{"id":10602,"date":"2025-02-28T16:04:27","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T16:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/marbl\/?p=10602"},"modified":"2025-02-28T16:04:27","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T16:04:27","slug":"serials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/marbl\/2025\/02\/28\/serials\/","title":{"rendered":"African American Collections and the Significance of Serials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>by the African American Collections Team<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library holds over 1,200 titles within Emory University Libraries&#8217; (EUL) African American Periodical Collection. These materials are often referred to as serials, which are publications issued at fixed intervals. Our serials range from journals to magazines and newspapers, and many of these serials cover business, culture, lifestyle, and politics.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10603\" style=\"width: 473px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/marbl\/files\/2025\/02\/Serials-Blog-Picture1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10603\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10603\" src=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/marbl\/files\/2025\/02\/Serials-Blog-Picture1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"463\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/marbl\/files\/2025\/02\/Serials-Blog-Picture1.jpg 463w, https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/marbl\/files\/2025\/02\/Serials-Blog-Picture1-253x300.jpg 253w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10603\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jive, May 1960, African American Periodical Collection<\/p><\/div>\n<p>When a researcher looks at our variety of serials, they can often get a glimpse into the people and events that took place during the time of the publications&#8217; creation. From <em>The Horizon<\/em> to the <em>SCLC newsletter<\/em>, researchers have many options to delve into the histories of organizations, regional locations, and the political movements of various periods. A researcher can learn more about Rose Library\u2019s serials via EUL\u2019s Library Search. These materials can be viewed by scheduling an appointment at the Rose Library.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10604\" style=\"width: 498px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/marbl\/files\/2025\/02\/Serials-Blog-Picture2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10604\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10604\" src=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/marbl\/files\/2025\/02\/Serials-Blog-Picture2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"488\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/marbl\/files\/2025\/02\/Serials-Blog-Picture2.jpg 488w, https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/marbl\/files\/2025\/02\/Serials-Blog-Picture2-300x294.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10604\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Horizon, a Journal of the Color Line, November 1907.<br \/>Charles Simpson Butcher papers<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Check out these titles!<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The Black man<\/em>, a Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) publication. (1935-1939)<\/li>\n<li><em>The echo<\/em>, newspaper of the African American community of Augusta, GA. (1921-192?)<\/li>\n<li><em>Hilltop<\/em>, student newspaper, Howard University. (1960s)<\/li>\n<li><em>The po\u2019 folks reporter<\/em>, newspaper southwest Georgia, Georgia Citizens Coalition on Hunger. (Tifton, GA, 1982)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Linked resources: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/search.libraries.emory.edu\/\">Library Search<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/libraries.emory.edu\/rose\">Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/libraries.emory.edu\/rose\/using-rose-library\/preparing-research-visit\">Preparing for a research visit<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by the African American Collections Team The Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library holds over 1,200 titles within Emory University Libraries&#8217; (EUL) African American Periodical Collection. These materials are often referred to as serials, which are publications issued at fixed intervals. 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