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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View of commencement procession of 1929. Written on verso: Sisters Chapel, Commencement 1929. Commencement Procession 1929.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Sisters Chapel, Commencement 1929
Date Created
1929
Description
View of commencement procession of 1929. Written on verso: Sisters Chapel, Commencement 1929. Commencement Procession 1929.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Portrait of Stephanie Dabney. Written on verso: Stephanie Dabney - former dance theater of Harlem principal dancer. Spelman College Dance Faculty.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Stephanie Dabney, circa 1980
Date Created
1977/1983
Description
Portrait of Stephanie Dabney. Written on verso: Stephanie Dabney - former dance theater of Harlem principal dancer. Spelman College Dance Faculty.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Portraits, Faculty and staff, Theatre and dance, African American arts
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Written on verso: Summer Theatre - 1962 'The Bat"; Victor Partridge, John Gibson, Elise Hooks, Andrea Jackson, Charles Hall.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
The Bat, 1962
Date Created
1962
Description
Written on verso: Summer Theatre - 1962 'The Bat"; Victor Partridge, John Gibson, Elise Hooks, Andrea Jackson, Charles Hall.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Theatre and dance, African American arts
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Group portrait of graduating class in 1926. Written on verso: Poole Studio? Back row, left to right: L. Roselyn Purdy, Annie M. Goldsby, Genevieve Taylor. Front row: Theodora Fisher, Pearl Hopkins, Sadye L. Smith.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman Graduating Class 1926
Date Created
1926
Description
Group portrait of graduating class in 1926. Written on verso: Poole Studio? Back row, left to right: L. Roselyn Purdy, Annie M. Goldsby, Genevieve Taylor. Front row: Theodora Fisher, Pearl Hopkins, Sadye L. Smith.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Portraits and people, Commencement ceremonies
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
View of actors on stage. Written on verso: Summer Theatre, 1955 William Smith and Arthur Floyd in "The Man Who Married a Dumb Wife".
Spelman College Photographs Collection
The Man Who Married A Dumb Wife, 1955
Date Created
1955
Description
View of actors on stage. Written on verso: Summer Theatre, 1955 William Smith and Arthur Floyd in "The Man Who Married a Dumb Wife".
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Theatre and dance, African American arts
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of graduates smiling and cheering at commencement.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Commencement 1995 Graduates
Date Created
1995
Description
View of graduates smiling and cheering at commencement.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Written on verso: Spelman College 1992 commencement, Robert Holland, Jr., Chairman Board of Trustees, President, Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole hugs his daughter.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Johnnetta B. Cole, Robert Holland Jr., and Kheri Holland, 1992
Date Created
1992
Description
Written on verso: Spelman College 1992 commencement, Robert Holland, Jr., Chairman Board of Trustees, President, Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole hugs his daughter.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies, Presidents
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of actors on stage.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
A Song For Coretta, February 2007
Date Created
2007-02
Description
View of actors on stage.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Theatre and dance, African American arts
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of President Johnnetta B. Cole handing diploma to student at commencement.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Johnnetta B. Cole and Student, 1997
Date Created
1997
Description
View of President Johnnetta B. Cole handing diploma to student at commencement.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies, Presidents
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Written on verso: Commencement 1990 (L to R) Robert Holland, Jr, Chariman Spelman College Board of Trustees, graduate, Johnnetta B. Cole.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman Graduate with Johnnetta B. Cole and Robert Holland Jr., 1990
Date Created
1990
Description
Written on verso: Commencement 1990 (L to R) Robert Holland, Jr, Chariman Spelman College Board of Trustees, graduate, Johnnetta B. Cole.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies, Presidents
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of actors on stage.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Arsenic and Old Lace, 1943
Date Created
1943
Description
View of actors on stage.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Theatre and dance, African American arts
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of woman seated on stage.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
A Song For Coretta, February 2007
Date Created
2007-02
Description
View of woman seated on stage.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Theatre and dance, African American arts
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of actors on stage.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Oedipus Rex, 1948
Date Created
1948
Description
View of actors on stage.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Theatre and dance, African American arts
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of actors on stage.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
A Song For Coretta, February 2007
Date Created
2007-02
Description
View of actors on stage.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Theatre and dance, African American arts
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of actors on stage.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
The Unexpected Guest, July 1965
Date Created
1965-07
Description
View of actors on stage.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Theatre and dance, African American arts
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of 1963 Commencement.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman Commencement 1963
Date Created
1963
Description
View of 1963 Commencement.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of actors on stage.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
A Song For Coretta, February 2007
Date Created
2007-02
Description
View of actors on stage.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Theatre and dance, African American arts
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of actors on stage. Written on verso: Orpheus Descending, Tennessee Williams, Noivember 15-20, 1976.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Orpheus Descending, November 1976
Date Created
1976-11
Description
View of actors on stage. Written on verso: Orpheus Descending, Tennessee Williams, Noivember 15-20, 1976.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Theatre and dance, African American arts
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Written on verso: Judy Tilman Gebre-Hiwet, Lecturer in English, Johnnetta B. Cole, President. Commencement 1990 Spelman College.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Judy Tilman Gebre-Hiwet and Johnnetta B. Cole, 1990
Date Created
1990
Description
Written on verso: Judy Tilman Gebre-Hiwet, Lecturer in English, Johnnetta B. Cole, President. Commencement 1990 Spelman College.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies, Presidents
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection