Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center

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Constructed in 1982, the Robert W. Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center is named in honor of the late Robert Winship Woodruff, former CEO of the Coca Cola Company. The library was designed to serve the instructional, informational and research needs for member institutions of the Atlanta University Center, the world's largest and oldest consortium of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Atlanta University Center member institutions are Clark Atlanta University, the Interdenominational Theological Center, Morehouse College, and Spelman College.

The Library is a member of ARCHE, SOLINET, OCLC, the HBCU Library Alliance, and is a participant of the Georgia state library network, GALILEO.

Collections

The Robert W. Woodruff Library's collection exceeds one million items consisting of approximately: 383,000 print volumes; 43,000 electronic books; 867,000 microforms; 314,000 government documents; 17,000 theses and dissertations; 35,000 bound periodicals; 1,500 current periodical subscriptions; 7,000 compact discs; more than 200 databases and nearly 7,500 cubic feet (210 m³) of archival collection. The Archives and Special Collections department is noted for its extensive materials documenting the African American experience and the rich history of the AUC schools. Among the unique holdings are the John Henrik Clarke Africana Collection, the Henry P. Slaughter Collection, and the Countee Cullen/Harold Jackman Memorial Collection of visual and performing arts.

External links

• Library Home Page
• Custodian: Morehouse College Martin Luther King Jr. Collection
• Archives and Special Collections at the Robert W. Woodruff Library
• Finding A Way Online Exhibit
• Digital Commons at the Robert W. Woodruff Library

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