Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library

In 1986, the University of Georgia Libraries reconstituted its collections of rare books, Georgiana, and historical manuscripts as the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library in honor of one of its most generous donors. In 2000, the University Archives and Records Management Department was reorganized as a division of the Hargrett Library. In 2012, the Richard B. Russell Building was dedicated as the new home of the Special Collections Libraries, providing state-of-the-art facilities for the Hargrett Library to expand and improve upon its support for research, teaching, exhibition, and public engagement.