DLG has debuted a number of new partner initiatives so far this Spring. First, we’ve has just launched a new listserv, DLG-NEWS. It is one of a number of new initiatives to better communicate with our partners and improve our services. Through the listserv, we’ll be communicating DLG news and updates from DPLA. We’ll also […]
The University of Georgia Charter, written by educator, lawyer, and statesman Abraham Baldwin, was adopted 232 years ago this week by the Georgia General Assembly on Jan. 27, 1785. The document established the University of Georgia as America’s first public university. You can read more about the charter and its impact on higher education in […]
The Athens-Clarke County Library Heritage Room was recently awarded the Common Heritage Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (press release available here –see pages 11 and 12 of the document for details). This grant will be used to digitize privately held historical sources relating to the African American experience in Athens-Clarke County at a series […]
The Digital Library of Georgia is pleased to announce the expansion of the North Georgia Historic Newspapers Archive: http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/ngnewspapers The North Georgia Historic Newspapers Archive now provides access to fifteen newspaper titles published in nine North Georgia cities (Canton, Cassville, Cedartown, Clayton, Cleveland, Dahlonega, Dalton, Gainesville, and Rome) from 1850 to 1928. Consisting of over […]
Home Movie Day 2016 is just around the corner! The day recognizes the cultural importance of amateur films, and highlights the role of local archives, museums, and historical societies in seeking home movies of regular people. Home Movie Day events make it possible for home movie owners to connect with their communities by sharing their […]
On Friday, September 23, 2016, the Charleston Syllabus Symposium will be held at the Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries at the University of Georgia. (From The Charleston Syllabus Symposium web page): “Inspired by the #CharlestonSyllabus hashtag campaign born in the wake of the June 17 massacre at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, this […]
Our partners at the Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center have recently shared several new collections that have been digitized as part of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant to provide access to archival African American religion collections. Jessica Leming, Project Archivist at the Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center highlights […]
(From AVPreserve’s blog) Third annual AV Archives Night Shines the Spotlight on Southern US Join AVPreserve for the third annual AV Archives Night, coinciding with the Society of American Archivists annual conference in Atlanta, Georgia. The event, a night of movies and sound highlighting archival collections from organizations in the southern United States, takes place […]
The DLG is pleased to announce the availability of the Civic Magazine collection from our partners at the City of Savannah, Research Library and Municipal Archives. The collection is available at: http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/CollectionsA-Z/civic_search.html According to Luciana Spracher, the library and archives director for the City of Savannah, Research Library and Municipal Archives, “Civic Magazine was one […]
The Digital Library of Georgia is pleased to announce the re-release of the enhanced Macon Telegraph Historic Newspapers Archive: http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/telegraph The Macon Telegraph Historic Newspapers Archive is now compatible with all current browsers and provides access to early issues of the Macon Telegraph ranging from its inception as a weekly newspaper in 1826, through the […]