RSS 1.0South Carolina Historical Books
This collection provides access to digitized copies of selected books from the collection of the South Carolina State Library that are in the public domain or with author permission.
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City of Georgetown historic resources survey : final report
(South Carolina State Library, 2002-05)The purpose of this survey project is to compile a comprehensive inventory of historic resources in the City of Georgetown outside of the Georgetown National Register Historic District. This information will be used as ... -
City of Darlington, South Carolina architectural survey
(South Carolina State Library, 2002-05-21)Architectural historians with Edwards-Pitman Environmental, Inc. undertook the architectural survey of the City of Darlington as part of the South Carolina Department of Archives and History’s Statewide Survey of Historic ... -
"Of sterling worth and good qualities" : status and domesticity in nineteenth-century middle class Charleston : archaeological investigations at site 38CH1871, Marlene & Nathan Addlestone Library, College of Charleston
(South Carolina State Library, 2004-08-30)This project provided new insights into Charleston history and culture. The study suggested that the households under consideration used material culture related to dining and tea drinking as one of several ways of ... -
Late archaic settlement on the May River : data recovery at the Tree Runner Site (38BU1800), Beaufort County, South Carolina
(South Carolina State Library, 2005-07-08)Lying in a mature mixed pine and hardwood forest, the Tree Runner Site rests near the crest of the bluff overlooking a freshwater marsh of the May River. The site was recommended as potentially eligible for the National ... -
Catawba River Valley grist mill survey
(South Carolina State Library, 2000-01)The Catawba River Valley Gristmill Survey project was designed to achieve several objectives. The first was to develop an historical context that could be useful in understanding the gristmill industry in the Carolina ... -
Historical and architectural survey of Anderson County, South Carolina : final report
(South Carolina State Library, 2002-08)The historic resource survey of Anderson County was undertaken to compile an up-to-date, accurate inventory of historic properties located within the boundaries of the county. The information was compiled in order to ... -
A history of the phosphate mining industry in the South Carolina lowcountry
(South Carolina State Library, 2004-09-23)A wealth of historical data are peppered throughout innumerable personal letters, diaries, and ledgers of the individuals who owned and operated mining and fertilizer companies. In conjunction with archaeological data ... -
Hooper's Directory, Trade Index and Shippers' Guide for Charleston, S.C., 1874-1875
(South Carolina State Library, 1875)This Charleston, South Carolina city directory lists streets and wards, religious institutions, educational institutions, charitable institutions, Masonic lodges, Odd-Fellows lodges, public buildings, public service buildings ... -
Columbia downtown historic resource survey : final report
(South Carolina State Library, 2020-09-28)The City of Columbia initiated this survey with matching grant funds from the SC Department of Archives and History. The purpose was to conduct a survey of historic resources located in downtown Columbia, updating the ... -
Our heroes. : Patriotic Poems on Men, Women and Sayings of the Negro Race
(South Carolina State Library, 1890)This book of poetry focuses on influential African American men and women in the late 1800's written by George C. Rowe, an African American minister, newspaper publisher and poet in Charleston, South Carolina. -
Negro higher education in the State of South Carolina
(South Carolina State Library, 1952)Dr. Lewis K. McMillan published this critical study of the problems confronting black colleges and universities in South Carolina. -
History, growth, and transition of 4-H among Negroes in South Carolina
(South Carolina State Library, 1970)Author Wayman Johnson, Clemson University Extension Specialist, published this book to provide a historical background of 4-H work among African Americans in South Carolina. -
Report Number 3 of the Coalition for the Concerns of Blacks in Post- Secondary Education in South Carolina
(South Carolina State Library, 1980-03-01)In 1975, a group of black citizens in South Carolina organized The Coalition for the Concerns of Blacks in Postsecondary Education (CCBE) in South Carolina. Through small grants from the Southern Education Foundation and ... -
Report Number 2 of the Coalition for the Concerns of Blacks in Post- Secondary Education in South Carolina
(South Carolina State Library, 1978-10-01)During the 1976-77 academic year, the Coalition for the Concerns of Blacks in Post-Secondary Education in South Carolina conducted a series of seven “grass-roots” community meetings across the State where humanist-scholars, ... -
Photographer's notebook : Hurricane Hugo, September 21-22,1989
(South Carolina State Library, 1991)Photo collection with reminiscences and poetry related to Hurricane Hugo, September 21-22, 1989. -
The governors' officers : a short history of the establishment, mission, and people of South Carolina's first organized police
(South Carolina State Library, 2017)A short history of the establishment, mission, and people of South Carolina’s first organized police -
The evolution of the penal system of South Carolina from 1866 to 1916
(South Carolina State Library, 1916)This title is a history of the penal system in South Carolina from 1866 to 1916 by Albert D. Oliphant, assistant secretary of the State Board of Charities and Corrections. -
CHARLESTON AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE August 31st 1886
(South Carolina State Library, 1887)[18] p. : ill. ; 9 x 13 cm. This is a lithographic souvenir book with 18 pages of various Charleston scenes of destruction after the 1886 earthquake. -
Talking book repair group : history in Columbia, S.C. : fifty years of service, 1960 - 2010
(South Carolina State Library, 2010)This book gives the history of the South Carolina Chapter 61 of the Telephone Pioneers of America from 1960-2010. These volunteers repair talking book machines for the South Carolina State Library Talking Book Services. -
An address delivered in the Indigo Hall, Georgetown, South Carolina, on the fourth day of May, 1860, the 105th anniversary of the Winyaw Indigo Society
(South Carolina State Library, 1860-05)This pamphlet presents the text of the address given by Plowden C.J. Weston on May 4, 1860 to the Winyaw Indigo Society on their 105th anniversary.
