Interview with former state senator, Bobby Rowan

On February 9, 2005, the Russell Library conducted an oral history interview with Bobby Rowan, Georgia Senator (1963-1974) and Public Commissioner (1989-1994). This interview forms part of the Russell Library's Documentary Oral History Series, which includes interviews with Judge Griffin B. Bell, Governor Carl E. Sanders, and diplomat Martin J. Hillenbrand.

Sheryl B. Vogt recipient of Archivist of the Year award

Sheryl B. Vogt, director of the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies at the University of Georgia, is the 2004 recipient of the Archivist of the Year Award.

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A Heart for Any Fate: The Biography of Richard Brevard Russell, Sr.

A Book Talk by Author Sally Russell
2:00- 4:00 pm, Sunday, October 24, 2004
Russell Library

Author Sally Russell discussed researching and writing the first biography of her grandfather, the patriarch of the Russell family. Russell, Sr. served in the state legislature (1882-1887), as solicitor-general of the western circuit of the superior courts of Georgia (1888-1896), as judge of the superior court of the western circuit (1898-1902), on the first Georgia Court of Appeals (1906-1916), and as Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court (1922-1938). A Russell Library 30th Anniversary Event

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Tales from the Assassination Tapes: Why Johnson and Russell Doubted the Warren Report

A Book Talk by Max Holland,
Author of The Kennedy Assassination Tapes
3:30 pm, Wednesday, September 29, 2004
The Chapel, University of Georgia

Author and journalist Max Holland discussed research and findings from his recently published book, The Kennedy Assassination Tapes. This major documentary history gives a full chronicle of the presidential conversations of Lyndon Johnson regarding the Kennedy assassination and its aftermath. A leading scholar of the assassination, Holland transcribes and places in context the telephone calls President Johnson made and received as he sought to stabilize the country after November 22, 1963.

Generous support for this program was provided in part by the University of Georgia Alumni Association and the University of Georgia Libraries.

Please visit the Russell Library to view an exhibit focusing on Senator Richard B. Russell's participation in the Warren Commission.

A Russell Library 30th Anniversary Event

Harold P. Henderson, Sr. Oral History Collection, Series II: S. Ernest Vandiver, Jr.

We are pleased to announce that Series II: S. Ernest Vandiver, Jr., 1986, 1993-1994, of the Harold Paulk Henderson, Sr. Oral History Collection is now open for research. The series consists of oral history interviews relating to the political and personal life of S. Ernest Vandiver, Jr. and includes discussion of notable events from his gubernatorial administration, 1959-1963, such as public school integration and the Sibley Commission.

View the Ernest Vandiver oral history finding aid

Russell Library a founding member of the Association of Centers for the Study of Congress

The Association of Centers for the Study of Congress was founded in 2003 as an independent alliance of organizations and institutions which promote the study of the U.S. Congress. The association draws on the talents and resources of its members to promote a wide range of programs designed to inform and educate students, scholars, policy-makers, and members of the general public on the history of Congress, legislative process, and current issues facing Congress.

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Hamilton Earl Holmes: The Legacy Continues

Hamilton Earl Holmes: The Legacy Continues is a one-hour documentary chronicling the dedication, perserverance, and strength of spirit demonstrated by Hamilton Earl Holmes and his family during their long and active participation in the civil rights movement in Georgia. In 1961 Hamilton Holmes was the first African-American man to be admitted into the University of Georgia. Later, Holmes became the first African American admitted to Emory University Medical School. The documentary also traces the efforts of Holmes’ father, uncle, grandfather, and family friend Charles Bell to desegregate public recreational facilities in Atlanta during the early 1950s.

This film is the second documentary film produced by the Foot Soldier Project, a joint venture of University of Georgia faculty and the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies dedicated to documenting and presenting unsung footsoldiers in Georgia's civil rights movement. The documentary was produced in partnership with the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies and in conjunction with the Office of Instructional Support and Development.

For more information, please refer to the official UGA press release. (1/16/04)
Related news coverage: "Looking Beyond the Prominent" Athens Banner Herald, 1/19/04

Screening Dates

Thursday, January 22, 2004, 5:00pm at the Gwinnett University Center, Building A-1410
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Friday, January 23, 2004, 6:30pm at the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History
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Sunday, January 25, 2004, 3:00pm on Georgia Public Broadcasting

Thursday, August 12, 2004, 5:10pm on Georgia Public Broadcasting

Thursday, August 26, 2004, 5:10pm on Georgia Public Broadcasting

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No Other Road: 1953 Red and Black Editors Stand Up for Equality and Free Speech

November 10, 2003

A public oral history program with the 1953 editors of The Red and Black newspaper with interviewers Dr. Maurice Daniels and Dr. Kent Middleton and moderator Harry Montevideo.

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2003 Russell Symposium
October 20, 2003

This year's 2003 symposium (right) examined "The Weapons of Mass Destruction Threat to the American Homeland" and the issues of homeland security and preparedness for biological, nuclear or other attacks. United States Senator for Georgia, Saxby Chambliss offered the keynote address followed by a panel discussion moderated by Gary K. Bertsch, University Professor and Director of the Center for International Trade and Security, Department of International Affairs, University of Georgia. The panel featured Dr. Ruth David, President and CEO, ANSER (Analytic Services, Inc.); Stephen E. Flynn, Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations; Asa Hutchinson, Under Secretary, Department of Homeland Security; Paul McHale, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense; Joseph M. Henderson, Associate Director, Terrorism Preparedness and Response, CDC; and Sam Nunn, Co-chairman and CEO of the Nuclear Threat Initiative.

Recent syposiums have focused on "The United States, NATO, and European Security in the 21st Century," "U.S. Security interests in the 1990s," "Security Challenges in the Post-Cold War World," and "US Policy toward China." Commencing in 1993, the Russell Foundation, along with the University of Georgia, has sponsored three Richard B. Russell Public Symposiums. Named for the late Senator Richard B. Russell, who chaired the Senate Armed Services Committee for sixteen years, the symposiums are a discussion of public policy in which Senator Russell had particular interest. All of the Russell Symposium proceedings have been televised, published, and distributed widely in government and academic circles.

History LIVES in the Russell Library
Open October 2003

New exhibit highlighting strengths of Russell Library Collections

Watch for announcements of films and related programs