- Collection:
- Digital Collection of Robert W. Woodruff Library (AUC)
- Title:
- Photograph of Dr. John Hope, Atlanta, Georgia, circa 1920
- Creator:
- Blackstone Studios Inc.
- Publisher:
- Digital Collection of Robert W. Woodruff Library (AUC)
- Date of Original:
- 1920
- Subject:
- Atlanta Baptist College (1968)
Morehouse College (Atlanta, Ga.)
College presidents--Georgia--Atlanta
Universities and colleges--Georgia--Atlanta
African American universities and colleges--Georgia--Atlanta
Atlanta University
African American college presidents--Georgia--Atlanta - People:
- Hope, John, 1868-1936
- 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. John Hope. In 1906 Dr. Hope became the first African American president of Atlanta Baptist College. In 1916 the Atlanta Baptist College was rename Morehouse College. On July 1, 1929 Dr. Hope was elected as the first African American president of Atlanta University as well.He served as president of Atlanta University until his death in 1936.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.indx6.00000000.pho0246.jpg
- Metadata URL:
- http://hbcudigitallibrary.auctr.edu/cdm/ref/collection/rwwl/id/120
- 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:
-
