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The Raymond Danowski Poetry Library is a poetry library at
Emory University Emory University is a private research university in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1836 as "Emory College" by the Methodist Episcopal Church and named in honor of Methodist bishop John Emory, Emory is the second-oldest private institution of ...
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Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...
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Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...
, U.S.. It was established in 2004 after Raymond Danowski, the son-in-law of sculptor
Henry Moore Henry Spencer Moore (30 July 1898 – 31 August 1986) was an English artist. He is best known for his semi- abstract monumental bronze sculptures which are located around the world as public works of art. As well as sculpture, Moore produced ...
, donated his collection of "75,000 volumes of verse, believed to be the largest private library of 20th-century poetry in English," to the university.


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* Emory University Libraries in Georgia (U.S. state) Libraries established in 2004 2004 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) Poetry organizations {{Poetry-stub