Archive for the ‘Collections’ Category
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013 - Renna Tuten
The Hargrett Library is pleased to announce four new broadcasting and journalism collections:
Sidney Pike papers
Sidney Pike's (b. 1927) career in television began with producing and directing baseball programming for Boston's WBZ-TV and WHDH-TV for 17 years. During his tenure at WHDH, Pike also produced a documentary, "American Way of Life," ...
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Friday, April 19th, 2013 - Jean Cleveland
An exciting new initiative began today when the Digital Public Library of America launched its first six service and content hubs. The hubs promise to unleash millions of historical, scientific and cultural documents from many of America’s national and state institutions, making them easily searchable as digital records to anyone with an Internet ...
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Tuesday, March 26th, 2013 - Renna Tuten
The Hargrett Library is pleased to announce the acquisition of four new collections.
Arthur W. McDonald collection of theatre engravings and playbills
Arthur W. McDonald, former chair of the Department of Fine Arts at the College of Charleston, is the author of several works about the Yorkshire theatre including The Yorkshire Stage, ...
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Thursday, March 14th, 2013 - Jean Cleveland
Thirty-plus recipients of the University of Georgia’s prestigious Peabody Awards will be announced via webcast at 10 a.m. March 27, and later that day, at 7 p.m., a sampling of the latest winners will be screened in the auditorium of the Richard B. Russell Special Collections Libraries, 300 Hull St., ...
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Monday, February 18th, 2013 - Renna Tuten
The Hargrett Rare Book & Manuscript Library at the University of Georgia Libraries maintains a collection of more than 1,000 historic maps spanning nearly 500 years, from the sixteenth century through the early twentieth century. Although not limited to a single geographic subject, the collection heavily emphasizes Georgia as colony ...
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Thursday, November 15th, 2012 - Jean Cleveland
An exhibit on view in the rotunda of the Special Collections Libraries Richard Russell Building showcases items from the African Studies Institute collection along with objects illustrating African culture from personal collections.
In the exhibit, examples of handwoven baskets, beadwork containers and clothing crafted in various African countries can be found, ...
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Tuesday, July 10th, 2012 - Jean Cleveland
The University of Georgia Libraries’ Walter J. Brown Media Archives, the only public institution in Georgia devoted entirely to preserving moving images, has received a rich and varied film collection including what are likely Georgia’s earliest surviving home movies.
Pebble Hill Plantation in Thomasville, Georgia, was the winter home for the ...
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Thursday, May 24th, 2012 - cbuss
The CML in 207 Aderhold Hall will be closed Sunday & Monday for the Memorial Day Holiday. For more information on the CML's hours, please visit the CML's site.
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Thursday, May 10th, 2012 - Deborah Stanley, Web Editor
We have begun moving the Main Library's current periodicals from the 1st floor to their temporary location on the 2nd floor. Once renovation is complete, they will return to a new location on the 1st floor.
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Tuesday, May 1st, 2012 - Kristin Nielsen
The entry floors of the Main Library and the Science Library will undergo renovations beginning in mid-May. By fall, both libraries will feature redesigned study spaces, new computers and furniture, and better-designed service desks.
The Libraries plan to maintain our normal Maymester and summer hours, but please expect construction noise as ...
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