University of Georgia Main Library

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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.

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

Ask for help at the reference desk in the Main Library, or in the Special Collections building.

Tips
Services for vistors.

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.

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]