The South Carolina State Library Digital Collections is a set of online projects that expand the State Library's mission to provide equal access to information for all South Carolinians. These online collections create greater access to the State Library's unique historical resources and new digital projects.

Within the Digital Collections are several distinct projects. The State Library is collaborating with public libraries across the state to increase access to local holdings. The South Carolina State Documents Depository is an online library of both current and historical state documents. The South Carolina Tombstone Project is a collaboration between the State Library and partner public libraries in the state to provide images and transcriptions of tombstones in local cemeteries.

The State Library also partners with the South Carolina Digital Library to provide access to historical photographs of library service throughout the state, including bookmobiles, WPA library project, and children’s library service.

SCSL Digital Collections

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South Carolina Book Collection
South Carolina Federal Documents
South Carolina State Documents Depository
South Carolina Tombstone Project
State Library Collaborative Collections

Recently Added

  • The Palmetto Trust for Historic Preservation 2016 preservation award winners 

    South Carolina Office of the Governor; Palmetto Trust for Historic Preservation; South Carolina Department of Archives and History (South Carolina State Library, 2016)
    The 2016 Historic Preservation Awards recognize the exceptional accomplishments in the preservation, rehabilitation, and interpretation of our architectural and cultural heritage. The Palmetto Trust for Historic Preservation, ...

  • 2015 historic preservation awards 

    South Carolina Office of the Governor; Palmetto Trust for Historic Preservation; South Carolina Department of Archives and History (South Carolina State Library, 2015)
    The 2015 Historic Preservation Awards recognize the exceptional accomplishments in the preservation, rehabilitation, and interpretation of our architectural and cultural heritage. The Palmetto Trust for Historic Preservation, ...

  • 2014 historic preservation awards 

    South Carolina Office of the Governor; Palmetto Trust for Historic Preservation; South Carolina Department of Archives and History (South Carolina State Library, 2014)
    The 2014 Historic Preservation Awards recognize the exceptional accomplishments in the preservation, rehabilitation, and interpretation of our architectural and cultural heritage. The Palmetto Trust for Historic Preservation, ...

  • 2013 historic preservation awards 

    South Carolina Office of the Governor; Palmetto Trust for Historic Preservation; South Carolina Department of Archives and History (South Carolina State Library, 2013)
    The 2013 Historic Preservation Awards recognize the exceptional accomplishments in the preservation, rehabilitation, and interpretation of our architectural and cultural heritage. The Palmetto Trust for Historic Preservation, ...

  • 2012 historic preservation awards 

    South Carolina Office of the Governor (South Carolina State Library, 2012)
    The 2012 Historic Preservation Awards recognize the exceptional accomplishments in the preservation, rehabilitation, and interpretation of our architectural and cultural heritage. The Palmetto Trust for Historic Preservation, ...

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