The Marco Institute
Riggsby Library and Reading Room
Endowed by its namesakes, Stuart and Kate Riggsby, the Marco Riggsby Library & Reading Room was officially opened in November 2013. Housed in the Marco Institute’s home at Cherokee Mills Suite 102B, the space supports Marco, UTK, and the wider regional community.
The Library
The Riggsby Library contains a growing collection of reference materials, primary editions, and digital resources on premodern topics. It is a non-circulating library. If you are a visiting scholar and would like to access our collections, please contact us at [email protected] to confirm that the library will be open during your visit.
Riggsby Library Catalogue (Excel)
The Reading Room
The Riggsby Reading Room offers a welcoming space for students, faculty, and visiting scholars. To request access to the Reading Room, please contact Marco’s Program Coordinator at [email protected].
Manuscripts and Facsimiles
The Marco Institute owns and has access to a number of facsimiles alongside a small number of medieval manuscripts, most of which are held in the UT Libraries Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections.
Bayeux Tapestry Facsimile
In the summer of 2018 the Marco Institute acquired a limited edition scroll-table facsimile of the Bayeux Tapestry, the famous 11th-century embroidery depicting the events leading up to and surrounding the Norman conquest of England in 1066. The facsimile is on display in the Riggsby Reading Room, and is available as a resource for teaching and research.