Jimmy Carter Library
Cause Area
- Arts & Culture
- Computers & Technology
- International
- Politics
- Women
Location
441 Freedom ParkwayAtlanta, GA 30307 United StatesOrganization Information
Mission Statement
The Jimmy Carter Library provides archival and exhibit materials that help to educate the public about the presidency of Jimmy Carter, the life of Jimmy Carter, the issues associated with his presidency, and the general operation of the political and governmental system. It educates the public indirectly by providing archival materials and technical assistance to historians and other scholars who intend to publish their work and directly through exhibits, the Internet, educational programs, and other outreach activities.
Description
The Library consists of an archives and a museum and is approximately 70,000 square feet in size. It is not a library in the usual sense but is a research facility. The archives is a repository of approximately 27 million pages of Jimmy Carter's White House material, papers of administration associates, including documents, memoranda, correspondence, etc. There are also 500,000 photographs, and thousands of hours of film, audio and visual tape.