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ARTHIST 485 | AFS 489W What is a Map?

What if the maps we rely upon every day as well as the maps made in the past are telling us lies? How can we learn how to look at maps and identify power, politics, and other factors motivating those lies?

About Rose Library

Visit Rose Library's website

Emory University's Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives and Rare Book Library (Rose Library) holds over 200,000 printed volumes, over 1,200 manuscript collections, photographs, motion picture film, audio recordings, and other visual media. Its renowned collections span more than 800 years of history—with a special focus on modern literature, African American history, and the history of Georgia and the South.

Everyone is welcome to use Rose Library collections: students, scholars, visiting researchers, and the general public.

For hours, services, and guides to the collection please see the Rose Library page.

Finding aids database

The EmoryFindingAids database searches detailed descriptions of manuscript collections, which are called finding aids. Finding aids generally include:

  • A description of the collection's creator
  • A description of the contents
  • A list of boxes and folders in which materials are stored

The database includes finding aids for unprocessed collections.

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Planning Your Research Visit

Appointments to use Rose Library materials are strongly encouraged. Not all manuscript collections are housed onsite. Some collections are located in an off-site storage facility and must be requested in advance. To ensure your timely accessibility to our collections on and off-site, please make an appointment, register and request materials via our website.

We are happy to assist you as you prepare for your research visit. If you have any questions about our collections, or questions regarding Rose Library's researcher policies, please email rose.library@emory.edu to the attention of Research Services or call us at 404-727-6887.