by David Faulds, Rare Book Cataloger, dfaulds [at] emory [dot] edu The Life of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner, 1719 Robinson Crusoe is one of the few works of fiction whose popularity has lasted not just decades but centuries. MARBL is fortunate to own one of the largest collections of Robinson Crusoe in the world. Read More …
While the little town of Atlanta was just on the verge of growing by leaps and bounds, rumblings of an approaching Civil War began to spread throughout Georgia. One of the great schisms of the Methodist Church occurred during the 1840s and directly involved the Emory community; in particular Rev. James Osgood Andrew, a Methodist Read More …
The Benny Andrews exhibition featuring 20 original drawings, dating from 1959 to 2005, on generous loan from The Andrews Humphrey Family Foundation will be on display until November in the corridor gallery of the Woodruff Library, Floor 3. The following is an essay written by exhibit curator Pellom McDaniels III. by Pellom McDaniels III, Consultant, Read More …
by Sara Logue, Research and Public Service Archivist, MARBL Early on in Atlanta’s history, it was determined that the growing town was going to need a space to bury its citizens. In 1850, six acres of land were purchased and set aside for the purpose of a public cemetery. By 1867, however, the cemetery grew Read More …
by Randy Gue, Curator of Modern Political and Historical Collections, MARBL City Atlas of Atlanta, Georgia: From Actual Surveys and Records, Manuscript, Archives and Rare Book Library, Emory University Did you know you can access some of MARBL’s unique maps and atlases online? Do you want to know how Atlanta was shaped in 1878 or Read More …
by Sara Logue, Research and Public Services Archivist, MARBL When it was determined by the people of Georgia that a railroad was needed to connect them to the west, the Western and Atlantic Railroad was born and its terminating point became the city of Atlanta. Originally referred to as Terminus, this swiftly growing city soon Read More …
by Michael Hessel-Mial, Graduate Processing Assistant The Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library is pleased to announce that additions to Paul Muldoon’s papers have been fully processed and are open again to research. With correspondence and writings extended up to 2005, and personal files as recent as 2010, researchers now have greater access to the Read More …
by Kelly Erby, Assistant Professor of History, Washburn University; PhD, Emory University School Charter in the Minute Book of the Institution for theEducation of Colored Youths in the District of Columbia(Click for Detail) Recently, MARBL acquired the minute book of the Institution for the Education of Colored Youths in the District of Columbia. Located in Read More …
Highlights from the Emory University Archives Collection Aerial view of proposed campus, circa 1919. Emory University Postcard Collection, Emory University Archives, Manuscript, Archives and Rare Book Library. Junior baseball team photograph, 1906. Emory University Photograph Collection, Emory University Archives, Manuscript, Archives and Rare Book Library. The distinctive collections in the Emory University Archives preserve the Read More …
by Ryan Taylor, Project Archivist, MARBL “Working for Freedom: Documenting Civil Rights Organizations” is a collaborative project between Emory University's Manuscript, Archives and Rare Book Library, The Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History, The Amistad Research Center at Tulane University, and The Robert W. Woodruff Library of Atlanta University Center Read More …
by Cheryl Oestreicher, Project Archivist, Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History For more information about the collection described in this post, please contact the Archives at Auburn Avenue Research Library, aarl [dot] archives [at] fultoncountyga [dot] gov “Working for Freedom: Documenting Civil Rights Organizations” is a collaborative project between Emory University’s Read More …
by Ryan Taylor, Project Archivist, MARBL “Working for Freedom: Documenting Civil Rights Organizations” is a collaborative project between Emory University's Manuscript, Archives and Rare Book Library, The Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History, The Amistad Research Center at Tulane University, and The Robert W. Woodruff Library of Atlanta University Center to Read More …
