Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

The Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies is a department within the University of Georgia Libraries that reports to the University Librarian and serves as a center for research and study of the modern American political system. Established in 1974 through the efforts of the Richard B. Russell Foundation, Inc., the Georgia General Assembly, and the University System of Georgia Board of Regents, the Library’s original mission was to collect and preserve materials that document the life and career of the late Richard B. Russell, United States Senator from Georgia from 1933 to 1971. With particular emphasis on the role of Georgia and the U. S. Congress, current collection development and programming focus on the dynamic relationship of politics, policy, and culture—generated wherever public interest intersects with government. The breadth and depth of Russell Library’s collections provide an interconnected framework of perspectives and experiences for understanding the increasingly diverse people, events, and ideas shaping Georgia’s political landscape.

The Russell Library pursues alliances and opportunities for collaboration with individuals and organizations that advance its mission. The Library is a founding member of the Association of Centers for the Study of Congress and a primary partner and official repository for the Foot Soldier Project for Civil Rights Studies, a collaborative project dedicated to documenting and chronicling the activity and perceptions of lesser known participants in the civil rights movement in Georgia. The Russell Library is also dedicated to developing and presenting public programming and educational materials that facilitate and encourage research, raise public awareness of the Library and its collections and services, and provide learning opportunities for the communities it serves.

Holdings

Collections in the Russell Library include:

* Athens League of Women Voters
* Clifford Baldowski Editorial Cartoons, 1948-1982
* Gene Basset Editorial Cartoons, 1984-1992
* Marcus Wayland Beck Diaries, 1899-1934
* William Tapley Bennett, Jr. Papers, 1944-1990
* Ben Blackburn Congressional Papers, 1969-1974
* Iris F. Blitch Papers, 1954-1985 (bulk 1954-1962)
* Clifford Hodges Brewton Collection of Lester G. Maddox Speech/Press Records, 1964-1976
* D.W. Brooks Oral History Collection
* Jimmy Carter Editorial Cartoon Collection, 1976-1980
* Howard H. Callaway Collection, 1965-1976
* Albert Sidney Camp Collection, 1892-1954
* Bryant T. Castellow Papers, 1932-1967 (bulk 1932-1936)
* Clarke County (Ga.) McCarthy for President Collection, 1967-1969
* Commission to Revise the Constitution of Georgia Records, 1943-1945
* Rodney Mims Cook Collection, 1951-1978
* John William Davis Collection, 1941-1974
* Braswell Deen, Jr. Papers, 1925-1997
* Braswell Deen, Sr. Papers, 1917-1984
* E.L. Forrester Collection, 1920-1971
* Ed Friend Visual Materials Collection
* Walter F. George Letters, 1950
* Georgia Republican Party Campaign Collection, 1956-1964
* Georgia Republican Party Central Committee Campaign Collection, 1948
* Georgia State Democratic Executive Committee Records, 1940-1954
* Maxine S. Goldstein Papers, 1975-
* Governor's Commission for Efficiency and Improvement in Government, 1955-1973
* Charles L. Gowen Collection, 1954-1958
* Guthrie vs. Evans: Georgia State Prison Reform Records, 1972-1983
* Dr. Lamartine Hardman Collection, 1849-1953
* Thomas W. Hardwick Letters, 1922
* Thomas W. Hardwick Papers, 1908-1944
* Nathaniel E. Harris Collection, 1957
* Roy V. Harris Papers, 1931-1983
* William Julius Harris Papers, 1905-1916
* Charles F. Hatcher Collection, 1981-1992
* Harold Paulk (Hal) Henderson, Sr. Oral History Collection
* Dudley M. Hughes Collection, 1806-1927
* Henderson L. Lanham Papers, 1946-1957
* The Walter A. Lundy Files, Red and Black (Fall 1953) Integration Issue Papers,1953-1954
* Sidney J. Marcus Papers, 1968-1983
* Mack F. Mattingly Collection, 1964-1997
* Chappelle Matthews Papers, 1951-1977
* Josephine Mellichamp Research Papers, 1963-1988
* Erwin Mitchell Papers, 1958-1960
* Governor Zell Miller
* Lewis R. Morgan Papers, 1961-1995
* John B. Morris Papers, 1966-1970
* J. Frank Myers Papers, 1945-1976
* New York Times Research Materials, 1960s-1990s
* Hosea Abit Nix Papers, 1907-1984 (bulk 1940-1956)
* Maston O'Neal Collection, 1963-1970
* Stephen Pace Post Office Papers, 1936-1951
* John Leonard Pilcher Papers, 1941-1976
* Prince H. Preston, Jr. Papers, 1946-1961
* John C. Reese Collection of Joseph M. Brown Materials, 1913-1914
* Dean Rusk Personal Papers, 1937-1995
* Dean Rusk Collection, Thomas Schoenbaum Files, 1961-1969
* Dean Rusk Oral History Collection, 1984-1989
* Parks Rusk Collection of Dean Rusk Papers, 1891-1985
* Ina Dillard Russell Papers, 1891-1950
* Richard B. Russell, Sr. Collection, 1888-1938
* Richard B. Russell, Jr. Collection, 1840-1978
* Robert L. Russell, Sr.
* Bill Shipp Papers, 1980-
* George L. Smith II Papers, 1956-1974
* Hoke Smith Papers, 1879-1931
* William Armstrong Smith Papers, 1966-1978
* Ina Russell Stacey Papers, 1888-1985
* Willliamson S. Stuckey Collection, 1966-1977
* Erwin C. Surrency Political Campaign Collection, 1946-1964
* Herman E. Talmadge Collection, 1945-1987
* Herman E. Talmadge Collection, T. Rogers Wade Files, 1978-1980
* Joseph M. Terrell Papers, 1882-1912
* Augustus Turnbull Collection of Carl Sanders Speech/Press Records, 1963-1967
* S. Ernest Vandiver Collection, 1954-1998
* Ruby Webb Collection of Governor E.D. Rivers Materials, 1936-1941
* Melba Williams 1951-1977
* Robert L. Williford Files on Russell Dam and Lake, 1962-1991
* Robert M. Willingham Democratic Party of Georgia Files, 1974-1976
* WSB-TV, Georgia Giant Documentary files, 1952-1974

References

* [http://www.libs.uga.edu/russell/ Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies]
* [http://www.libs.uga.edu/ University of Georgia Libraries]