The Russell Library for Political Research and Studies invites former members of the Athens League of Women Voters and other interested persons to join us for a continental breakfast, remarks from former ALWV president Heidi Davison, and a display of artifacts, photographs, and documents from the collection.

This event will take place on Friday, May 18th from 10:00am – 11:30am in Room 285 of the Richard B. Russell Building for Special Collections Libraries on the UGA Campus. Free parking is available in the Hull Street Parking Deck; for directions and parking information call Jan Levinson at (706) 542-5788.

Known for their slogan, “the key to good government is citizenship participation” the League of Women Voters documented the activities of its members from 1948 until 2006, creating a record of the grassroots experience and engagement of Athens women involved in political life for more than fifty years.

To R.S.V.P. for this event: email russlib@uga.edu or call (706) 542-5766

The University of Georgia’s new Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries gets a star turn in the episode, as the scene for much of the filming. Documents at the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library were used in tracing Deen’s heritage, the focus of the series. Filming took place at several sites around Georgia, including Savannah.

The show follows celebrities “as they embark on personal journeys of self-discovery to trace their family trees.”

“During each episode, one of the celebrities is taken on a surprising and deeply emotional quest into his or her family history, resulting in a compelling reality format. Each week, viewers follow some of America’s best-known celebrities into their ancestral pasts, as they uncover stories of heroism and tragedy, love and betrayal, secrets and intrigue that lie at the heart of their family history,” according to the producers.

“At the same time, ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ celebrates the twists and turns of a great nation and the people who made their way here in search of freedom and opportunity. As each celebrity discovers his or her unknown relatives – most of whom overcame hard times, the show will take viewers back through world history to expose how the lives of everyone’s collective ancestors have shaped our world today,” promotional material said.

The Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries was dedicated in February and houses the university’s three special collections: the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library; the Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Award Collection; and the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies. The 115,000-square-foot structure includes a mammoth underground vault to aid in security and climate control as protection for some of the most valuable artifacts of Georgia’s cultural heritage.

Filming of the “Who Do You Think You Are?” program in both in Athens and Savannah incorporated original historical documents held by UGA’s Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

Deen’s cookbooks have sold more than 8 million copies, and her bimonthly magazine has a circulation of more than 1 million. She has won a daytime Emmy award for Outstanding Lifestyle Host for “Paula’s Home Cooking” and has been nominated twice more for “Paula’s Best Dishes.”

Her restaurant breakthrough came with The Lady & Sons in Savannah, which she operates with her sons, Jamie and Bobby Deen. Paula Deen Enterprises includes a full line of cookware and dishes, assorted food products, sauces, spices and bakery goods. Emmy Award-winning actress Lisa Kudrow is executive producer of the NBC series.

Under Lieve, Glamour has received a record number of National Magazine Awards, including the top honor, Magazine of the Year. Lieve is also the women’s lifestyle contributor for NBC’s Today show, where she frequently discusses women’s issues ranging from fashion to politics.

The Mingledorff-Lorimer Lecture in Print Media was created by Huldah Mingledorff. Her father-in-law, George Horace Lorimer, was editor of The Saturday Evening Post from 1899-1937.

We are happy to announce that we have five students who have received this prestigious award. They will be honored at the 6th annual Student Employee of the Year Luncheon April 11th at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education. Congratulations!

The Students, Departments and Supervisors are:

Dustin Ludvigson – Walter J. Brown Media Archive (Mary Miller)

Keiana Watkins – Interlibrary Loan (Michael Law)

Katie McCreery – Digital Library of Georgia (Don Summerlin)

Carissa Pfeiffer – Cataloging (Eric Rose)

Kerry Keene – Cataloging (Emily Giles)

Thanks to all our student workers and to their supervisors for taking the time to acknowledge students who have demonstrated support to the Libraries mission.

Please note: UGA faculty, staff, and students who have parking privileges elsewhere on campus will be ticketed if they utilize visitor parking in the Hull Street Deck. For more information regarding the policies and procedures of UGA Parking Services, please visit: http://www.parking.uga.edu/ or call 706-542-PARK (7275)

Throughout March we are exhibiting materials from Ms. Draper’s collection, gifted to the Library, documenting the 1st U.S. & U.K. Women’s Movements, 1840-1920. These rare treasures include materials & items from Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth & a pantheon of early leaders. On-line research of the collections in the Lucy Hargrett Draper Center & Archives for the Study of the Rights of Women in History & Law, Circa 1550-2050 will be opened to researchers on July 1st, 2012.

Please join the UGA Library in our formal dedication of the Lucy Hargrett Draper Center & Archives for the Study of the Rights of Women in History & Law, located in the Hargrett Rare Book & Manuscript Library in our magnificent new Richard B. Russell Special Collections Libraries building on North Campus in Athens, GA.

We invite you to visit the exhibit galleries, 2nd floor, Hargrett Rare Book & Manuscript Library. Throughout March we are exhibiting materials from Ms. Draper’s collection, gifted to the Library, documenting the 1st U.S. & U.K. Women’s Movements, 1840-1920. These rare treasures include materials & items from Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth & a pantheon of early leaders. On-line research of the collections in the Lucy Hargrett Draper Center & Archives for the Study of the Rights of Women in History & Law, Circa 1550-2050 will be opened to researchers on July 1st, 2012.

Ms. Draper has spent 16 years with the UGA Library identifying, collecting, preserving & gifting thousands of valuable materials to our Library. We would like to honor the occasion with a “Sweet 16th Year Anniversary Tea” following the dedication at 2:00 PM, March 17th, 2012.

The address of the Russell Building in which the Special Collections Libraries are located is 300 S. Hull Street, Athens, GA. The Hull Street parking deck adjacent to the Russell Building will be open for your convenience.

Please RSVP to Margaret S. Hale by email mshale@uga.edu or phone 706-542-0621 before March 10, 2012. For additional information, call or email Margaret.

Who: Amanda French, THATCamp coordinator at the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University
When: Friday March 9th, 4:00pm
Where: Auditorium, Richard B. Russell Building, home of the Special Collections Libraries

Amanda French, THATCamp (The Humanities And Technology Camp) coordinator at the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University, will speak on “The History and Future of Academic Conferences” at the University of Georgia March 9, prior to THATCamp Southeast, which is to be held at the Miller Learning Center on March 10th and 11th.

“I consider myself a member of the community of practice known as the ‘digital humanities,’ which means that I think hard about how the study of literature, history, and philosophy has been and is being and might be changed by computers and the Internet — but I don’t limit myself to thinking; I get my hands dirty, thus causing some of the very change I think about, in an inexcusable breach of objectivity,” French said.

Prior to joining George Mason, French was an assistant research scholar in the Archives and Public History program at New York University, where she helped develop a model digital curriculum, and developed and taught the graduate course “Creating Digital History.”

The UGA Libraries’ Professional Development and Research Committee is sponsoring the event, using funds from the W. Porter Kellam Library Enrichment Fund. All are welcome.

2011 found the Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection in a state of transition as we undertook the massive project of  barcoding all of its physical assets for transfer to a new, state-of-the-art storage vault located below the Special Collections Building’s main floors. As a result of these efforts, we are poised to provide unprecedented access to materials not previously available to the campus and research community at-large.

As we continue moving and unpacking in early-2012, we would like to welcome visitors to our newly-designed web site, and invite them to explore the expanded content offerings found there. As well, we have established a YouTube channel on which can be found footage from a wide variety of our collection inventory for your enjoyment.

We look forward to continued service of  the University of Georgia, the people of the state of Georgia, and the community worldwide by maintaining the highest standards of excellence in the curation of this valuable collection of media assets.

Ruta Abolins
Director, Walter J. Brown Media Archives and
Peabody Awards Collection
abolins@uga.edu

UGA President Michael F. Adams will speak, along with University Librarian and Associate Provost William Gray Potter. Representing the University System will be Chancellor Hank Huckaby, and regents Larry Walker and W.H. (Dink) NeSmith, who also chairs the Russell Foundation. Mallory L. Davis, president of the Student Government Association, also will speak.

A reception will follow. In case of inclement weather, the ceremony will be moved to the event hall in the building.

For more information, see: News Release

We are open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily and 1-5 p.m. on Saturdays.

The main building number is 706.542.7123. The web page is http://www.libs.uga.edu/scl/.

The third special collections library, the Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection, will move later this month, but will maintain a service point in the Main Library.

A grand opening is planned for February.

Happy New Year!

Until September 6, 2011, visitors to the Russell Library should use the main entrance of the Main Library building and alert the representatives at the security desk that they need to have access to the Russell Library. Once the move begins on September 6, the Russell Library will close for all research until early November.

After the move concludes, the Russell will reopen for research in the new Special Collections Building located at 300 Hull St. (behind the Holiday Inn on Broad St.)

Research access during this transitional time (late fall) will be limited. To use Russell Library collections during this period, researchers should make advance arrangements for access by contacting Jill Severn at jsevern@uga.edu

The Special Collections Libraries Building will reopen to the public with normal service in January 2012.

PLEASE NOTE: ALL DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED UPON CONSTRUCTION AND MOVE TIMETABLES.

Please direct questions related to accessing Russell Collections during the fall semester to Jill Severn (706-542-5766 or jsevern@uga.edu).

For More information…

To keep abreast of what’s happening with the Russell Library’s move, check out the following links and locations:

Russell Library Blog: http://rbrl.blogspot.com, Topic of Discussion “On the Move”
• Stories about preparing the collections to move
• developing the new exhibit spaces
• Service and Access Bulletins
• Move Schedules

Russell Library on Twitter: @RussellLibrary
• Current updates
• Links
• Alerts
• Photos

For information and updates about the New Special Collections Building and the transition of collections and services for Russell Library, Hargrett Library, and Brown Media Archives from their current location to the new building, please visit the Special Collections Building Web Page: http://www.libs.uga.edu/sclb/index.html

OR, the UGA Libraries’ News Blog:
http://www.libs.uga.edu/blog/?p=4948

Winners include:

The Good Wife (CBS)
In this densely layered dramatic series, the dutiful wife of a disgraced politician resumes her legal career and finds satisfaction, self-worth and moral quandaries of her own.

30 for 30 (ESPN)
Commissioned for the sports channel’s 30th anniversary, about sports in America, well, they shoot, they score.

If God Is Willing and da Creek Don’t Rise (HBO)
Spike Lee’s team checks up on New Orleans five years after Katrina hit and the levees broke and documents the city’s successes and failures in a video patchwork by turns beautiful, depressing and optimistic.

The Moth Radio Hour (Public Radio Stations)
Storytelling, likely the oldest art, is revered and reinvigorated by this weekly hour for everyday raconteurs.

Degrassi: My Body Is a Cage (TeenNick)
True to its history, the durable high-school serial’s two-parter about a transgender teen neither trivializes nor overdramatizes its subject.

Men of a Certain Age (TNT)
A series about three longtime pals, “regular” guys, navigating middle age, it’s comical, poignant and harrowing, sometimes all at once.

Sherlock: A Study in Pink (PBS)
The venerable Victorian sleuth is audaciously updated for our high-tech times, and the game is afoot all the quicker.

Radiolab (WNYC-FM)
Immersive and boundlessly imaginative, the series uses pithy prose and state-of-the-art sound to illuminate complicated scientific and philosophical subjects.

Justified (FX)
Part morality play, part character study, this engrossing modern-day Western drama sets its showdowns in the wild, wild east of Appalachian Kentucky.

All entries become a permanent part of the Peabody Archive in the University of Georgia Libraries. The collection is one of the nation’s oldest, largest and most respected moving-image archives. For more information about the Peabody Archive or the Peabody Awards, visit www.peabody.uga.edu.

• Peabody Awards Press Release
• PDF list of all winners

Andrew Young Presents: How We Got Over was recognized for technical achievement, one of three Emmys it received. The documentary is largely based historical news footage made available through the Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection. It aired on Georgia Public Television as part of the Andrew Young Presents series.
Young and Producer CB (sic) Hackworth were recognized, along with UGA Libraries employees Toby Graham, deputy university librarian; Ruta Abolins, director of the media archives; Margie Compton and James Benyshek of the archives; Craig Breaden of the Russell Library for Political Research and Studies; Barbara McCaskill, UGA English professor, in addition to student employees and other members of the production team.

“As the producer CB Hackworth said to me, it was all about honoring the technical achievement of the Civil Rights Digital Library and in particular the WSB and WALB newsfilm preserved and represented in the project, as well as the Freedom on Film website and the Highlander Folk School website,” Abolins said, adding that, after accepting the award, Young told her it belongs at the UGA Libraries.

The raw news footage, from WSB in Atlanta and WALB in Albany, form the centerpiece of the Civil Rights Digital Library.

“The Civil Rights Digital Library (CRDL) initiative is the most ambitious and comprehensive effort to date to deliver educational content on the Civil Rights Movement via the Web,” said P. Toby Graham, also director of the Digital Library of Georgia, based at the UGA Libraries. “It is national in scope and there really is nothing else like it.”

Held by the Libraries’ media archives, the moving images—about 450 clips–cover a broad range of key civil rights events.

“The video archive covers both national figures and local leaders,” Abolins said. “There is more than two hours of film related to Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. King’s role in the Albany Movement is documented extensively, including clips of speeches at mass meetings, his arrest by local police, press conferences, and his visit to a pool hall to urge local African Americans to adopt non-violence in achieving change in Albany.”

“We never expected our archival work to be honored, so this award is very special to us. The award will go into the new special collections building when it is completed in September 2011,” Abolins said.

The Peabody Awards Collection, part of the UGA Libraries Walter J. Brown Media Archives, is one of the largest broadcasting archives in the country.  The Collection contains all entries to the George Foster Peabody Awards, with radio programs dating from 1940 and television from 1948, making it an invaluable resource for teaching and research.

Thanks to a grant from Save America’s Treasures at the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Media Archives is now able to preserve, digitize, and share part of the Collection online.  The titles selected for this project are all locally-produced television programs dating from 1973-1989.  Currently over 500 titles are available, with more being added daily.

Among the programs currently on view: local kids’ shows like Hobo Kelly’s Marineland Special from KHJ in Hollywood (1974) and Jack and the Jukebox from WWBT in Richmond, Va. (1978).  Local news stories like Angola: Behind Closed Doors From WWL in New Orleans (1977) and Bid Rigging at Boston City Hall from WCVB in Needham, Mass. (1978), not seen since their original broadcasts, are now available.

To view these programs, visit the Peabody Awards Collection database and search for “yes” in the “Digitized Copy Available” field on the Basic search screen.  Watch this space for updates as additional titles are added.