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Photograph of Dr. Harry V. Richardson, Atlanta, Georgia, 1959

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A black and white photograph of Dr. Harry Van Buren Richardson. Dr. Harry Van Buren Richardson (1901-1990), was the founder and first President of the Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC) in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Richardson received a bachelor's degree in history from Western Reserve University (1925), and a Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree from the Harvard University Divinity School (1932). In 1945 he received a doctorate from Drew University Theological Seminary focusing on rural sociology and religion. In 1933 Richardson accepted the position of Chaplain at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, a position he held until 1948. Dr. Richardson moved to Atlanta in 1948 to become President of Gammon Theological Seminary. Later, Dr. Richardson served as President of ITC from 1959 to 1968, whereupon he was elected President Emeritus.

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Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library

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Digital Library of Georgia

Keywords

  1. African American Theological Seminaries
  2. African American Universities And Colleges
  3. African Americans
  4. Atlanta
  5. Clergy
  6. Gammon Theological Seminary
  7. Georgia
  8. Interdenominational Cooperation
  9. Interdenominational Theological Center (Atlanta, Ga.)
  10. Richardson, Harry V. (Harry Van Buren), 1901 1990
  11. Theological Seminary Presidents
  12. Universities
  13. Universities And Colleges

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