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Postcard of UGA at night

Building 1516 opened its doors in 2010 as an expansion property located in East Campus Village at the University of Georgia. With efficiency in mind, the project took just over a year to complete and has many environment-friendly and sustainable…

Built in 1963, Creswell Hall was the first of four high-rise residence halls at the University of Georgia. The high-rise residence hall timeline is followed by the construction of Brumby Hall (1966), Russell Hall (1967), and finally, Oglethorpe House…

UGA police found David Braun on campus in his Vandiver Hall room on January 14, 2014, after police met a locked door to his room and went in using a key. The deceased student’s suitemate Tevin Reeves said he alerted housing officials after he had not…

The clip begins with a January 12 press conference during which reporters question Governor Ernest Vandiver about a January 11 riot at the University of Georgia. The clip begins with a January 12 press conference during which reporters question…

Found in the Special Collections, this is a telegram sent to Governor Vandiver by Georgia businessmen urging him to keep public schools open. Closing public schools can severely hurt the economy of Georgia, and therefore, it was in the interest of…

Joe Brown Hall was constructed in 1932 and named after Joseph Emerson Brown. Joseph E. Brown was an attorney and politician who served as the 42nd governor of Georgia. He was a secessionist who lead Georgia into the Confederacy in 1861. After…

Creswell Hall is named after Mary Ethel Creswell, the first woman to receive a baccalaureate degree from the University of Georgia. Mary Creswell received her B.S. in home economics in 1919, and she became the first dean of the College of Home…

Mary Lyndon Hall is named after Mary Dorothy Lyndon, the first woman to receive a degree from the University of Georgia. Mary Lyndon received her master’s degree in education from UGA in 1914, although women were not admitted to UGA as regular…