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Atlanta University Photographs
1858-1995 (bulk dates 1905-1968)

22 linear feet

NOTE: A paper copy of the finding aid, with container list, is available at the Atlanta University Center Archives for in-house consultation and may be obtained for a fee.

This collection of approximately 6,000 photographs includes images of students, alumni, faculty, administrators, campus events, and buildings. There are also photographs of people associated with the Interdenominational Theological Center, Clark, Morehouse, Morris Brown, and Spelman Colleges. In addition there are photographs of individuals not affiliated with the University including such prominent persons as Josephine Baker, Ralph Bunche, George Washington Carver, Frederick Douglass, A. Philip Randolph, Eleanor Roosevelt, Martin Luther King, Sr., Walter White, and Booker T. Washington. These photographs document University life and also capture its role in the larger community with images of the prominent visitors and historic events that were on the campus.
Last Update Thurs. February 28th, 2008
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