Articles by Jean Cleveland
| May. 16 2012 |
UGA’s special collections libraries is site of NBC series episode on Paula DeenPaula Deen, celebrity chef, owner of a Savannah restaurant and the author of 14 cookbooks, will appear on the NBC series "Who Do You Think You Are?" May 18 at 8 p.m. The new University of Georgia Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries gets a star turn in the episode as the scene for much of the filming, which took place in March. Documents at the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library were used in tracing Deen's heritage, which is the focus of the episode. |
| May. 11 2012 |
UGA oral history recording studio named for political historianThe oral history recording studio in the University of Georgia special collections libraries will bear the name of political historian Bob Short. The UGA Cabinet approved the naming on April 26. |
| Apr. 11 2012 |
Glamour editor to speak at UGA LibrariesCindi Leive, editor-in-chief of Glamour magazine and glamour.com, which together reach more than 15 million readers each month, will address "Magazines From Now On: What Works (and What Doesn't) in the Age of Twitter and Facebook" at the University of Georgia's 2012 Mingledorff-Lorimer Lecture. Sponsored by the UGA Libraries, the lecture will be held April 19 at 4 p.m. in the Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries auditorium. A reception will follow. |
| Apr. 10 2012 |
UGA’s Special Collection Libraries opens for toursThe new University of Georgia Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries will be open every Tuesday at 2 p.m. for guided tours of the gallery space. Featuring some of the most significant and treasured materials from the collections, the galleries offer a glimpse into Georgia's long and storied past. |
| Mar. 1 2012 |
UGA Libraries receive grant to digitize Civil War documentsThe University of Georgia Libraries, in partnership with the Atlanta History Center, the Georgia Historical Society and the Board of Regents' GALILEO virtual library initiative, is part of a new project to digitize more than 80,000 documents relating to the American Civil War. |
| Feb. 28 2012 |
Digital Humanities Scholar to speak at UGAAmanda French, coordinator for The Humanities And Technology Camp, or THATCamp, at the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University, will speak March 9 at 4 p.m. in the auditorium of the University of Georgia Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries. |
| Feb. 8 2012 |
UGA Special Collections Library building to be dedicated Feb. 17The Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries at the University of Georgia will be formally dedicated Feb. 17 at 11 a.m. with a celebration on the front lawn of the Hull Street facility. |
| Jan. 10 2012 |
UGA opens new special collections libraries, plans dedicationThe University of Georgia special collections libraries began 2012 in a new state-of-the-art facility and will celebrate the opening of the Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries with a dedication on Feb. 17 at 11 a.m. on the building's front lawn. |
| Sep. 1 2011 |
Two UGA librarians named to state advisory boardAthens, Ga. - Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal recently appointed two high-ranking University of Georgia libraries staff to the Georgia Historical Records Advisory Board. |
| Aug. 16 2011 |
Lerner, McGuire receive Lillian Smith Book AwardsA book focusing on environmental health and one on sexualized racial violence were selected from 33 entries for the 2011 Lillian Smith Book Awards, sponsored by Southern Regional Council, the University of Georgia Libraries and the Georgia Center for the Book. |
| Apr. 15 2011 |
UGA Libraries observe 75th anniversary of Gone With The WindAn exhibit of rarely seen materials from a beloved and reclusive author, a one-woman play based on her own words and a series of seminars are among the events planned at the UGA Libraries to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the publication of Margaret Mitchell’s Gone With The Wind. |
| Mar. 10 2011 |
Georgia Writers of Hall of Fame set to induct four membersThree writers whose works examine the conflicts that have shaped the South in its recent past and a songwriter who wrote the sound track to post-World War II America will be honored at the 2011 Georgia Writers Hall of Fame ceremony March 22 at 10:00 a.m. in the Rotunda of the University of Georgia Miller Learning Center. |
| Feb. 4 2011 |
Departing politicians enrich Russell LibraryFive collections from veteran policy makers—congressional and state office holders and the previous mayor of Athens—have been given to the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies at the University of Georgia. |
| Feb. 1 2011 |
Historic Athens newspapers now available online via digital libraryAn archive of historic Athens newspapers is now available online via the Digital Library of Georgia at the University of Georgia. |
| Nov. 29 2010 |
Civil Rights Digital Library honored with national awardThe Civil Rights Digital Library, hosted by the University of Georgia Libraries and GALILEO, was recently awarded the 2010 Schwartz Prize for excellence in the public humanities by the Federation of State Humanities Councils. |