As we are all now facing the heat of summer in Augusta, the University Special Collections and Archives has turned its minds to cooler times. In processing the papers of former Augusta College President Gerald Robins, we discovered a collection of…
Reese Library recently transitioned the Special Collections & Institutional Archives’ information management platform, which stores the finding aids for its collections, from Archon to ArchivesSpace. The transition to ArchivesSpace took over a year to complete. From now on, Augusta University…
From the Special Collections & Institutional Archives: Historic photographs are often some of our most requested materials at the Reese Library Special Collections and Institutional Archives, as they offer unique opportunities to visualize the past in a way that can…
This month we’ll be highlighting finding aids for manuscript collections from both Reese Library’s Special Collections & Institutional Archives, and Greenblatt Library’s Historical Collections & Archives. Finding aids are tools that that help researchers determine whether a manuscript collection will…
By Renée Sharrock The ongoing History of the Health Sciences Lecture Series begins at a new time – 4:30-5:30 p.m. The lectures will continue to be held in the Historical Collections and Archives Room (AB-225) in the Greenblatt Library and are free…
On Tuesday, September 22, 4:30 – 6:30 pm, the GRU Libraries will host the second annual Faculty Authors’ Reception at Reese Library, Summerville Campus. The Faculty Authors’ Reception honors faculty from both campuses, current and retired, who have published, edited,…
To celebrate Georgia Archives Month, Special Collections and Institutional Archives at Georgia Regents University invites you to “Shine a Light on GRU Ghosts” on Tuesday, October 1, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. The celebration includes a walking tour of the Summerville…
The fourth lecture in Greenblatt Library’s History of the Health Sciences Lecture Series will be presented on Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at 12:00 noon. “Treasures within the Historical Collections & Archives” will be led by Renée Sharrock, Curator of the…
Every October Reese Library Special Collections celebrates Georgia Archives Month. Georgia Archives Month is a way to celebrate the value of Georgia’s historical records, publicize the many ways historical records enrich our lives, and recognize those who maintain our communities’…
Please see below the notice from the Secretary of State, Brian Kemp, regarding the closing of the Georgia State Archives to the public. We regret what this action will mean to our faculty and our community users who do research…