MARBL Materials at Work
Emory acquires rare books and manuscripts for MARBL so that they will be accessible to researchers and scholars. MARBL's resources are not treasures to be locked behind doors but research collections specifically intended for Emory students, professors, and international scholars to use for their own projects. MARBL strives to make access to historical materials part of its primary mission. Here are some examples of how researchers have used our collections:
A living legacy of poetry
Undergraduate and graduate students in English professor Kevin Young's creative writing class curated exhibitions of works from the Raymond Danowski Poetry Library. Based on the student's own interests and research, their displays provided insight into both the collection and the history of 20th-century poetry. The exhibitions are displayed in the Concourse Gallery near the front door to the library for maximum exposure.
The Oxford Experience
Just because a document is old doesn't mean it isn't out and about. For example, Oxford College English professors Christine Loflin and Adriane Ivey collaborated with the Emory Libraries to help their students turn letters from the 19th century into 21st-century e-texts.
Bringing medieval music to life
What did medieval music sound like? The graduate students in music history professor Lynn Bertrand's class deciphered the music recorded in the Cantigas de Santa María, one of the largest collection of solo songs from the middle ages.