Voices From the Other Side is a student-curated exhibition of artists’ books and writings from Rose Library’s Phillips State Prison Book Project Records on view now on Level 1 of the Robert W. Woodruff Library. Many of these artists’ books were created by students in Bill Taft’s creative non-fiction classes, taught under the auspices of…
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The Art of Bookbinding
Theatre, Maurice Maeterlinck, 1901-1902,modern morocco binding with delicate color detailing Share Related Entries: Rare Books in MARBL's Blog Join the discussion Today we take for granted that if we purchase a book it will come with a protective paper or cloth binding but this has not always been the case. The concept of the…
Rose Library Blog
- Voting Rights: Vote Like Your Life Depends on It October 16, 2020This is the third in a series of blog posts that brings together Emory Libraries’ resources with the current struggle to foster social change and anti-racism. Over the course of the series, topics include Black Student Activism at Emory, Protests and Movements, Voting Rights and Authors and Artists as Activists. We hope the connections that...Lolita Rowe
- New Rose Library Podcast series: “Rose Library Presents” October 13, 2020The Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library is excited to announce the launch of “Rose Library Presents”; a new suite of podcasts created by Lolita Rowe, Nick Twemlow, and Randy Gue. Three series are set to premiere during American Archives Month: Rose Library Presents: Community Conversations, Rose Library Presents: Behind the Archives,...Lolita Rowe
- By Broad Potomac’s Shore: Great Poems from the Early Days of our Nation’s Capital October 8, 2020Kim Roberts is the editor of By Broad Potomac’s Shore: Great Poems from the Early Days of our Nation’s Capital (University of Virginia Press, 2020), and the author of A Literary Guide to Washington, DC: Walking in the Footsteps of American Writers from Francis Scott Key to Zora Neale Hurston(University of Virginia Press, 2018), and five books of...Lolita Rowe
- Lift Every Voice 2020: Defining the Black Reconstruction Archive October 6, 2020The Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library and the Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry invite members of the Emory community and the general public to the panel “Defining the Black Reconstruction Archive” on October 20, 2020 from 12:00-1:00 pm EST. Panelists include Drs. Barbara Combs (Clark Atlanta University), Michelle Gordon (Emory University),...Lolita Rowe
- Using the Rose Library: Fall 2020 FAQs September 25, 2020Can I use Rose Library materials in the Reading Room? At this time, Emory students, faculty, and staff are welcome to book appointments to use Rose Library materials in the Reading Room. Visitors are not allowed on Emory’s campus at this time. Do I have to wear a mask? Are there changes to the process...Courtney E. Chartier