| Title | Date Created | Description | Subject | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sisters Chapel, Commencement 1929 | 1929 | View of commencement procession of 1929. Written on verso: Sisters Chapel, Commencement 1929. Commencement Procession 1929. | African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies | Spelman College Photographs Collection |
| Stephanie Dabney, circa 1980 | 1977/1983 | Portrait of Stephanie Dabney. Written on verso: Stephanie Dabney - former dance theater of Harlem principal dancer. Spelman College Dance Faculty. | African American universities and colleges, Portraits, Faculty and staff, Theatre and dance, African American arts | Spelman College Photographs Collection |
| The Bat, 1962 | 1962 | Written on verso: Summer Theatre - 1962 'The Bat"; Victor Partridge, John Gibson, Elise Hooks, Andrea Jackson, Charles Hall. | African American universities and colleges, African American women, Theatre and dance, African American arts | Spelman College Photographs Collection |
| Spelman Graduating Class 1926 | 1926 | 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. | African American universities and colleges, African American women, Portraits and people, Commencement ceremonies | Spelman College Photographs Collection |
| McAlpin Dormitory, circa 1965 | 1962/1968 | Interior view of students in lounge area of McAlpin Dormitory. | Buildings and grounds, African American universities and colleges, Interior decoration, African American women | Spelman College Photographs Collection |
| The Man Who Married A Dumb Wife, 1955 | 1955 | View of actors on stage. Written on verso: Summer Theatre, 1955 William Smith and Arthur Floyd in "The Man Who Married a Dumb Wife". | African American universities and colleges, African American women, Theatre and dance, African American arts | Spelman College Photographs Collection |
| Commencement 1995 Graduates | 1995 | View of graduates smiling and cheering at commencement. | African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies | Spelman College Photographs Collection |
| Johnnetta B. Cole, Robert Holland Jr., and Kheri Holland, 1992 | 1992 | Written on verso: Spelman College 1992 commencement, Robert Holland, Jr., Chairman Board of Trustees, President, Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole hugs his daughter. | African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies, Presidents | Spelman College Photographs Collection |
| A Song For Coretta, February 2007 | 2007-02 | View of actors on stage. | African American universities and colleges, African American women, Theatre and dance, African American arts | Spelman College Photographs Collection |
| Johnnetta B. Cole and Student, 1997 | 1997 | View of President Johnnetta B. Cole handing diploma to student at commencement. | African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies, Presidents | Spelman College Photographs Collection |
| Spelman Graduate with Johnnetta B. Cole and Robert Holland Jr., 1990 | 1990 | Written on verso: Commencement 1990 (L to R) Robert Holland, Jr, Chariman Spelman College Board of Trustees, graduate, Johnnetta B. Cole. | African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies, Presidents | Spelman College Photographs Collection |
| Arsenic and Old Lace, 1943 | 1943 | View of actors on stage. | African American universities and colleges, African American women, Theatre and dance, African American arts | Spelman College Photographs Collection |
| A Song For Coretta, February 2007 | 2007-02 | View of woman seated on stage. | African American universities and colleges, African American women, Theatre and dance, African American arts | Spelman College Photographs Collection |
| Oedipus Rex, 1948 | 1948 | View of actors on stage. | African American universities and colleges, African American women, Theatre and dance, African American arts | Spelman College Photographs Collection |
| A Song For Coretta, February 2007 | 2007-02 | View of actors on stage. | African American universities and colleges, African American women, Theatre and dance, African American arts | Spelman College Photographs Collection |
| The Unexpected Guest, July 1965 | 1965-07 | View of actors on stage. | African American universities and colleges, African American women, Theatre and dance, African American arts | Spelman College Photographs Collection |
| Spelman Commencement 1963 | 1963 | View of 1963 Commencement. | African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies | Spelman College Photographs Collection |
| A Song For Coretta, February 2007 | 2007-02 | View of actors on stage. | African American universities and colleges, African American women, Theatre and dance, African American arts | Spelman College Photographs Collection |
| Orpheus Descending, November 1976 | 1976-11 | View of actors on stage. Written on verso: Orpheus Descending, Tennessee Williams, Noivember 15-20, 1976. | African American universities and colleges, African American women, Theatre and dance, African American arts | Spelman College Photographs Collection |
| Judy Tilman Gebre-Hiwet and Johnnetta B. Cole, 1990 | 1990 | Written on verso: Judy Tilman Gebre-Hiwet, Lecturer in English, Johnnetta B. Cole, President. Commencement 1990 Spelman College. | African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies, Presidents | Spelman College Photographs Collection |
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.
