Richard B. Russell Special Collections Libraries

Join the Special Collections Libraries on Thursday, September 18th at 5:30pm at Cine for a screening of David Zieger's and Eric Mofford's documentary "Displaced in the New South". 

Currently on display in the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies is the photography project by David Zieger of the same name. It features photographs, negatives, and other artifacts from the documentary to showcase the shifting demographics, experience of immigrant families, and the emerging communities formed. 

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Mark your calendars for Free the Tapes: Summer Edition!

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!

Join us for tours of the Georgia Music Collections installation at the Akins Ford Arena on Thursday, May

In October 2023, the Hargrett Library at the University of Georgia purchased a fifteenth-century French book of hours, bound in a sixteenth-century embroidered cover and accompanied by a beaded bag. This recent purchase prompts the need to reflect on three hundred years of collecting medieval objects—both manuscripts and art—in the American South, a region not known for its medieval holdings. The symposium addresses the complex history of Southern medievalisms. We ask: What distinguishes medieval collections in the South? What are their origins?

In October 2023, the Hargrett Library at the University of Georgia purchased a fifteenth-century French book of hours, bound in a sixteenth-century embroidered cover and accompanied by a beaded bag. This recent purchase prompts the need to reflect on three hundred years of collecting medieval objects—both manuscripts and art—in the American South, a region not known for its medieval holdings. The symposium addresses the complex history of Southern medievalisms. We ask: What distinguishes medieval collections in the South? What are their origins?

Join the UGA Special Collections Libraries for an opening reception to celebrate a series of new case exhibitions curated by UGA    undergraduate students! Enjoy food and drink in the exhibition hallway and meet student curators inside the galleries to learn more about their displays.

This event is free and open to the public. If you have any questions, please contact Jan Hebbard (jhebbard@uga.edu). 

Join us for a concert celebrating the Golden Age of Broadway on Monday, March 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium (Room 271) of the UGA Special Collections Building. The event will showcase the talents of UGA student performers with tunes from familiar titles like Brigadoon, Cabaret, Hair, and Kiss Me Kate. It will also highlight songs from lesser-known shows such as Dear World, It’s a Bird It’s a Plane It’s Superman, Lost in the Stars, and No Strings.