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University of Georgia Main Library Contact Information E-mail:  Ask a question form Address: Main Library 320 S. Jackson Street Athens, GA 30602-1641 Hargrett Special Collections 300 S. Hull Street Athens, GA 30602 Telephone:  Main Library 706-542-3251;  Hargrett Special Collections 706-542-7123 Fax:  Hargrett Special Collections 706-542-0672 Hours and holidays: Main Library Mon-Thu 7:30am - 2am; Fri 7:30am - 9pm; Sat 10am - 7pm; Sun 1pm - 2am Special Collections Mon-Fri 8am - 5pm; Sat 1pm - 5pm; Sun Closed UGA holidays Directions, parking, maps, and public transportation: Main Library Driving directions Parking Google map: UGA Main Library University campus shuttle bus route map Athens Transit has two bus routes that stop at the Main Library. See Route 27 - Barnett Shoals/Cedar Shoals, and Route 28 — College Station. The Multi-Modal Transportation Center, where all Athens Transit buses stop, is a 15 minute walk (less than a mile) from the UGA Main Library. Hargrett Special Collections Driving directions Parking, and public transportation Google map: UGA Hargrett Special Collections Internet sites and databases: University of Georgia Libraries search tools, services, libraries and collections, research help, about us, contact us, catalog, news and events. GIL Library catalog online searchable by keyword, author, title, subject, series, ISBN, ISSN, or date. Also available in WorldCat. Online Resources University of Georgia Libraries, GILFind - UGA Libraries catalog, Digital Library of Georgia, New Georgia Encyclopedia, Civil Rights Digital Library, Brown Media Archives @ UGA - YouTube Channel, Hargrett Library Digital Collections, Russell Library Digital Collections. Collection Description 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. 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. 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 both American and old Georgia newspapers, and federal census records for the southeastern states 1790 to 1920. This library serves as Georgia's regional depository for documents published by the Federal government as well as the official depository for documents published by the State of Georgia. Hargrett Special Collections 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. To use Special Collections all researchers are asked to register. Tips Services for vistors. Research Registration All researchers are required to register for an online Special Collections Research Account. Guides Genealogy Guide Main library reference, Special Collections, websites, other local libraries, suggestions for searching GIL for genealogy, obituaries, military records, newspapers, and census records. Archival Research @ UGA Special Collections: A How-To Guide what are archives?, how do I do archival research?, things to know before you go, what's so special about UGA's Special Collections? Alternate Repositories { 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 Alternate Repository {create link for each, and give line or two describing collection} such as: NARA I NARA II National Archives at _____ State Archives State Library Similar Collections National Personnel Records Center LC FHL Neighboring Collections County Vital Records Office City Vital Records Office County Archives County Orphan's Court County Probate Court County Recorder County Coroner U.S. District Court County and local historical societies County and local genealogical societies Public Libraries Museums and heritage societies Repositories in surrounding counties: [Chattam], [Durham], and [Franklin] State Vital Records Office State Historical Society State Genealogical Society University Libraries Church archives Repositories in surrounding states (or provinces): [SC], [TN], and [VA] Sources