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Both the '''Main Library''', and the '''Hargrett Rare Books and Manuscripts Library''' (in the Russell Special Collections Building) contain genealogical materials. | Both the '''Main Library''', and the '''Hargrett Rare Books and Manuscripts Library''' (in the Russell Special Collections Building) contain genealogical materials. | ||
*'''Main Library''' users have access to the databases of the ''Ancestry.com library edition'', and how-to guides for Georgia family history.<ref>[http://guides.libs.uga.edu/genealogy-guide Genealogy at the UGA Libraries: Home] in ''University of Georgia Libraries'' (accessed 17 January 2016).</ref> | *'''Main Library''' users have access to the databases of the ''Ancestry.com library edition'', and how-to guides for Georgia family history.<ref>[http://guides.libs.uga.edu/genealogy-guide Genealogy at the UGA Libraries: Home] in ''University of Georgia Libraries'' (accessed 17 January 2016).</ref> The Main Library also has published and newspaper vital records and obituaries. Military records include Revolutionary War, and Civil War records such as Confederate and Union rosters and unit histories. They also hold American and old Georgia newspapers, and federal census records for the southeastern states 1790 to 1920. The University of Georgia is a federal government records repository. | ||
*'''Hargrett Library''' is focused on Georgia history and culture, including rare books and Georgiana, historical manuscripts, photographs, maps, broadsides, the University of Georgia archives, performing arts, and natural history. Holdings date from the 15th century. Rare books and Georgiana have a comprehensive collection of published works on Georgia. There are about 1,500 historical maps covering the 1500s-1900s.<ref name="SpColl" /> | *'''Hargrett Library''' is focused on Georgia history and culture, including rare books and Georgiana, historical manuscripts, photographs, maps, broadsides, the University of Georgia archives, performing arts, and natural history. Holdings date from the 15th century. Rare books and Georgiana have a comprehensive collection of published works on Georgia. There are about 1,500 historical maps covering the 1500s-1900s, and United Daughters of the Confederacy rosters.<ref name="SpColl" /> | ||
**To use Special Collections all researchers are asked to register.<ref name="SpColl" /> | **To use Special Collections all researchers are asked to register.<ref name="SpColl" /> | ||
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 Contact Information[edit | edit source]E-mail:[1] Ask a question form Address:
Telephone: Main Library 706-542-3251;[2] Hargrett Special Collections 706-542-7123[3] Hours and holidays:
Directions, parking, maps, and public transportation:
Internet sites and databases:
searchable by keyword, author, title, subject, series, ISBN, ISSN, or date. Also available in WorldCat.
Collection Description[edit | edit source]They have the largest collection in the state of manuscripts about early Georgia settlers. Also, they hold county histories, county records, family records, biographies and newspapers.[6] Both the Main Library, and the Hargrett Rare Books and Manuscripts Library (in the Russell Special Collections Building) contain genealogical materials.
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Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]{ List (link to a Wiki article for) at least one or more other repositories that collect overlapping records, or similar family history material including central repositories, affiliated or branch repositories, higher level jurisdiction repositories, parent or daughter jurisdiction repositories. Also list neighboring repositories with similar records. Please briefly explain how each substitute repository is related.} If you cannot visit or find a source at the University of Georgia Main Library, a similar source may be available at one of the following. Overlapping Collections
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