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Researching UGA

Find information about the University of Georgia and its history.

Selected Books about the History of UGA

Other historical sources

GENERAL HISTORY OVERVIEWS

History of UGA (from the UGA website)

University of Georgia (from the New Georgia Encyclopedia)

 

FOUNDING DOCUMENTS

The University of Georgia Charter

 

YEARBOOKS

Pandora: Yearbook of the University of Georgia
Online archive of digitized yearbooks currently covers 1886-1938 and 1965-1974.

 

NEWSPAPERS

The Red and Black 
Online archive of UGA student newspaper (1893-2010).

 

FACT BOOKS

University of Georgia Fact Books 
Annual publication providing facts and figures about UGA dating back to 1969.

 

ALUMNI INFORMATION

1978 University of Georgia Alumni Directory
Provides information about over 100,000 alumni of the University of Georgia.

1901 Centennial Alumni Catalog
In 1901, to celebrate 100 years of classes at the Athens campus, the University of Georgia assembled the Centennial Alumni Catalog, containing 1,749 biographical sketches of UGA students prior to 1901.

 

CATALOGS / BULLETINS

Catalogue of the Trustees, Officers, Alumni and Matriculates of the University of Georgia at Athens, Georgia, 1785-1906
A wealth of biographical information about the faculty, officers and graduates associated with more than 100 years of the institution’s history.

General catalogues and commencement programs from the University of Georgia, 1895-2012

UGA Bulletin Archives 1999-Present

 

PHOTOS AND ILLUSTRATIONS

1854 Lithograph and Pictorial of The University of Georgia

Davis souvenir photograph album, circa 1875
These photographs taken approximately ten years after the Civil War capture some of the earliest known images of UGA campus buildings and people.

University of Georgia Views
Photos of the UGA campus and student life in the early 1920s.

UGA and Athens, Then and Now (from The Red & Black)

Flashback Photos: Athens and the University of Georgia, 1900-2001 (from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Images of the University of Georgia (from the Digital Library of Georgia)

 

ORAL HISTORIES

Goin' Back: Remembering UGA
An oral history series featuring alumni, faculty, and administrators reflecting on their time at the University of Georgia.

UGA Black Alumni Oral History Project

UGA Student Veterans Oral History Project

Coach Vince Dooley Oral History Series

 

SLAVERY

History of Slavery at the University of Georgia

 

DESEGREGATION / INTEGRATION

Desegregation at UGA: A Guide to Resources in UGA Special Collections

University of Georgia Integration (from the Civil Rights Digital Library)

 

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

University Archives
The University of Georgia Archives preserve over two centuries of the University's history in the form of official records, images, plans, publications and artifacts.