The Extraordinary World of MARBL: Smelling Salts

The Manuscript, Archives and Rare Book Library is a place of discovery. All are welcome to visit and explore our unique holdings, whether as a researcher or an observer. The breadth and depth of our collections are vast, and it is nearly impossible to investigate every nook and cranny. We invite you this year, through our blog, to Read More …

And the Struggle Continues: The Southern Christian Leadership Conference’s Fight for Social Change

  Share The exhibition, “And The Struggle Continues: The Southern Christian Leadership Conference’s Fight For Social Change,” which was curated by Carol Anderson, Michael Ra-Shon Hall and Sarah Quigley, is on display now through December 1 in the Schatten Gallery which is located on Level 3 of the Robert W. Woodruff Library. Below is the Read More …

“What Will We Do With Atlanta?”: Mayor Hartsfield and the Annexation Question

On January 23rd, 1970, Dixie Dowis, an eighth-grade student at Decatur’s Gordon High School, wrote a letter to former Atlanta mayor William B. Hartsfield. In a florid hand, she explained that a school assignment required her to write to prominent Atlantans to learn what problems confronted the city in the years ahead. “Since I have Read More …

A Chance Meeting in MARBL

Janice Rothschild Blumberg and Eva Dean in MARBL   Share Related Story: Rare MARBL scrapbook connects Emory student with family history. Related Links:  Rabbi Jacob M. Rothschild Collection Finding Aid  Join the discussion It happens sometimes that MARBL has multiple patrons visiting and using our reading room at the same time who are working on Read More …