The Auburn University Libraries have produced a digital collection of school catalogs dating from 1860 to 1904.  The collection includes catalogs from the East Alabama Male College, the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama, and the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, all predecessors of Auburn University.

The catalogs provide course information, lists of names of faculty members and students, admissions criteria, expected costs, graduates, board members, rules of conduct, and images of campus life.

The Auburn University Historical Catalogs Collection is a project of Special Collections and Archives in cooperation with the Systems Department.  The collection is part of the Auburn University Digital Library which is accessible via the Auburn University Libraries homepage (just click on the Digital Collections link located under the Quick Links heading center bottom of the screen).

Milestone Documents in African American History:  Exploring the Essential Primary Sources

Edited by Paul Finkelman and published by the Schlager Group in 2010, this four-volume set is located in the Reference Collection on the Second Floor of the Ralph Brown Draughon Library under call number E 184.6 .M55 2010.

The Hospitality, Tourism & Leisure Collection provides coverage of both the historical and current state of affairs in the hospitality and tourism field, while also allowing for focused study of specialized aspects of the industry - including cultural aspects of travel, leisure activities, and economic aspects of tourism.  Covers literature published from 1980 onward.

Several dozen state-of-the-art study carrels and pods have been installed on the Fourth Floor, the designated quiet study area of the Ralph Brown Draughon Library.  Electrical power to these units is expected to be installed by April 27.

Funding for this renovation is provided by a generous donation from EBSCO Industries, Inc.

Discover Auburn Lecture Series

Alabama Gulf Coast Innovation and Oyster Production

William Walton  (Alabama Cooperative Extension Service and Auburn University Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures)

Date and Time:  Thursday, April 18 at 3 p.m.

Location:  Special Collections and Archives, Ground Floor, Ralph Brown Draughon Library

Sponsored by:  Auburn University Libraries and the Auburn University Bookstore.

The University community and the general public are invited to hear

Dr. Xolela Mangcu (Department of Sociology, University of Cape Town and Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution)

Black Consciousness in the Intellectual History of Western Modernity: Re-Reading Steve Biko

Date and Time:  Thursday, April 11 at 3:30 - 4:15 p.m.

Location:  Special Collections and Archives, Ground Floor, Ralph Brown Draughon Library

A reception and book-signing will follow Dr. Mangcu's talk.

Presented by:  Africana Studies, Auburn University Libraries, and the Multicultural Center with assistance from the Special Lectures Fund.

Grove Art Online is a reference source covering all aspects and time periods of art worldwide.  Please NOTE access to this database is limited to three simultaneous users.

By Jorge Armony and Patrik Vuilleumier and published by Cambridge University Press in 2013, this large volume is located on the Fourth Floor of the Ralph Brown Draughon Library under call number QP360 .C337 2013.

On Saturday, April 13 from 1 - 3 p.m. we're packing meals for those in need.

Location:  Ralph Brown Draughon Library, Newspaper Reading Room on the First Floor.

Please do your part to help reach our goal of 10,000 meals packaged.

Sign up to donate or volunteer at events.stophungernow.org/auburn or send e-mail to DLW0015@auburn.edu .