The Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies was established in 1974 through the efforts of the Richard B. Russell Foundation, Inc., the Georgia General Assembly and the University System of Georgia Board of Regents.  The Library's original mission was to collect and preserve materials that document the life and career of the late Richard B. Russell, United States Senator from Georgia from 1933 to 1971.  In the span of more than two decades, the holdings of the Russell Library have expanded to include more than 100 additional collections of papers of post-1900 elected officials, political appointees and individuals and groups representing, persuading, or observing the political and public policy processes in Georgia and the nation.  "When we expanded our collection, we wanted not only to collect active participants but also wanted to do retrospective collecting," states Russell Library Director Sheryl Vogt about these University archives.  "We are very conscious to collect papers that represent the full diversity of experience and perspective of our culture."
 

Room/Area	Giving Level
Reading Room	$500,000	Available
Permanent Gallery	$300,000	Pending
Reception Area	$250,000	Available
Feature Gallery	$250,000	Available
Classroom	$250,000	Available
Conference Room	$250,000	Available
Premier Gallery	$200,000	Available
Rotating Gallery (A)	$150,000	Available
Rotating Gallery (B)	$150,000	Available
Rotating Gallery (C)	$150,000	Available
Research Reception	$150,000	Available
Research Lobby	$150,000	Available
Bennett Reception Room	$100,000	Named by Margaret Bennett for Tapley Bennett
Marquee Gallery (2)	$100,000	Available
Russell Office	$50,000	Available
Consultation Room	$50,000	Available
Donor Plaque	$5,000	Available

For further information, please contact:

Chantel Dunham
Director of Development
University Libraries
(706) 542-0628
cdunham@uga.edu