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Rose Library @ Emory University @roselibraryemory.bsky.social · 1d

This July, Tamara Beauboeuf-Lafontant visited Rose Library to search for Eva Pearl Green Francis, a woman whose contemporaries described her as a "Colored Woman Worth $100,000". Find out what Tamara discovered about Eva Pearl & the all-black Mound Bayou community in her blog post: buff.ly/K8SIYEW

Rose Library @ Emory University @roselibraryemory.bsky.social · 2d

Happy Georgia Archives Month! 💚 This year we are focusing on leaving your trace in the right place as we document Georgia's environment through archives 😉 You can witness the changes in Georgia & Atlanta's landscapes in manuscript collections at Rose Library.

📷: Office of Alumni Publications photos

Rose Library @ Emory University @roselibraryemory.bsky.social · 2d

Since 2020, the Rose Library Drag Show has brought together students and the Atlanta community for an unforgettable night of musical performances by local drag queens.

📆: Thursday, October 9th at 7pm
📍 Robert W. Woodruff Library Building, 10th Floor
💲: Free & open to all
🚗: Fishburne Parking Deck

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Rose Library @ Emory University @roselibraryemory.bsky.social · 18d

This past Saturday, we welcomed sixty Jane Austen fans from all over the Southeast to Rose Library to celebrate 250 years of the beloved British author. 💖 Thank you to everyone who joined us for this wonderful event!

Photos by John King (Jane Austen Society of North America)

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Rose Library @ Emory University @roselibraryemory.bsky.social · 18d

Casey Johnson is a PhD student in Indiana University Bloomington’s Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies department. He was the 2025 recipient of Rose Library’s Marcus Garvey Foundation Research Fellowship. Casey's blog post about his research visit is now live: buff.ly/4jz6Ac1

Rose Library @ Emory University @roselibraryemory.bsky.social · 22d

Juanita Stephens would have loved 2010s era Tumblr 💅 Instead, she had to settle for leading a fan club and working on her "ten Frank Sinatra scrapbooks" in the 1940s. Her club's "T-Jacket Journal" includes letters to Frank, essays from fans about their concert experiences, and fan art.

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Rose Library @ Emory University @roselibraryemory.bsky.social · 23d

Questionable looking cats. 😼 Medieval murder-solving dogs. 🐶 A birthday party with lion cubs. 🦁

We enjoyed all of these and more at Sept's Miscellaneous Monthly! We hope to see you at next month's open house when we dive into the world of monsters, cults, and other horrors. 🧛

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Rose Library @ Emory University @roselibraryemory.bsky.social · 24d

Hey undergrads! This workshop is for you! Join the Emory Oral History Program on Thursday, September 25th, 2-4 PM.

Register for free: buff.ly/x12AH8D

Note: Workshop for graduate students is planned for October 2, 2025.

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Rose Library @ Emory University @roselibraryemory.bsky.social · 25d

Kaylen Smith is a History Ph.D. candidate at Princeton University whose dissertation explores the transition from the modern civil rights movement into the Black Power era through the lens of religious expression and activism. Her blog post about her visit to Rose is now live: buff.ly/D4A5uQC

Rose Library @ Emory University @roselibraryemory.bsky.social · 26d

Miscellaneous Monthly is Rose Library's open house series, which features different archival materials each month for you to enjoy! It is free & open to everyone, including members of the Atlanta community! Stop by on 9/16 from 1-3pm to view archival items related to animals! 🐾

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Rose Library @ Emory University @roselibraryemory.bsky.social · Sep 11

Can't make it to the library right now? Get a taste of what you can experience in the "Striking Characters" exhibit through this Emory News article: bit.ly/46hYzEe

"Striking Characters" is up through Dec. 20th in the Schatten Gallery and is curated by Emory Librarians Shanna Early & Hannah Griggs.

The art of type: Living exhibit showcases ‘striking’ impact of typewriters

“Striking Characters,” a new exhibit exploring the typewriter’s impact on literature and visual art, features the art of Tim Youd, who will retype two seminal literary works in Woodruff Library’s Scha...

news.emory.edu

Rose Library @ Emory University @roselibraryemory.bsky.social · Sep 9

Our newest exhibition is just your type! 😉 Striking Characters: Typewriters, Literary Worlds, and the Art of Tim Youd is now on view at Woodruff Library’s Schatten Gallery. Curated by Emory Librarians Shanna Early and Hannah Griggs. 💙 Free and open to everyone!

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Rose Library @ Emory University @roselibraryemory.bsky.social · Sep 5

Cox Hall has history! 🦅 The recently renovated food hall has been a site of student action since the '60s. On May 25, 1969, Black students blocked the entrance to bring attention to the unequal treatment of Cox's Black employees and other racial inequality across campus.

📷:Emory Photo/Video records

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Rose Library @ Emory University @roselibraryemory.bsky.social · Sep 3

Chanelle Rose is a professor of History at Rowan University and a 2025 recipient of Rose Library's African American History and Culture Visiting Researcher Fellowship. Her blog post about her research within the SCLC records and other related collections is now live: buff.ly/oB6TtJc

Rose Library @ Emory University @roselibraryemory.bsky.social · Sep 2

Come on out to the Jones Room next Tuesday, September 9th at 7pm to talk soccer! ⚽ We'll have Atlanta United commentator Jason Longshore and Emory soccer coaches Sue Patberg & Cory Greiner for a discussion about Emory's role in Atlanta soccer history and a look at the Eagles' 2025 seasons! 🦅

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Rose Library @ Emory University @roselibraryemory.bsky.social · Sep 2

Please join us in welcoming Dylan Lewis to the Rose team! 🥳 Dylan is our new Rare Book Librarian. In this role, he will be working with the our print and rare book materials, including describing, preserving, and providing access.

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Rose Library @ Emory University @roselibraryemory.bsky.social · Aug 28

You asked, we listened. 💙 Starting Sept 2nd, users can schedule their research appointments for up until 6pm on both Tuesdays and Wednesdays during the Fall semester. For the rest of the work week, our reading room will remain open for use from 10am to 4pm. Check out our hours: buff.ly/2WRqUSN

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Rose Library @ Emory University @roselibraryemory.bsky.social · Aug 26

📜💍 I love shiny things, but I'd marry you with (acid free) paper rings 💍📜 #taylorswift #archivist

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Rose Library @ Emory University @roselibraryemory.bsky.social · Aug 26

Happy #NationalDogDay! 🐶When Robert Woodruff wasn't busy being president of Coca Cola, he enjoyed spending time on Ichauway, his nearly 30,000-acre quail-hunting property in southwest Georgia, with his kennel of over 40 trained hunting dogs. The lives of these dogs are documented in his papers.

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Rose Library @ Emory University @roselibraryemory.bsky.social · Aug 21

We are thrilled to receive a $280,000 grant through @gettymuseum.bsky.social's Black Visual Art Archives program! These grants aim to increase access to important archival collections across the USA with work by Black artists. Rose's grant is to support processing of the Jim Alexander photographs.

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Rose Library @ Emory University @roselibraryemory.bsky.social · Aug 18

🎵 You left your typewriter in my apartment, straight from the tortured archivists department 🎵

It wasn't quiet in Rose Friday afternoon thanks to a trio of typewriters! Our staff had fun playing around with these striking, old school machines. Can you imagine writing a whole novel on one? 😱

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Rose Library @ Emory University @roselibraryemory.bsky.social · Aug 13

In Rose Library's Langmuir collection there are several postcards featuring showgirls from Greenwich Village's Savannah Club. 🧡 The Savannah Club boomed in the 1950s and was noteworthy for being one of the only venues in the area to feature shows with all Black performers. #TS12 #TheLifeofaShowgirl

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Rose Library @ Emory University @roselibraryemory.bsky.social · Aug 12

Crystal Nelson is an assistant professor of art history at UC Boulder whose research and teaching focuses on Black art and Black visual culture(s) as articulated through painting, photography, film/video, and performance. Their blog post is now live: buff.ly/Bhtjbte

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Rose Library @ Emory University @roselibraryemory.bsky.social · Aug 8

Joshua Massey is a Ph.D. candidate at Bard Graduate Center, whose dissertation explores the yard environments of Black artists. They were a recipient of Rose's 2025 Southern History and Culture Fellowship. Read their blog post about their Rose visit now: buff.ly/mXg5iE3

Rose Library @ Emory University @roselibraryemory.bsky.social · Aug 6

Rose Library was recently awarded a grant from the Getty Foundation to process the Jim Alexander photograph collection. 🥳 We are excited to share that part of this grant includes hiring a Visiting Archivist for the Jim Alexander photographs! Apply by 9/5 for priority consideration: buff.ly/1ZeNCbK

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