- Collection:
- Digital Collection of Robert W. Woodruff Library (AUC)
- Title:
- Photograph of Dr. Myron Winslow Adams, Atlanta, Georgia, circa. 1919
- Publisher:
- Digital Collection of Robert W. Woodruff Library (AUC)
- Date of Original:
- 1919
- Subject:
- College presidents--Georgia--Atlanta
Universities and colleges--Georgia--Atlanta
African American universities and colleges--Georgia--Atlanta
Atlanta University - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Black and white photograph of Dr. Myron Winslow Adams. Dr. Adams began his affiliation with Atlanta University in 1889 as a Professor of Greek. Due to the illness of President of Edward Ware, Adams was given the role as acting president in 1919.However, he was not formally elected to the office until 1923.During his term, highschool level classes were discontinued and corsework in business were added. Atlanta University opened on October 13, 1869. The University offered training for African American students of all ages including kindergarten, grade school, normal industrial, academy and college.
- Local Identifier:
- auc.001.indx1.00000000.pho0232.jpg
- Metadata URL:
- http://hbcudigitallibrary.auctr.edu/cdm/ref/collection/rwwl/id/115
- Rights Holder:
- All images in this collection either are protected by copyright or are the property of the Robert W. Woodruff Library, and/or the copyright holder as appropriate. To order a reproduction or to inquire about permission to publish, please contact archives@auctr.edu with specific object file name.
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
-
