dr. and Mrs. Manley; from l to r - Dr. Manley, Congressman and Mrs. Andrew Young, Dr. and Mrs. Henry Kissenger, and Mrs. Manley.
Subject
Presidents, African Americans--Politics and government, Special events
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Written on verso: Student Jo Quilla Robertson at student concert program 1973.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Student Concert Program, 1973
Date Created
1973
Description
Written on verso: Student Jo Quilla Robertson at student concert program 1973.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Theatre and dance, African American arts, Special events
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of crowd at the laying of the cornerstone of the Health and Recreation Building.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Laying of Cornerstone at Health and Recreation Building, November 5, 1950
Date Created
1950-11-05
Description
View of crowd at the laying of the cornerstone of the Health and Recreation Building.
Subject
Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges, Special events
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of Claudia White Harrelled with shovel at groundbreaking ceremony for the opening of Read Hall.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Read Hall Groundbreaking Ceremony, June 3, 1950
Date Created
1950-06-03
Description
View of Claudia White Harrelled with shovel at groundbreaking ceremony for the opening of Read Hall.
Subject
Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges, Special events
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of people at groundbreaking ceremony for new gymnasium at Spelman.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Groundbreaking for New Gymnasium, June 3, 1950
Date Created
1950-06-03
Description
View of people at groundbreaking ceremony for new gymnasium at Spelman.
Subject
Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges, Special events
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of Miss Johnnie Louise Fowler with shovel at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new gymnasium and Health and Recreation Building in 1950.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Groundbreaking Ceremony of the Health and Recreation Building, June 3, 1950
Date Created
1950-06-03
Description
View of Miss Johnnie Louise Fowler with shovel at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new gymnasium and Health and Recreation Building in 1950.
Subject
Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges, Special events
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of President Florence Matilda Read signing document at desk with John Hope looking on. Written on verso: President Read (middle) - the signing of the Affiliation Agreement amongst Morehouse College, Spelman College, and Atlanta University - April 1, 1929.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Florence Matilda Read Signing Affiliation Agreement, April 1929
Date Created
1929-04
Description
View of President Florence Matilda Read signing document at desk with John Hope looking on. Written on verso: President Read (middle) - the signing of the Affiliation Agreement amongst Morehouse College, Spelman College, and Atlanta University - April 1, 1929.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Presidents, Special events
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection