Atlanta mayor Ivan Allen Jr. was born on this day in 1911. In honor of the 100th anniversary of his birth, we highlight a few of the primary resources found in the Digital Library of Georgia related to Allen and the life he devoted to Georgia’s capital city throughout most of the twentieth century. Ivan […]
There are a number of place names in Georgia that are more famously associated with other states. For example, everyone knows Nashville, Tennessee, as the center of the country music world. But there is also a Nashville, Georgia, which is the county seat of Berrien County in south Georgia. While much smaller than Music City, […]
Frank Buckles misrepresented his age to recruiters in 1917 because the 16-year-old yearned for the adventure of warfare. His service in “the war to end all wars” left him with a fresh understanding of the horror. News that Buckles passed away Sunday at 110 years old makes it a fitting time to reflect on what […]
You will find every single American president somewhere in the Digital Library of Georgia, whether it be in the newspaper archives, the Georgia Government Publications site, or the Vanishing Georgia Collection. Below we present just a few presidential items you might come across in your digital library adventures. To the right is an image of […]
While the world watches what is going on the ancient country of Egypt, we have an Egypt of our own right here in Georgia – where things are considerably more calm. No violent protests, no threats against a president, just a lot of Southern hospitality. While Egypt, Georgia, does not have a Nile River, it […]
The Athens Banner-Herald stopped by last week to learn about our newest collection: The Athens Historic Newspapers Archive. They published a story on Saturday, take a look! (The ‘back of the head’ you’ll see in the photograph is our own Donnie Summerlin, Digital Conversion Manager.) […]
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released their Oscar nominations this week. In celebration of the upcoming awards ceremony, we highlight movie ads found in the Digital Library of Georgia’s newspaper archives: D. W. Griffith’s controversial film The Birth of a Nation was the longest feature film in history at the time of […]
I will be at the Athens-Clarke County Library to talk about the Digital Library of Georgia (and our latest collection: The Athens Historic Newspapers Archive) this Wednesday, from 12:15-1:00. You can view the library’s calender here, and read an announcement on the This Day In Athens blog here. Tech Tips: Digital Library of Georgia Wednesday, […]
In the annals of Georgia political history, there have been many famous men, including President Jimmy Carter. But no other can surpass or even equal the power and influence of Sen. Richard B. Russell Jr. His career in the U.S. Senate — following service as the youngest governor of Georgia — spanned five decades and […]
(Video from the WSB-TV newsfilm collection, Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Award Collection.) (You may need to increase your volume, the video has a low audio level.) Link to video: “In this WSB newsfilm clip possibly from June 1961, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. calls upon president John F. Kennedy to issue a […]