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History of Slavery at the University of Georgia: Maps, Drawings, and Photographs

This guide compiles resources at UGA Libraries that document the role of slavery and enslaved people in the University of Georgia's development from its founding in 1785 through the end of the Civil War in 1865.

Maps and Drawings

Maps and illustrations of campus provide crucial evidence of the physical size and layout of UGA's property as it developed over time. The Hargrett Library archives several maps and drawings of 19th century Athens and the University of Georgia:

Digitized "Plan of part of the lots laid off in Athens ordered to be recorded May 31, 1805"
Digitized Athens property map, circa 1833
Finding aid for Athens City Records--Maps, Plans, and Blueprints
Includes Milledge Purchase map (1852) and undated "Plan of the Town of Athens," located in OS Folder 1B
Digitized Milledge Purchase map, 1852
Louis Moore lithograph and Gleason print, circa 1854
Catalog record for "Plot of campus, Franklin College", 1869
Davis souvenir photograph album, circa 1875
While these photographs were taken approximately ten years after the Civil War, they capture some of the earliest known images of UGA campus buildings and people.

History of Slavery at the University of Georgia: Maps, Drawings, and Photographs

Maps and Drawings

Gleason print (1852)