Month: January 2015

Ron Sherman, Hank Aaron rounding the bases for his 715th home run, April 8, 1974.

Picturing a New South: MARBL Acquires the Photographs of Ron Sherman

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Emory University’s Manuscripts, Archives, and Rare Book Library (MARBL) recently acquired 748 vintage silver gelatin prints from Atlanta photographer, Ron Sherman. Sherman spent three decades covering politics, sports, and life in Atlanta and the South for a variety of publications and outlets. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, the camera bug bit Sherman early in life. By Read More …

May Miller, African American poet, educator, and playwright

Processing Fun: Writings by May Miller

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“Revealing Her Story: Documenting African American Women Intellectuals” is a two-year project funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission to arrange and describe the personal papers of nine African American women writers, artists and musicians. Collections included in the project are the Pearl Cleage papers; additions to the Delilah Jackson papers; the Samella Read More …