Tag: African American Miscellany

Hammurabi in the (MARBL) House

Posted onAuthorMatthew S. Strandmark

Two volumes in MARBL open a fascinating window onto the world of Black Chicago in the late 1920s and provide firm evidence of the vibrancy of what has been characterized as the “Chicago Black Renaissance.”  Published respectively in 1927 and 1929, the 1927 Intercollegian Wonder Book or 1779-The Negro in Chicago-1927 and The Book of Read More …

Some of the greeting cards required additional treatments such as mending or flattening prior to digitization.

Tick-Tacky-Tock: Timely Removal of Aging Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Tape

Posted onAuthorcboles

 Rare scrapbooks that document African American life in the United States from 1890-1975 are being preserved with support through a “Save America’s Treasures” (SAT) grant. The project is a collaborative effort with Emory University Preservation Office, Digital Curation Center, and the Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library (MARBL). The SAT grant is awarded through the Read More …