Richard B. Russell Special Collections Building

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Richard B. Russell Special Collections Building
Country	USA
Type	Academic library
Location	Athens, Georgia
Coordinates	33°57′15″N 83°22′39″W / 33.95424886688814°N 83.3775007987839°W / 33.95424886688814; -83.3775007987839
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Affiliation	University of Georgia
Website	www.libs.uga.edu/russell-library
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The Richard B. Russell Special Collections Building holds the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, the Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, the , and the Peabody Collection.^[1] The building is named for Richard B. Russell.

The $46 million building was dedicated in February 2012. It includes galleries, oral interviews, videos, and informational kiosks. Tours of the building are offered. A mural by art professor emeritus Art Rosenbaum depicts some of the faces of prominent political figures from Georgia's history.^[1]

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