The Hargrett Library, a leading repository on Georgia history and culture, holds 200,000 volumes in its
rare book and Georgiana collections, 6 million pages of historical manuscripts and photographs, along with
maps, broadsides, and UGA archives and records. Other areas of emphasis include performing arts and
natural history. Holdings date from the 15th century to the present.
COLLECTIONS:
120,000 rare and small press books and broadsides.Search: Many listed in the GIL@Hargrett catalog. Six million original documents and images on Georgia and other topics.
Search: Finding aids. Comprehensive collection of published works on Georgia.
Search: GIL@Hargrett catalog and news clippings indexes. Preserves two centuries of UGA history.
Search: Collection Guide. Approximately 1,500 historical maps 1500s-1900s.
Search: Historical Maps Database. Promotes appropriate handling of UGA records.
To recognize Georgia’s writers, past and present, whose work reflects the character of the state - its land and its people.
...representing the ideals of a racially just society.
Holiday Closing:
Monday, May 28, 2012
for Memorial Day.
American Civil War
1862
Monday, May 28, 2012
for Memorial Day.
American Civil War
1862
On display:
Civil War letters, diaries,
documents and images
from 1862.
Contact: 706-542-7123
or hargrett@uga.edu.
The Hargrett Library
is located in the
new Richard B. Russell
Special Collections Building
at 300 S. Hull Street.
Hours: M-F, 8am-5pm;
Saturday, 1-5pm.