MARBL is staffed by an eclectic group of people who are knowledgeable, friendly and witty lovers of special collections. Periodically, they'll introduce themselves to you here on the blog by telling you how they got into the world of manuscripts, archives and rare books, and what they love most within MARBL's collections.
by Christeene Fraser, Office Manager, MARBL
Some places find you.
As an impoverished undergraduate living in New York City in the fall of 2003, I often found myself spending hours on end in one of the few places that freely offered beauty, learning, and repose to anyone: the New York Public Library. Under the frescoed ceiling of the Rose Main Reading Room, I studied for an anticipated career in medicine and rewarded my efforts with frequent breaks to draft poems or sketch portraits of fellow patrons in my notebook.
The Writers exhibition, on display in the Schatten Gallery until November, features photographer Nancy Crampton’s pictures of authors, poets, novelists, journalists and other writers. A small selection of 