Russell Library

The #UGA Charter, dated January 27, 1785, is the founding document of the @universityofga. The charter is preserved in the University Archives, and an image and transcript can be viewed through the @DigLibGA. dlg.usg.edu/record/guan_ua…

Our Outreach Archivist, Kaylynn Washnock-Stooksbury, is hard at work installing the Russell Library's newest exhibit "Beyond the '96 Games: Atlanta's Olympic Legacy"! The exhibit will be open to the public in mid-January, with a celebration opening on February 12th!

This #GivingTuesday, support a piece of Georgia history! Support the Richard B. Russell Library today. Your gift will help preserve and provide access to the history of politics, policy, and public life in Georgia for future generations! 👉gail.uga.edu/commit?des=918…

Join the Richard B. Russell Library at 3pm on Tuesday, November 18th for the annual Jeannette Rankin Foundation Legacy Lecture with Lorissa Rinehart, author of Winning the Earthquake!

Join us this Thursday, Nov. 13, at 6pm in the Appleton Auditorium in the ACC Library on Baxter St. for this free discussion of the new book 'Bragging Rites: College Football's Disputed Titles.' The discussion will be led by @williamfleitch. calendar.uga.edu/event/a-discus… #GoDawgs

Join us for a tour of the Georgia Music Collections installation at the Akins Ford Arena on Thursday, November 20th at 6:30PM. Ryan Lewis, Georgia music curator, will talk about items on display and give a first-hand account of managing a historic (and growing!) collection. FREE!

Thank you to UGA alum Tom Johnson for sharing his journey from working as a teen for the Macon newspaperman to his roles in the White House under LBJ and CNN leadership. Johnson entertained with stories from his book "Driven," published by UGA Press. Order your copy today!

The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy Records (RBRL459) is now available for research! This collection documents SACE’s fight for fair power rates across the state of Georgia. SACE did important work fighting for a clean environment in Georgia, so come by and check it out!

If you enjoy a good discussion about college football history, then join us at the ACC Library on Baxter St. at 6pm on November 13th for a talk about the new book 'Bragging Rites: College Football's Disputed Titles.' calendar.uga.edu/event/a-discus… #UGA

Thanks to an incredibly generous $5,000 donation, our Athens, GA: Inside/Out 40th Anniversary restoration project is nearing $40,000! Will your donation be the one to get us 2/3rds of the way to the goal?! give.uga.edu/funders/inside…

Join us in the Appleton Auditorium at the Athens-Clarke County Library on Baxter St. on November 13th at 6pm for a discussion of the new book 'Bragging Rites: College Football's Disputed Titles.' This discussion will be led by @williamfleitch. calendar.uga.edu/event/a-discus… #UGA

Join us on TUESDAY at 6 PM for the induction of author Deborah Blum into the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame! After the event, the University of Georgia Bookstore will host a sale of Blum's works. Free parking available in the Hull Street Deck after 5pm. See you there!

THIS THURSDAY! Be sure to join us for a free screening of "Displaced in the New South" at Cine at 5:15pm! You can secure your tickets on Cine's website or at the box office. We hope to see you there!

Welcome to the start of an exciting year at the University of Georgia! As we begin the 2025-26 academic year, we do so with remarkable momentum, driven by record student success, groundbreaking research, and service to communities across Georgia and beyond. These accomplishments reflect our shared commitment to UGA’s core mission: teaching, research, and service. Let us build on this progress together, striving for even greater impact in the year ahead.

Thanks to the Peachtree City Library for hosting us this Saturday, allowing us to discuss some of the resources we have available for public use and showcase a few items from our collections! #UGA

Thank you to everyone who stopped by our Oral History Project table at this year's annual Hot Corner Festival!

Opens June 12th! It will be on display in the R. Harold Harrison Feature gallery, which is a part of the Russell Library’s rotating exhibits. Our galleries are free and open to the public during building hours.

We are hard we work installing our newest exhibit, Displaced in the New South! Featuring photographs from the documentary film by the same name, the exhibit documents the experience of immigrant families & the communities they formed in Suburban Atlanta communities in the 1990s.

Jason Hasty, our @universityofga Athletics History Specialist, will join @djohnstonuga and @LoganMBooker at 9am on @960theref to discuss the 'UGA Athletics in Your Town' tour, which kicks off this Friday at the public library in Hartwell! #UGA #GoDawgs

Join Jason Hasty, our @UGAAthletics History Specialist, this summer as he visits public libraries around the state with a display of artifacts from our UGA Athletic Association archive. All of the dates listed below are free and open to the public! #UGA #GoDawgs