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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Spelman Seminary High School Class of 1920 and 1921
1921
Group portrait of Spelman Seminary High School class of 1920 and 1921. Written on verso: H.S. classes of 1920 and 1921. Mrs. Kurrelmeyer, principal, at far right, fourth row.
African American universities and colleges, Theological seminaries, African American women, Portraits and people, Commencement ceremonies
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Group portrait of Spelman Seminary High School class of 1920 and 1921. Written on verso: H.S. classes of 1920 and 1921. Mrs. Kurrelmeyer, principal, at far right, fourth row.
Spelman Seminary Graduates 1919
1919
Group portrait of Spelman Seminary graduates in 1919.
African American universities and colleges, Theological seminaries, African American women, Portraits and people, Commencement ceremonies
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Group portrait of Spelman Seminary graduates in 1919.
Spelman Seminary and Morehouse College Class of 1903
1903
Group portrait of Spelman Seminary and Morehouse College graduates. Written on verso: Class of 1903. Morehouse College - R.H. Carter. Spelman Seminary - Manie W. Cohron, Daisy E. Brown, Ella P. Baker, Verta Cohron.
African American universities and colleges, Theological seminaries, African American women, Portraits and people, Commencement ceremonies
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Group portrait of Spelman Seminary and Morehouse College graduates. Written on verso: Class of 1903. Morehouse College - R.H. Carter. Spelman Seminary - Manie W. Cohron, Daisy E. Brown, Ella P. Baker, Verta Cohron.
Spelman Seminary Academic Graduates 1902
1902
Group portrait of Spelman Seminary academic graduates in 1902.
African American universities and colleges, Theological seminaries, African American women, Portraits and people, Commencement ceremonies
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Group portrait of Spelman Seminary academic graduates in 1902.
Spelman Seminary and Atlanta Baptist College Graduates 1901
1901
Group portrait of graduates from Spelman Seminary and Atlanta Baptist College in 1901.
African American universities and colleges, Theological seminaries, African American women, Portraits and people, Commencement ceremonies
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Group portrait of graduates from Spelman Seminary and Atlanta Baptist College in 1901.
Spelman Seminary High School Department Graduates 1901
1901
Group portrait of High School Department graduates from Spelman Seminary in 1901.
African American universities and colleges, Theological seminaries, African American women, Portraits and people, Commencement ceremonies
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Group portrait of High School Department graduates from Spelman Seminary in 1901.
Spelman Seminary Graduates 1898
1898
Group portrait of Spelman Seminary Graduates, 1898.
African American universities and colleges, Theological seminaries, African American women, Portraits and people, Commencement ceremonies
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Group portrait of Spelman Seminary Graduates, 1898.
Spelman Missionary Training Class, 1895
1895
Group portrait of Spelman Missionary Training Class, 1895.
African American universities and colleges, Theological seminaries, African American women, Portraits and people, Commencement ceremonies
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Group portrait of Spelman Missionary Training Class, 1895.
Spelman Seminary Academic Graduates, 1895
1895
group portrait of Spelman Missionary Academic Graduates, 1895.
African American universities and colleges, Theological seminaries, African American women, Portraits and people, Commencement ceremonies
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
group portrait of Spelman Missionary Academic Graduates, 1895.
Spelman Missionary Training Graduates 1893
1893
Group portrait of Spelman Missionary Training Graduates 1893.
African American universities and colleges, Theological seminaries, African American women, Portraits and people, Commencement ceremonies
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Group portrait of Spelman Missionary Training Graduates 1893.
Spelman Seminary High School Class of 1892
1892
Group portrait of Spelman Seminary High School Class of 1892.
African American universities and colleges, Theological seminaries, African American women, Portraits and people, Commencement ceremonies
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Group portrait of Spelman Seminary High School Class of 1892.
Spelman Academic Graduates 1891
1891
Group portrait of Spelman Missionary Academic Graduates, 1891.
African American universities and colleges, Theological seminaries, African American women, Portraits and people, Commencement ceremonies
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Group portrait of Spelman Missionary Academic Graduates, 1891.
Spelman Graduates 1887, 1887
1887
Group portrait of first graduating class of Spelman Seminary, 1887. Written on verso: (l. to r.) Ella N. Barksdale, Clara A. Howard, Loe E. Mitchell, Adeline J. Smith, Sallie B. Waugh, and Ella L. Williams. All became teachers after graduation.
African American universities and colleges, Theological seminaries, African American women, Portraits and people, Commencement ceremonies
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Group portrait of first graduating class of Spelman Seminary, 1887. Written on verso: (l. to r.) Ella N. Barksdale, Clara A. Howard, Loe E. Mitchell, Adeline J. Smith, Sallie B. Waugh, and Ella L. Williams. All became teachers after graduation.
Sophia B. Packard and Harriet E. Giles with Spelman Seminary Students, 1886
1886
Group portrait of Sophia B. Packard and Harriet E. Giles with Spelman Seminary Students.
African American universities and colleges, Theological seminaries, African American women, Presidents
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Group portrait of Sophia B. Packard and Harriet E. Giles with Spelman Seminary Students.
Union Hall (Barracks), 1883
1883
View of people lined up outside Union Hall. Written on verso: Union Hall (left) and other barracks used as classrooms, Spelman College original site, students in front, 1883.
Buildings and grounds, African American women, Theological seminaries
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of people lined up outside Union Hall. Written on verso: Union Hall (left) and other barracks used as classrooms, Spelman College original site, students in front, 1883.
Union Hall (Barracks), circa 1880
1877/1883
View of women standing on the porch outside barracks.
Buildings and grounds, African American women, Theological seminaries
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of women standing on the porch outside barracks.