The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection
The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection is home to more than 90,000 titles and 5,000,000 feet of newsfilm, making it the third largest broadcasting archive in the country, behind only the Library of Congress and UCLA. The Archives comprise moving image and sound collections that focus on American television and radio broadcasting, and the music, folklore, and history of Georgia. There are more than 50,000 television programs and more than 39,500 radio programs in the Archives, in addition to audio folk music field tapes and home movies from rural Georgia. Their mission is to preserve, protect, and provide access to the moving image and sound materials that reflect the collective memory of broadcasting and the history of the state of Georgia and its people.
Room/Area |
Giving Level |
Status |
| Viewing Rooms 1 and 3 | $100,000 (each) | Available |
| The Viewing Rooms will provide classroom space for the University’s colleges, schools, and programs that utilize the resources of the Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection to enhance instruction. The room will accommodate a class size of 25 and will be supplied with state-of-the-art audiovisual equipment to support classroom instruction. The professional staff of the Media Archives will work with University teaching faculty and graduate assistants to incorporate Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection moving image and audio resources into the classroom curriculum. In addition to supporting the University community, the Screening Room will be available to support regional and community groups who wish to utilize or explore the treasures held by the University of Georgia Libraries. | ||
| Marquee Galleries (2) | $100,000 (each) | Available |
| These galleries will allow for eye-catching displays, showcasing powerful images and works from the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library. The position of these galleries on either side of the entrance to the Hargrett Library provides an opportunity to draw visitors from the large, highly traveled common area. The temporary nature of these spaces provides ample opportunity to remain responsive to issues and interests of the visiting public and also enables the Library to collaborate and coordinate with the other UGA Libraries special collections. | ||
| Viewing Room 2 | $50,000 | Available |
| Though slightly smaller than Viewing Rooms 1 and 3, Viewing Room 2 will also provide classroom space for the University’s colleges and schools. | ||
| Peabody Awards Gallery | $50,000 | Available |
| The George Foster Peabody Awards are known globally as the most prestigious awards in electronic media and the Peabody Awards Collection is the cornerstone of the Walter J. Brown Media Archives. As visitors enter, they will be greeted with a display featuring text, photographs, and video of current winners of the Peabody Award. This display will change annual each April when new winners are announced. Around the room will be interactive exhibits detailing the history and importance of the awards, a Who’s Who of those involved in the process, as well as an explanation of how winners are selected and the criteria used for judging. | ||
| Radio Gallery | $50,000 | Available |
| The Radio Gallery in the Walter J. Brown Media Archives will feature exhibits that highlight radio programming from the beginning of the medium to the present day. These state-of-the-art audio exhibits will highlight the breadth of our collections which include everything from folk music to political interviews. | ||
| Home Movie Gallery | $50,000 | Available |
| The Home Movie Gallery will showcase the Library’s ever-growing home movie collection and explain the importance of preserving home movies. Home movies are powerful and personal. They are ordinary and extraordinary. They capture everyday life and special events. Home movies help us celebrate our own lives, on our own screens, for our own loved ones. Home movies are the cultural expression of everyday life. | ||
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