"'This exhibit will help us emphasize the variety of primary evidence resources the library has,' says Elizabeth McBride, a social sciences librarian who co-curated the exhibit with Chris Palazzolo, head of collection management and adjunct professor in the political science department."

The Ebola cases in the U.S. have sparked an exhibit, based on the government documents collection--occupying two-and-a-half miles of shelf space--at the Robert W. Woodruff Library at Emory University, that examines the impact of epidemics and the U.S. government’s response to them throughout American history.

"Before Ebola: The U.S. Government’s Role in Controlling Contagious Disease," drawing from primary evidence, explores smallpox and yellow fever; the 1918  influenza pandemic; venereal disease, including the Tuskegee syphilis experiment and the outbreak among World War I military recruits; and the HIV/AIDS crisis.

Weekdays: Free after 5pm | Weekends: Free

"The Danowski Poetry Library, acquired by MARBL in 2004, consists of more than 75,000 volumes of rare and first editions of 20th century poetry, as well as supplemental counterculture material."

In the summer of 2014 four fellows, Dr. Joshua Adams, Dr. Rebecca Roach, Stephanie Anderson, and Dr. Daniel Worden, conducted research in the Danowski Poetry Library for a project called B-Side Modernism. Their articles were published on nonsite.org., an online, open access, peer-reviewed quarterly journal of scholarship in the arts and humanities affiliated with Emory College of Arts and Sciences. A companion exhibit curated by Lisa Chinn, a PhD candidate in English at Emory, features countercultural materials that influenced 20th century poets. These materials include little magazines, such as C-Comics, started by poet Ted Berrigan with cover illustrations by Andy Warhol and Joe Brainard; and manuscripts from poet-translator David Gascoyne.

Weekdays: Free after 5pm | Weekends: Free

The B-side Modernism project was sponsored by nonsite.org and the Mellon Foundation.

"I am because we are." - African Proverb

This exhibit highlights the Emory Libraries’ efforts to confront racism and promote social justice and presents resources that can be found online.  These include recommended titles for reading, additional library resources, and links to other campus organizations joining the movement.

Social Justice Resources:

Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Black Lives Matter

Social Justice Corner

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee

Confronting Racism Resources:

Statement on Systemic Racism and the Libraries’ Commitment

Dear John Lewis, Dear C. T. Vivian

Lift Every Voice 2020

"Framing Shadows" the Online Exhibit

Black Student Activism

"'And the Struggle Continues' highlights the efforts of one of the most important human rights organizations to challenge the oppressive political and economic systems of the 20th century."

Based on the extensive Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) records housed in Emory University’s Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, the exhibition reveals how SCLC exposed and transformed a status quo that allowed millions to suffer from poverty, environmental degradation, health care disasters, hunger, homelessness, disfranchisement, and a brutal criminal justice system. It waged these battles on a political terrain that had been fundamentally altered since the organization as created in 1957.

Weekdays: Free after 5pm | Weekends: Free

"...a basic understanding of the critical role of African Americans in the war..."

Most Americans know little of the global significance of World War I (1914-1918) and the sacrifices made by millions to ensure the victory of the Allied forces over Germany. Rarer still is a basic understanding of the critical role of African Americans in the war to make the "world safe for democracy."

 “A Question of Manhood: African Americans and WWI” commemorates the centennial of the First World War, and celebrates African Americans who served as citizen-soldiers while they were still systematically denied full access to the promises of democracy.

Weekdays: Free after 5pm | Weekends: Free

"...theatrical postcards of legendary actors in some of Shakespeare's most famous plays..."

This exhibit showcases the newly re-designed website, Shakespeare & the Players, and features nearly 1,000 images of late 19th to early 20th century theatrical postcards of legendary actors in some of Shakespeare's most famous plays. The original website, begun in the 1990s by Emory English Professor Harry Rusche, went on to become an outstanding example of early digital scholarship. Justin Shaw, an English doctoral student and the website redesign project lead, curated the exhibit.

Weekdays: Free after 5pm | Weekends: Free

Both Shakespeare and his characters can be found throughout our daily environments.

Explores Shakespeare’s relationship with pop culture through various artifacts from the collections of Dr. Harry Rusche and Dr. Sheila Cavanagh. Both the playwright and his characters can be found throughout our daily environments. As the many puns found throughout this exhibit suggest, there are "no holes bard" when modern audiences adapt Shakespeare for their own devices.

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"...Emory reminds us that phrases like 'the first' and 'the earliest' often warrant further research..."

In 1917, Eléonore Raoul 20L enrolled in Emory’s School of Law and became the first woman to earn a degree from the University. This important event broke a barrier for women who would follow. Exploring the noted and notable milestones in the history of women at Emory reminds us that phrases like “the first” and “the earliest” often warrant further research. Many of the events occurred only after years of advocacy and activism by others.

Weekdays: Free after 5pm | Weekends: Free