The Russell Library’s oral history collections document the voices and intersections of politics, public policy, government, society, and culture. Collection strengths and focuses include modern Georgia politics, policy, and biography, disability rights, U.S. foreign service, African-American experience, Athens, Georgia, and Athens music history.
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Aida Quinones (Athens Oral History Project)
Brian Mosely (Our Stories, Our Lives: Georgia Libraries for Accessible Statewide Services (GLASS) Oral History Project)
Gussie Phillips (Richard B. Russell Library Oral History Documentary Collection)
Julian Bond (Reflections on Georgia Politics)
Guy Millner (Two-Party Georgia Oral History Project)
Oral History Collections
Athens Music Project Oral History Collection
Dean Rusk Oral History Collection
D.W. Brooks Oral History Collection
Ecological Society of America Oral History Collection
Georgia Disability Community Oral History Project
Georgia Environmental Oral History Project
Goin’ Back: Remembering UGA Oral History Collection
Griffin African American Oral History Project
Harold Paulk (Hal) Henderson, Sr. Oral History Collection
Martin J. Hillenbrand Oral History Collection
Mississippi Agriculture Oral History Collection
Music Teachers’ Stories Collection
Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collection
Richard B. Russell, Jr. Oral History Project
Russell Foundation Oral History Project
Russell Library Oral History Documentary Collection
Senate Staff Oral History Project
South Georgia Civil Rights Oral History Collection