Readux Legacy

The books and pamphlets in this collection, generally published in the latter half of the 19th century, chronicle the lives and issues of African Americans during that time.

This collection is comprised of the Flight Data File (FDF) and the Lunar Module Cue Cards that were used by Commander David Scott during the Apollo 15 lunar mission that took place between July 26 and August 7, 1971. The complete FDF is composed of all of the official Flight Plan, checklists, cue cards, maps, and star charts carried aboard Apollo 15, and features handwritten notes made by the crew during the mission.

City directories, the precursor to modern phone books, hit their heyday in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and are a treasure trove of information for historical researchers. In addition to names and addresses of individuals and businesses, the Atlanta directories contain a street directory arrangement and details like occupation and race. As such they provide important evidence on the phenomenon of urbanization, and are often used to compile and analyze demographic, economic and other data on a city at a point in time or over time. Usually produced by and for businesses, they also served as an advertising medium and compendium of information about the city, containing for example lists of churches and schools, social and fraternal organizations, city officials, and city ordinances and maps.

A collection of Baedeker European travel guides from the late 19th century. Baedekers were the first popular travel guide and are known for their detailed descriptions of cities and detailed maps. Many of the cities described changed dramatically during the 20th century so these books are important records and are used by scholars in many disciplines.

Varieties of literature published during the Civil War (1861-1865), not necessarily about the war or even set in the U.S., though published in the U.S.

A collection proposed by Dr. Walter Melion, the Early Northern European books were published in the 16th to 18th centuries. They are "emblem books," using text and image in complex ways to make their arguments. The books may be proverbial, scholarly, or exegetical in nature.

The Emory Campus, the Asodecoan, the Aesculapian, the Zodiac and other Emory yearbooks.

This collection contains a true miscellany of digitized brittle books ranging from Confessions of a Wife, by Mary Adams to Eight Lectures on Theoretical Physics, by Max Planck, including such items as A Handy Reference Atlas of the World, Hindu Logic as Preserved in China and Japan, and Only Peggy, a Comedietta. Both fiction and non-fiction publications are included.

Record of sessions from 1847 - 2004

Record of sessions from 1815 - 2006

This collection of items from the Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library contains novels, Civil War memoirs, and Italian literature.

Eighteenth and nineteenth century medical treatises.

The Methodism collection contains materials that document the history and influence of Methodism on American society, culture and religion. A strong similarity between theological and popular movements produced a dynamic interaction between Methodism and American culture, which affected changes in many areas ranging from literature and music to the increased public role of women.

Eight volumes of Methodist Conference Minutes from 1867-1874, most from the South Georgia Conference.

Contemporary and eyewitness accounts of the Civil War.

Dictionaries and encyclopedias of bible, theology, religion, and archeology; hymnbooks; historic Greek and Hebrew lexicons; commentaries.

Triple Deckers are novels published in 3 volumes, generally in Britain in the 19th century. These triple deckers are from the rare books in MARBL.

A collection proposed by Dr. Sarah McPhee and Dr. Eric Varner, Views of Rome includes books that chronicle the Eternal City in text and image over four centuries (16th-19th). These printed volumes document Rome's monuments through illustrations and maps combined with explanatory texts and constitute the primary way in which evolving assessments of the city were shared and disseminated prior to the advent of modern technologies.

What people read on the train in the late 19th century.