Josephine Dibble Murphy (1888-1974), was a community leader, educator and international traveler. Images in the collections span from 1900 to 1974 with the bulk of the materials from 1950-1974. Images consist of organizations that she was affiliated with, such as the Atlanta University Alumni Association, NAACP and the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. 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. 
Jun 27, 2019

Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs

Josephine Dibble Murphy (1888-1974), was a community leader, educator and international traveler. Images in the collections span from 1900 to 1974 with the bulk of the materials from 1950-1974. Images consist of organizations that she was affiliated with, such as the Atlanta University Alumni Association, NAACP and the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.

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. 
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Benjamin Mays sitting among other people.
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Unveiling of Martin Luther King Portrait with Benjamin E. Mays, 1974
Date Created
1974
Description
Benjamin Mays sitting among other people.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Events and programs, Portraits and people, Presidents
Collection
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Maynard Jackson speaks into a microphone.
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Unveiling of Martin Luther King Portrait with Benjamin E. Mays, 1974
Date Created
1974
Description
Maynard Jackson speaks into a microphone.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Events and programs, Portraits and people, African Americans--Politics and government
Collection
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Indoor view of man a speaking at news microphones.
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Unveiling of Martin Luther King Portrait with Benjamin E. Mays, 1974
Date Created
1974
Description
Indoor view of man a speaking at news microphones.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Events and programs, Portraits and people
Collection
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Coretta Scott King stands beside a portrait of Martin Luther King Jr.
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Unveiling of Martin Luther King Portrait with Benjamin E. Mays, 1974
Date Created
1974
Description
Coretta Scott King stands beside a portrait of Martin Luther King Jr.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Events and programs, Portraits and people
Collection
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Indoor view of an unidentified man sitting at an event.
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Unveiling of Martin Luther King Portrait with Benjamin E. Mays, 1974
Date Created
1974
Description
Indoor view of an unidentified man sitting at an event.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Events and programs, Portraits and people
Collection
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Paul Clifford, Clayton Yates, Josie Murphy and Truman Gibson stand holding plaques.
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Atlanta University Centennial: L to R: Paul Clifford, Clayton Yates, Josie Murphy & Truman Gibson, 1965
Date Created
1965
Description
Paul Clifford, Clayton Yates, Josie Murphy and Truman Gibson stand holding plaques.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Events and programs, Portraits and people
Collection
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Sidney Williams stands at a banquet table with others seated. Written on verso: Sidney class of 14, Mr. and Mrs. Williams.
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Sidney Williams, Class of 1914 at A.U. Banquet, circa 1964
Date Created
1964
Description
Sidney Williams stands at a banquet table with others seated. Written on verso: Sidney class of 14, Mr. and Mrs. Williams.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Events and programs, Portraits and people
Collection
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Elenor Roosevelt, Rufus Clement and others seated at a banquet table. Written on verso: Love Mother, 6/4/62, Mother on Mrs. Roosevelt's left.
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
UNCF Dinner Honoring Eleanor Roosevelt, June 4, 1962
Date Created
1962-06-04
Description
Elenor Roosevelt, Rufus Clement and others seated at a banquet table. Written on verso: Love Mother, 6/4/62, Mother on Mrs. Roosevelt's left.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Events and programs, Portraits and people
Collection
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Group portrait of J. Murphy with Mrs. Yate and others.
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
J. Murphy with Mrs. Yate and Others, circa 1960
Date Created
1960
Description
Group portrait of J. Murphy with Mrs. Yate and others.
Subject
Portraits and people, African American women
Collection
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Group portrait of five women and one man. Written on verso: Atlanta Univ. Alumni, L to R front, Mrs. J.E. Tate, standing L to R, Mrs. Josephine Murphy, Mr. G. A. Towns, Mrs. Towns.
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Atlanta Univ. Alumni Assn. with Josephine Murphy, Mrs. J.E. Take & Mr. & Mrs. George Towns, 1959
Date Created
1959
Description
Group portrait of five women and one man. Written on verso: Atlanta Univ. Alumni, L to R front, Mrs. J.E. Tate, standing L to R, Mrs. Josephine Murphy, Mr. G. A. Towns, Mrs. Towns.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Events and programs, Portraits and peopleAfrican American women
Collection
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Women and men stand beside a desk with a sign reading"Atlanta University, Alumni Association".
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Atlanta University Alumni Association, 1959
Date Created
1959
Description
Women and men stand beside a desk with a sign reading"Atlanta University, Alumni Association".
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Events and programs, Portraits and people
Collection
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Women stand beside a desk with a sign reading "Atlanta University, Alumni Association".
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Atlanta University Alumni Association, 1959
Date Created
1959
Description
Women stand beside a desk with a sign reading "Atlanta University, Alumni Association".
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Events and programs, Portraits and peopleAfrican American women
Collection
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Women and men stand beside a desk with a sign reading"Atlanta University, Alumni Association".
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Atlanta University Alumni Association, 1959
Date Created
1959
Description
Women and men stand beside a desk with a sign reading"Atlanta University, Alumni Association".
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Events and programs, Portraits and people
Collection
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Women stand beside a desk with a sign reading "Atlanta University, Alumni Association".
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Atlanta University Alumni Association, 1959
Date Created
1959
Description
Women stand beside a desk with a sign reading "Atlanta University, Alumni Association".
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Events and programs, Portraits and peopleAfrican American women
Collection
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Arthur Bumstead and George K. Howe sitting on front porch steps of a house. Written on verso: To the Towns, Atlanta, Ga, June 2, 1959, His last visit to Atlanta Univ., Mr. George K. Howe, Mr. Arthur Bumstead, Son of Dr. Horace Bumstead, 2nd president of Atlanta Univ.
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Arthur Bumstead and George K. Howe at Towns Home, 1959
Date Created
1959
Description
Arthur Bumstead and George K. Howe sitting on front porch steps of a house. Written on verso: To the Towns, Atlanta, Ga, June 2, 1959, His last visit to Atlanta Univ., Mr. George K. Howe, Mr. Arthur Bumstead, Son of Dr. Horace Bumstead, 2nd president of Atlanta Univ.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Presidents, Portraits and people
Collection
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Women sit at a desk beside a sign reading "Atlanta University, Alumni Association".
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Atlanta University Alumni Association, 1959
Date Created
1959
Description
Women sit at a desk beside a sign reading "Atlanta University, Alumni Association".
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Events and programs, Portraits and people, African American women
Collection
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Josephine D. Murphy stands at a podium.
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Josephine D. Murphy, circa 1960
Date Created
1957/1963
Description
Josephine D. Murphy stands at a podium.
Subject
Portraits and people, African American women
Collection
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Grace Towns Hamilton with Dr. Paul I. Gifford holding a plaque. Written on verso: A.U. Alumni Assoc. plaque presented to Mrs. Grace (Towns) Hamilton by Dr. Paul I. Clifford, in background, left of Dr. Clifford, Mrs. Tobin, teacher in Atlanta Schools (high school).
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Grace Towns Hamilton with Dr. Paul I. Gifford, circa 1960
Date Created
1957/1963
Description
Grace Towns Hamilton with Dr. Paul I. Gifford holding a plaque. Written on verso: A.U. Alumni Assoc. plaque presented to Mrs. Grace (Towns) Hamilton by Dr. Paul I. Clifford, in background, left of Dr. Clifford, Mrs. Tobin, teacher in Atlanta Schools (high school).
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Events and programs, Portraits and people
Collection
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Indoor group portrait of women. Written on verso: Atlanta University Class of 1904, incl. Josephine D. Murphy and unidentified, class of 1904, c. 1960's.
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Atlanta Univ. Class of 1904 with Josephine D. Murphy, circa 1960
Date Created
1957/1963
Description
Indoor group portrait of women. Written on verso: Atlanta University Class of 1904, incl. Josephine D. Murphy and unidentified, class of 1904, c. 1960's.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Events and programs, Portraits and peopleAfrican American women
Collection
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Jewel Simon with Jessie Murphy Wartman holding a plaque. Written on verso: Univ. Alumni Assoc., Jewel Simon, artist, receiving plaque from Mrs. Jessie (Murphy) Wartman.
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs
Jewel Simon with Jessie Murphy Wartman, circa 1960
Date Created
1957/1963
Description
Jewel Simon with Jessie Murphy Wartman holding a plaque. Written on verso: Univ. Alumni Assoc., Jewel Simon, artist, receiving plaque from Mrs. Jessie (Murphy) Wartman.
Subject
African American women, Events and programs, Portraits and people
Collection
Josephine Dibble Murphy Collection, Photographs