Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History
Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History | |
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Location | Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
Type | Special library |
Established | 1994 |
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Website | www |
The Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History is a
Covering 50,000 square feet, the Auburn Avenue Research Library's four-story red-brick and black-granite building houses a library research area containing general reference books and materials, study areas, and a reading room as well as a public section with exhibit cases, general reference materials, and main reading room, and its archive of library stacks in the center of the building on the second and third floors.[5]
The library is open to the public.[6] Appointments are encouraged for access to its archival collections.[6] In 2001, the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History received a Governor's Award in the Humanities.[2]
History
Its core collection was established at the Auburn Branch of the
Collections
The library has three divisions: Reference and Research, Archives, and Program & Outreach. Reference and Research maintains sources related to the study of African American culture and the African diaspora. Archives holds records related to African American culture and history, primarily in the Atlanta area. The Program and Outreach division hosts public events to highlight the library's collections.[10] The Library's archives are home to the Andrew J Young Papers, the Atlanta Life Insurance Company Records, and the National Conclave of Grady Graduate Nurses Collection.
See also
- African American Library at the Gregory School
- Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
- Moorland–Spingarn Research Center
- Amistad Research Center
Notes
- ^ a b c d "About Us". Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System. afpls.org. Archived from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- ^ a b Chenault, Wesley (February 13, 2009). "Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History". New Georgia Encyclopedia. georgiaencyclopedia.org. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- ^ "Auburn Avenue Research Library Reopens After $20M Renovation". August 5, 2016.
- ^ "Auburn Avenue Research Library to Close for Renovations and Expansion". January 9, 2014.
- ^ a b c Chepesiuk, R. (1996). "Schomburg of the South: the Auburn Research Library". American Libraries. 27: 38–40.
- ^ a b "Access to the Collections". Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History. Archived from the original on April 21, 2014. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
- JSTOR 25649066.
- ^ "AARL-History of AARL". www.fulcolibrary.org. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
- JSTOR 26494718.
- ^ a b "Auburn Avenue Research Library". Fulton County Library System. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
References
- The Auburn Avenue Research Library's website contains much of the information used in this article Archived April 17, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History website Archived April 17, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History Archives Division Blog
- Atlanta–Fulton Public Library System website
- Auburn Avenue Research Library Historic African American Education Collections