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Contact Information
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Address:


 * Main Library 320 S. Jackson Street Athens, GA 30602-1641 Hargrett Special Collections 300 S. Hull Street Athens, GA 30602

Telephone: Main Library 706-542-3251;  Hargrett Special Collections 706-542-7123 Fax:  Hargrett Special Collections 706-542-0672

Hours and holidays:


 * Main Library Mon-Thu 7:30am - 2am; Fri 7:30am - 9pm; Sat 10am - 7pm; Sun 1pm - 2am
 * Special Collections Mon-Fri 8am - 5pm; Sat 1pm - 5pm; Sun Closed
 * UGA holidays

Directions, parking, maps, and public transportation:


 * Main Library
 * Driving directions
 * Parking
 * Google map: UGA Main Library
 * University campus shuttle bus route map
 * Athens Transit has two bus routes that stop at the Main Library. See Route 27 - Barnett Shoals/Cedar Shoals, and Route 28 — College Station. The Multi-Modal Transportation Center, where all Athens Transit buses stop, is a 15 minute walk (less than a mile) from the UGA Main Library.


 * Hargrett Special Collections
 * Driving directions
 * Parking, and public transportation
 * Google map: UGA Hargrett Special Collections

Internet sites and databases:


 * University of Georgia Libraries search tools, services, libraries and collections, research help, about us, contact us, catalog, news and events.
 * GIL Library catalog online searchable by keyword, author, title, subject, series, ISBN, ISSN, or date. Also available in WorldCat.
 * Online Resources University of Georgia Libraries, GILFind - UGA Libraries catalog, Digital Library of Georgia, New Georgia Encyclopedia, Civil Rights Digital Library, Brown Media Archives @ UGA - YouTube Channel, Hargrett Library Digital Collections, Russell Library Digital Collections.

Collection Description
They have the largest collection in the state of manuscripts about early Georgia settlers. Also, they hold county histories, county records, family records, biographies and newspapers.

Both the Main Library, and the Hargrett Rare Books and Manuscripts Library (in the Russell Special Collections Building) contain genealogical materials.


 * Main Library


 * Hargrett Library is focused on Georgia history and culture, including rare books and Georgiana, historical manuscripts, photographs, maps, broadsides, the University of Georgia archives, performing arts, and natural history. Holdings date from the 15th century. Rare books and Georgiana have a comprehensive collection of published works on Georgia. There are about 1,500 historical maps covering the 1500s-1900s.


 * To use Special Collections all researchers are asked to register.

Tips

 * Services for vistors.
 * Research Registration All researchers are required to register for an online Special Collections Research Account.

Guides

 * Genealogy Guide Main library reference, Special Collections, websites, other local libraries, suggestions for searching GIL for genealogy, obituaries, military records, newspapers, and census records.
 * Archival Research @ UGA Special Collections: A How-To Guide what are archives?, how do I do archival research?, things to know before you go, what's so special about UGA's Special Collections?

Alternate Repositories
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If you cannot visit or find a source at the , a similar source may be available at one of the following.

Overlapping Collections


 * Alternate Repository {create link for each, and give line or two describing collection}
 * such as: NARA I
 * NARA II
 * National Archives at _____
 * State Archives
 * State Library
 * State Library

Similar Collections


 * National Personnel Records Center
 * LC
 * FHL
 * LC
 * FHL

Neighboring Collections


 * County Vital Records Office
 * City Vital Records Office
 * County Archives
 * County Orphan's Court
 * County Probate Court
 * County Recorder
 * County Coroner
 * U.S. District Court
 * County and local historical societies
 * County and local genealogical societies
 * Public Libraries
 * Museums and heritage societies
 * Repositories in surrounding counties: [Chattam], [Durham], and [Franklin]
 * State Vital Records Office
 * State Historical Society
 * State Genealogical Society
 * University Libraries
 * Church archives
 * Repositories in surrounding states (or provinces): [SC], [TN], and [VA]
 * Repositories in surrounding states (or provinces): [SC], [TN], and [VA]