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About the Morehouse King Collection |
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RWWL as Custodian |
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On June 23, 2006,
a group of prominent Atlantans, led by current Atlanta Mayor
Shirley Franklin and former Atlanta Mayor and U.S. Ambassador
to South Africa Andrew Young, purchased and transferred
a historic collection of writings and other items representing
the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to King’s
alma mater, Morehouse College. The group of original manuscripts,
writings and sermons and books from his personal library—now
known as the Morehouse College Martin Luther King Jr. Collection—were
previously scheduled for auction on June 30, 2006, by Sotheby’s
in New York.
Soon after the purchase, the Robert W. Woodruff Library
of the Atlanta University Center (AUC) as the official and
only library operating to serve the information needs of
the students and faculty of Morehouse and three other AUC
member institutions, was designated as “custodian” of the
Morehouse College Martin Luther King Jr. Collection, charged
with housing and overseeing the security and preservation
of the collection until further notice.
Since receiving the Morehouse King Collection on September
14, 2006, the Archives & Special Collections Department
of the Woodruff Library of the AUC has completed several
milestones associated with its proper preservation, conservation
and care and its future availability for scholarly access.
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