Connections in the Archive: Reflections on a letter between C.T. Vivian and John Le ...
Rose Library Archivist, Laura Starratt reflections on a letter written by John Lewis. When I talk to people about what…
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Lift Every Voice 2020, the May Miller Papers, and the Work of the Reconstruction Ar ...
J.E. Morgan is the 2019-2020 recipient of the Mellon Interventions Public Scholar fellowship at Emory’s Rose Library. Morgan is a Ph.D. candidate in…
In Memoriam: On the Passing of Constance Curry
The staff of the Rose Library were saddened to learn of the death of long-time library friend and donor, Constance…
Nikki Giovanni is Amazing! Two New Videos
Even though National Poetry Month ends today, we hope these new videos featuring the indelible poet Nikki Giovanni will linger…
Using Rose Library resources remotely
Although the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library is currently closed to non-Emory visitors, many of our…
In Memoriam: On the Passing of Reverend Doctor Joseph Echols Lowery
The recent passing of Reverend Doctor Joseph Echols Lowery on March 27, 2020 has been sobering to say the…
Recent African American History and Culture
She Puts Things In: Toni Morrison and the Legacy of Black Women Writers
In partnership with Emory University’s Rose Library and the Exhibitions team of Woodruff Library, Georgia Public Library Service is launching a tour of She Gathers Me: Networks Among Black Women Writers to libraries statewide. Curated by Gabrielle Dudley,...
In Memoriam: James V. Hatch: An Artist, Educator, and Visionary with Tremendous Inf ...
For more than fifty years, James Vernon Hatch (1928-2020) was a leading authority of African American theater, and along with his wife and creative partner Camille Billops (1933-2019), became a proponent for archiving the history of African Americans in the...
Following the Fellows: Daniel Ciba on Esther Merle Jackson
In Spring 2019, Daniel Ciba, an assistant professor of Theater (History and Dramatic Criticism) at Ramapo College of New Jersey, was awarded a Rose fellowship in support of his project “The Broken World of Esther Merle Jackson.” Because of the...
Lift Every Voice 2020: What can the past tell us about the present?
Beginning this month, the Stuart A. Rose Library at Emory University is undertaking a year-long project to explore citizenship through the lens of Reconstruction. Follow us on Twitter @EveryVoice2020 to learn more about the project and how to join the...
Debating Democracy: The Legacy of James W. Ford
In June 2019, Mary “Allison” Jobe conducted research as a recipient of our Short-Term Fellowship Program. Allison is a Ph.D. student in the history department at American University. She was awarded a Rose fellowship in support of her dissertation “We...
Sisterhood and Struggle in the 1970s Art World
In June 2019, Dr. Amy Tobin conducted research at Emory’s Rose Library as a recipient of our Short-Term Fellowship Program. Dr. Tobin is a Lecturer in History of Art at the University of Cambridge and the Curator of Exhibitions, Research...