Welcome to MARBL
Emory University's Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library (MARBL) is a place of discovery. Here students, scholars, and other visitors can browse rare books, read original letters and manuscripts, and listen to rare recordings. MARBL's renowned collections span more than 800 years of human history—with particular depth in modern literature, African American history, Emory University history, and the history of Georgia and the South.
CONDUCT RESEARCH
Browse research guides
Just beginning your research? Try the MARBL Research Guides, which provide overviews of available resources in broad subject areas. Just click on a topic to start exploring.
Search EmoryFindingAids
Click here to access EmoryFindingAids. This database contains detailed descriptions and content listings for MARBL's manuscript and archival collections.
Search the library catalog
Click here to access the library’s catalog, discoverE. You can search the full range of the library’s holdings, then use the navigation bars to limit your search to MARBL materials, including rare books.



