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 […]
The Digital Library of Georgia is pleased to announce the availability of a new online resource: The Athens Historic Newspapers Archive http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/athnewspapers The Athens Historic Newspapers Archive provides online access to five newspaper titles published in Athens from 1827 to 1922. Consisting of over 57,000 newspaper pages, the archive provides historical images that are both […]
(Video courtesy the WSB Television Newsfilm Collection of the Walter J. Brown Media Archives at UGA.) On January 9th, 1961, Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter-Gault walked on campus to register at the University of Georgia. They were the first African American students allowed to do so. This Sunday will mark the 50th anniversary of that […]
Yeah, I know, it isn’t even Christmas yet. But we at the DLG will soon be on our way to wherever it is we call home (me? Kansas). So celebrate, and we look forward to reuniting in 2011. The DLG B has had over 1,200 visitors from 34 countries since its inception. We thank you […]