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Scope and content
The Richard B. Russell Foundation Oral History project documents the origins, evolution, philanthropic activities, and legacy
of that foundation as well as its role in the creation of the University of Georgia's Richard B. Russell Library for Political
Research and Studies and the construction of the Richard B. Russell Building, Special Collections Libraries. Interview participants
include former Russell Foundation chairpersons, long-serving Foundation trustees, and current and former University of Georgia
Libraries administrators. The collection documents the narrators' personal and professional ties to the Russell Foundation,
experiences working with the organization since its inception in 1970, assessment of the Foundation's past and present philanthropic
work, and suggestions for future endeavors.
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