Perkins School of Theology Documents and Images

Photograph of Southern Methodist University's faculty and first graduating class, Spring 1916

A selection of items from the Perkins School of Theology Collection. View the full collection.

The School of Theology at Southern Methodist University opened in the fall of 1915. The Spring 1916 graduating class consisted of transfer students who had completed their degrees at SMU. The university's first thirty-two graduates included Umphrey Lee, future president of SMU; George F. Winfield, future president of Wesley College in Greenville, Texas; and Robert W. Goodloe, future Perkins School of Theology professor. View the full image.