Archive for the ‘Richard B. Russell Library’ Category

Special Collections Tuesday Tour @ 2!

Saturday, March 24th, 2012 - Renna Tuten

Join Special Collections Library staff each Tuesday at 2 P.M. for a tour of the exhibit galleries of the Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection, the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library and the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies. Meet in the rotunda ...

Media Archives Images from Dedication Day (Feb. 17, 2012)

Monday, February 27th, 2012 - danroth

Below is a sampling of images taken at the Dedication Ceremonies of the Richard B. Russell Special Collections Library on Friday, February 17, 2012. Photography by James Benyshek and Dan Roth. [gallery columns="4"]

Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection ready for Grand Opening!

Tuesday, February 14th, 2012 - danroth

The Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection has taken up residence in its new offices at the Richard B. Russell Special Collections Library Building. Preparations are underway for the official building dedication ceremonies, scheduled for Friday, February 17, 2012 at 11:00a.m. 2011 found the Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards ...

Special Collections Library Building to be Dedicated Feb. 17

Wednesday, February 8th, 2012 - Jean Cleveland

The Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries at the University of Georgia will be formally dedicated Feb. 17 with a celebration on the front lawn of the Hull Street facility at 11 a.m. UGA President Michael F. Adams will speak, along with University Librarian and Associate Provost William Gray Potter. ...

Special Collections Libraries Building Open

Wednesday, January 4th, 2012 - Jean Cleveland

The Hargrett Rare Book & Manuscript Library and the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research & Studies have set up shop in the new Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Library on Hull Street. We are open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily and 1-5 p.m. on Saturdays. ...

Updates on Russell Library Move

Thursday, August 18th, 2011 - Richard B. Russell Library

If all goes according to plan, the Russell Library will begin moving its collections to the Special Collections Building on Hull Street on Tuesday, September 6, 2011. The Russell Library will remain open for research at its current location through September 2, 2011. Until September 6, 2011, visitors to the Russell ...

Construction Alert at Russell Library Entrance

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011 - Richard B. Russell Library

Beginning on August 8, 2011, the public entrance to the Russell Library will close for construction of a temporary loading dock. This work is the first step in a longer process to moving the Russell Library and its collections to its new facility on Hull Street. Updates related to this ...

Special Collections Libraries to Close for Move, Fall 2011

Monday, June 13th, 2011 - Jean Cleveland

During the fall of 2011, the UGA Libraries’ three special collections libraries will relocate from the Main Library to the new Special Collections Libraries building currently under construction at 300 Hull Street. The move will result in delays in using materials held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Richard ...

Perdue’s Papers Come to Russell Library

Friday, March 4th, 2011 - Richard B. Russell Library

After serving more than three decades in state and local government including two terms as Georgia’s governor, Sonny Perdue has committed his political papers and memorabilia to the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies at the University of Georgia. By a special arrangement with the Georgia ...

Informal Forum (10/22): Who Is College For?

Thursday, October 7th, 2010 - Richard B. Russell Library

RUSSELL FORUM FOR CIVIC LIFE IN GEORGIA presents... Friday Informal Community Forum Topic: Who is College for? Date: October 22, 2010 Time: 3:30-5:00 p.m. Location: Russell Library Auditorium, West Entrance, Main Library, UGA campus Free! Exercise for your Civic Muscle! Russell Forum for Civic Life in Georgia (www.libs.uga.edu/russell/rfclg), a civic engagement program of the Russell Library hosts ...