Georgia Tech Library Archives and Special Collections Open House

Join us in the Archives Reading Room, located on the first floor of Crosland Tower, on Tuesday, Aug. 8 from noon to  2 p.m. for an open house to view a selection of the newest acquisitions in rare books, science fiction, and university archives from the Library’s Archives and Special Collections department.

Selections include: 

Foundational works in the history of astronomy, mathematics, chemistry, and medicine printed before 1800 from authors such as Galileo, René Descartes, Robert Boyle, and more;

• The oldest book in the collection, a 1498 copy of Marsiglio Ficino’s De Triplici Vita;
• Rare editions of early to mid-20th century science fiction;
• The Henry Mancini-Cecil Welch Music Collection; and
• Records from Georgia Tech student organizations.