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Clear All Location United States, Georgia Rights In Copyright

Description:: The UGA Black Alumni Oral History Project interviews document the experiences of Black students who attended the University of Georgia in the years following the University's 1961 desegregation. Some of the topics alumni discuss include their reasons for enrolling at UGA, their social lives, their academic goals, their experiences with racism on and off campus, and how time their time at UGA has shaped their lives.
Date of Original:: 2019/2020
Contributing Institution:: Hargrett Library

Description:: Oral histories conducted by Bob Short between 2006 and 2010 with politically prominent Georgians.
Date of Original:: 2006/2013
Contributing Institution:: Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

Description:: Features significant, but less-well-known players in the Civil Rights movement, particularly those from Georgia.
Date of Original:: 2006
Contributing Institution:: Foot Soldier Project for Civil Rights Studies at the University of Georgia

Description:: 27,000 photographs documenting the Civil Rights movement in the South from 1960 to 1965.
Date of Original:: 2005/9999
Contributing Institution:: Take Stock (Firm)

Description:: Encyclopedia articles related to the history and culture of Georgia.
Date of Original:: 2001
Contributing Institution:: New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
Hargrett Library
New-York Historical Society
Georgia Historical Society
Howard University
Kongelige Bibliotek (Denmark)
Library of Congress
William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum

Description:: Oral histories with twentieth-century Georgia politicians and political observers
Date of Original:: 1993/2001
Contributing Institution:: University of West Georgia. Special Collections

Description:: Oral history collection consisting of 41 interviews conducted for the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies from 1986-2006.
Date of Original:: 1986/2006
Contributing Institution:: Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

Description:: Records of civil rights organization SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. including administrative records, program files, and printed material.
Date of Original:: 1985/1987
Contributing Institution:: Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
Emory University

Description:: Georgia-related oral histories from the Southern Oral History Program.
Date of Original:: 1972/2006
Contributing Institution:: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Documenting the American South (Project)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library

Description:: Professor John Burrison founded the Atlanta Folklore Archive recordings in 1967 at Georgia State University. He trained undergraduates and graduate students enrolled in his folklore curriculum to conduct oral history interviews. Students interviewed men, women, and children of various demographics in Georgia and across the southeast on crafts, storytelling, music, and traditions.
Date of Original:: 1966/1970
Contributing Institution:: Atlanta History Center

Description:: William Tate (1903-1980) was the Dean of Men, University of Georgia, 1946-1971. The materials in this collection document events surrounding the desegregation of the University of Georgia in January 1961.
Date of Original:: 1961
Contributing Institution:: Hargrett Library

Description:: The collection consists of four annotated letters from Lillian Smith to Rochelle Girson. Correspondences regard Ms. Smith's selection of books on race relations for the Anisfield-Wolf Award, and include her opinions of works by Louis Lomax, Peter Ritson, and Charles Dickens.
Date of Original:: 1960
Contributing Institution:: Hargrett Library

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