Richard B. Russell Special Collections Libraries

Come watch an International Parliamentary Debate Association (IPDA)--style debate, performed by members of the Georgia Debate Union. 

Debate is 6-7 PM.

Before American women could even vote, Jeannette Rankin made history. Born on a Montana ranch, she defied every expectation and became the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress. Her story reminds us how courage can change a nation.

Join Jason Hasty, our #UGA Athletics History Specialist, at 3pm for a free tour of our new exhibit 'Sustained Excellence: A History of
UGA Swim & Dive.'

The exhibit Sustained Excellence: A History of UGA Swim & Dive explores the program's decades of dominance in the pool and in the classroom. Viewers will see rarely displayed photographs and artifacts from the UGA Athletic Association archive and the personal collection of retired UGA Swim & Dive Coach Jack Bauerle.

Join Jason Hasty, our #UGA Athletics History Specialist, at 3pm for a free tour of our new exhibit 'Sustained Excellence: A History of
UGA Swim & Dive.'

The exhibit Sustained Excellence: A History of UGA Swim & Dive explores the program's decades of dominance in the pool and in the classroom. Viewers will see rarely displayed photographs and artifacts from the UGA Athletic Association archive and the personal collection of retired UGA Swim & Dive Coach Jack Bauerle.

Join Jason Hasty, our #UGA Athletics History Specialist, at 3pm for a free tour of our new exhibit 'Sustained Excellence: A History of
UGA Swim & Dive.'

The exhibit Sustained Excellence: A History of UGA Swim & Dive explores the program's decades of dominance in the pool and in the classroom. Viewers will see rarely displayed photographs and artifacts from the UGA Athletic Association archive and the personal collection of retired UGA Swim & Dive Coach Jack Bauerle, 

"Indescribable, Indes

Mark your calendars for this year's Georgia Disability History Symposium that will be held in Athens, Georgia on October 15th at the University of Georgia Special Collections Libraries. This year we have the honor of welcoming Samuel and Dan Habib as our keynote speakers. These award-winning film makers are known for films on disability-related topics including Intelligent Lives, Including Samuel, and My Disability Roadmap.

Join the UGA Special Collections Libraries on Tuesday, September 23rd at 6pm for the induction of 2025 Georgia Writers Hall of Fame inductee Deborah Blum, celebrated author of The Poisoner’s Handbook (2010) and The Poison Squad (2018). Blum is a Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer, whose career in investigative science journalism began here at the University of Georgia, where she was a student reporter for The Red & Black.

Mark your calendars for Free the Tapes: Summer Edition! Free parking available in the Hull Street Deck!

Free the Tapes, an event highlighting digitized audiovisual materials from members of the community, is back this summer at UGA Special Collections! Join us on Saturday, July 26th, 2025, from 1PM-3PM to view clips of newly digitized and preserved videos from our community, play bingo, interact with different AV formats and equipment, and learn more about our archives!