Tag Archives: Special Collections

From the Archives: The First 5 Women to Receive Law Degrees from the University of Georgia

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Rachel Evans

For women’s history month, our display of books and other resources from the collection near the library’s entrance are joined by some additional signage spotlighting the trailblazing women at the University of Georgia School of Law. We have shared items … Continue reading →

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From the Collection: Resource Spotlight on Hispanic Legal Titles & Three Earliest Diverse Graduates of UGA Law in Archives Exhibit

Posted on October 12, 2021 by Rachel Evans

Earlier in September in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15 – Oct. 15) a display of books from the collection along with representative flags went up in the Law Library reading room. You can find the titles to browse … Continue reading →

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Law Library Pursues Funding Opportunities To Make Historic Legal Materials Freely Available: Awarded Two Digitization Grants With Two More In the Works

Posted on September 14, 2021 by Rachel Evans

This summer the Law Library was awarded two grants to aid in the digitization of historic resources. Both grant opportunities will increase the discoverability and accessibility of these historic resources. Digitization will soon begin for both projects with resources expected … Continue reading →

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Art from the Archives: A Closer Look at UGA’s 1st Puerto Rican Graduate, Horacio S. Beleval A.B. 1901

Posted on August 4, 2021 by Rachel Evans

It has been over a year since I found myself in a law school classroom closet wrapping and un-wrapping historic lithographs to photograph or scan of our earliest graduating students. Not all of the items had been cataloged, and fewer … Continue reading →

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Art from the Archives: A Look Back at UGA Law Library’s Winning “Day in the Life” Photographs

Posted on July 19, 2021 by Rachel Evans

This week is the annual meeting and conference of the American Association of Law Libraries! Our librarians are excited to attend, and several are even presenting various times throughout the conference. It wasn’t that long ago that we were eagerly … Continue reading →

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From the Archives: Library Research & Special Collections Support Student-Driven Initiatives to Illustrate Institutional Cultural Diversity

Posted on August 27, 2020 by Rachel Evans

In 2019 student driven initiatives at the University of Georgia School of Law prompted research for identifying diverse graduates from the school. Over the course of late 2019 and early 2020 this research was visualized with items pulled together from … Continue reading →

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From the Archives: Event Records in the Repository

Posted on July 17, 2020 by Rachel Evans

By Rachel Evans & Marie Mize Our library archives and special collections contain a wealth of materials documenting the rich history of UGA School of Law. Many of the items include symposium schedules, recorded lectures, and even entire conferences where … Continue reading →

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Art from the Archives: Pericles & Demosthenes

Posted on May 4, 2020 by Rachel Evans

By Rachel Evans & Marie Mize In our newest installment of this series highlighting works of art from our Law Library Archives collection we will share about the two marble busts located on the second floor of the Law Library … Continue reading →

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Art from the Archives: Sculpture of John the Baptist

Posted on April 20, 2020 by Rachel Evans

Our Law Library is home to more than just books. Many of us, especially our law students, are missing the views they love so much in our library’s reading room and the quiet and focus they find in the … Continue reading →

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Art from the Archives: Historic Photographs & Directories

Posted on April 2, 2020 by Rachel Evans

By Rachel Evans, Marie Mize & Leslie Grove Our library at UGA School of Law was one of the earliest adopters of the bePress Digital Commons repository platform. We have uploaded more than 12,000 works including faculty scholarship, archived institutional … Continue reading →

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