The Spelman College Archives serves as the repositors for the college’s records and the following special collections.
Albert E. Manley Presidential Collection
Audrey F. Manley Presidential Collection
Donald M. Stewart Presidential Collection
Josephine Harreld Love Collection
Lucy Hale Tapley Presidential Collection
Lucy Upton Presidential Collection
Sophia Packard Papers Spelman Athletics Inventory
Willis Lawrence James Collection
As the official repository of the College, the greater part of the Archives’ collection consists of administrative records, departmental and program records, publications, photographs and other material relating to the history and administration of the College from its founding to the present. A component of the Women’s Resource and Research Center, the Archives also collects materials on women of the African Diaspora. The Spelman College Photograph Collection includes approximately 30,000 images of faculty, staff, students, alumnae, visitors, campus events and the physical plant. The Spelman College Publications Collection includes catalogs, bulletins, pamphlets, brochures, yearbooks, Campus Mirror, Spelman Spotlight, Spelman Messenger.
The archives is also the repository for the records of the National Alumnae Association of Spelman College and the Atlanta Chapter of the National Alumnae of Spelman College.
Spelman College Archives
Mailing Address: 350 Spelman Lane, S.W., Box. 321, Atlanta, GA. 30314
Campus Location: The Camille Olivia Hanks Cosby, Ed.D. Academic Center, Room 200 (2nd Floor)
404-270-5533
TheArchives@spelman.edu
Archive Hours: Mon. – Fri., 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Researcher Hours Tues. – Fri., 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
The Spelman College Archives is a fully functional unit of the College servicing faculty, staff, students, alumnae, the Atlanta University Center, and the public. We are open Monday- Friday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and research is conducted in the Archives by scheduled appointments Tuesday– Friday only. (TBA).
The Spelman Archives serves as a site of memory for the college and broader community and seeks to preserve the stories of Black women and Black people across the African Diaspora”- Holly A. Smith, College Archivist.
Please click “Planning Your Visit” to schedule an appointment. Please note, some collections have access restrictions
"The Spelman Archives serves as a site of memory for the college and broader community and seeks to preserve the stories of Black women and Black people across the African Diaspora”- Holly A. Smith, College Archivist.
Please click “Planning Your Visit” to schedule an appointment. Please note, some collections have access restrictions