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J. M. Edelstein collection, 1958-1992

16.5 linear feet (17 boxes) and 1 oversized papers folder (OP)

Collection of bibliographer, book collector, and scholar James Martin Edelstein, including correspondence between Edelstein and the Jargon Press; printed materials from the Cummington Press and Jargon Press; and materials relating to Robert Lowell, James Merrill, and Wallace Stevens.

Repository: Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library

Christopher H. Emanuel family papers, 1915-1935

0.75 linear foot (2 boxes)

Papers of Christopher H. Emanuel, an African American Baptist minister, and his family from White Plains, New York, including photographs, diaries, pamphlets, and correspondence.

Repository: Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library

John Egerton collection, 1997-2000

1.5 linear ft. (3 boxes)

Papers of journalist John Egerton, including notes, printed material, and audio and videotapes documenting the Popham Seminars from 1997-2000.

Repository: Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library

Office of Alumni Publications photographs, 1903-1980

14 linear ft. (28 boxes)

The collection includes photographs taken, commissioned, or received by the Office of Alumni Publications at Emory University. Subjects include Emory University and Emory College buildings and campuses, schools and academic departments, events, faculty, students, alumni, administrators, and campus organizations.

Repository: Emory University Archives

Emory University desegregation collection, 1960-1994

2 linear ft. (3 boxes)

Emory University was officially desegregated in September of 1962 and admitted its first African American undergraduate in the fall of 1963. The collection consists of records documenting the process of desegregation and other events relating to racial issues at Emory. Included are documents summarizing the process of integration; copies of various statements issued by Emory faculty and students; a copy of the Petition for Declaratory Judgment and Injunction to the Superior Court of Dekalb County; accounts of activities surrounding campus racial protests that occurred in 1969 (print and audio); and information concerning more recent events that took place in the 1990s.

Repository: Emory University Archives

Mari Evans papers, circa 1900-2012 [bulk 1960-2012]

49 linear feet (98 boxes), 2 oversized papers boxes (OP) 5 bound volumes (BV), AV Masters: 7.5 linear feet (8 boxes) 0.25 linear feet (1 box) of born digital material (BD)

Papers of African American writer, poet, educator, playwright, musician, and activist Mari Evans, including correspondence, writings, subject files, professional and personal papers, printed material, photographs, audiovisual material, and born digital material.

Repository: Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library

Emory University Board of Trustees records, 1914-2010

69.5 linear ft. (75 boxes), 1 oversized papers box (OP), and 98 bound volumes (BV)

Records of the Emory University Board of Trustees include meeting minutes; reports to the Board of Trustees from the University President and working committees; and administrative materials including awards, bylaws and charters, clippings, public statements, and membership rosters. Records relate to university finances, campus planning, student life, faculty appointments, and other issues.

Repository: Emory University Archives

Emory College Board of Trustees records, 1837-1919

.25 linear ft. (1 box), 6 bound volumes (BV), and 2 microfilm reels (MF)

Collection includes minutes, reports, and other records of the Emory College Board of Trustees. Records relate to faculty appointments, College finances, the conferring of degrees, campus planning, and other issues.

Repository: Emory University Archives

Emory Photo/Video records, 2007-2009

2 linear feet (2 boxes)

Records consist of audiovisual material recorded by Emory Photo/Video of Emory University events.

Repository: Emory University Archives

Office of Development records, 1916-2000

5.5 linear feet (13 boxes)

The Emory University Office of Development started major fundraising campaigns in the 1950s to raise capital for the University. In addition to general fundraising, the Office of Development oversaw two major initiatives, the Merit Program, 1960s, and Campaign for Emory, 1980s. Through Campaign for Emory, the Office of Development and Office of Alumni Relations fostered a working relationship which eventually led to a merger of the two into the Office of Development and Alumni Relations. The collection consists of the records of the Office of Development at Emory University. The bulk of the records date from the 1950s through the 1990s and include administrative materials, donor and prospective donor lists, correspondence, and printed material. The Merit Program and Campaign for Emory initiatives are well documented in the collection. Newspaper and magazine clippings relating to fundraising at Emory and other educational institutions are also included.

Repository: Emory University Archives

Transforming Community Project records, 1981-2016 (bulk 2005-2010)

5.375 linear ft. (7 boxes), 1 extra oversized papers box (XOP), .5 linear feet of born digital materials (BD), and AV Masters: 1 linear foot (1 box)

Transforming Community Project records document the multiyear project that focused on exploring issues of race and the history of Race at Emory and consist of project records, audiovisual materials, and born digital materials.

Repository: Emory University Archives

Emory University Baccalaureate and Commencement collection, 1918-2011

10.25 linear feet (17 boxes) and

Collection consists of materials related to Emory University's Baccalaureate and Commencement ceremonies including programs, sermons, addresses, invitations, honorary degree citations, and other items.

Repository: Emory University Archives

Clifford Cabell Early papers, 1938-1967

9 linear feet (12 boxes), 12 oversized bound volumes (OBV), and 1 oversized papers box (OP)

Papers of Clifford Cabell Early, United States Army colonel and post commander of Fort McPherson during World War II.

Repository: Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library

George Errington letters, 1858-1861

0.01 cubic ft. (1 folder)

Consists of ten handwritten letters concerning the changes in church and college government brought about by the Catholic Church’s reconstruction of the Church in England.

Repository: Pitts Theology Library