South Carolina State Library Digital Collections

The South Carolina State Library Digital Collection provides documents and information that expand the State Library’s mission to provide equal access for all South Carolinians. These online collections create greater access to the State Library’s unique historical resources, government documents, and new digital projects.

Our ever-growing digital collections contain a wealth of state and federal agency documents, digitized historical items published about South Carolina from the State Library print collection, and collaborations with public libraries, museums, and public institutions across the state to showcase South Carolina specific digital projects.

We also partner with the South Carolina Digital Library to provide free access to an even larger collection of South Carolina historical materials from over 40 cultural heritage institutions across the state.

The South Carolina State Library strives for a high standard of accessibility for its patrons. Efforts are ongoing to make our digital collections more accessible. If you require reasonable accommodations, encountered an item that requires accessible adjustments, or if you have any questions regarding accessibility and collections, please send an e-mail to DigitalCollections@StateLibrary.SC.Gov and a staff member will get back to you as soon as possible.

Featured Items

July 2025 Archaeology News

South Carolina Department of Natural Resources; Cultural Heritage Trust Program

This newsletter is emailed monthly by the SCDNR Cultural Heritage Trust Program. It contains relevant, archaeological information for sites in South Carolina.

2025-07

The business of rural heritage, culture & art : an introductory resource guide for entrepreneurs

South Carolina African American Heritage Foundation; South Carolina African American Heritage Commission

This guide provides a wealth of information pointing toward assistance that is available to help entrepreneurs achieve success. The resources listed here are a starting point for startup businesses and for existing businesses wishing to expand. Because basics are the foundation for entrepreneurs, this guide offers a simple framework for access to resources and technical expertise. Hundreds of informative books and websites exist but this is a user-friendly informative and useful resource. The guide is divided into two main sections. State Resources list South Carolina agencies and organizations that offer technical expertise related to business development to include education and training; funding and grant opportunities; legal Information and taxes. National Resources list federal agencies and national organizations that offer similar technical expertise.

2019

Sandlapper: The Magazine of South Carolina, March 1973

Sandlapper Press, Inc.

Sandlapper, the Magazine of South Carolina, was established in 1968 and educates readers about South Carolina. The included articles and photographs from South Carolina writers and photographers vibrantly showcase the state’s beauty, citizens, culture, and history. This is the March 1973 edition. Darkening Shades of Gray by Jon Buchan Seaworthy Fare Aboard the Adventure by Mary R. L. Bennett Belton's Tennis Binge by J. Clyde Shirley Missing: One Cannonball by William P. Stowe Forty-Acre Rock by H. D. Wagener Rice Planting Culture by Gale Young Cades by Laurin M. Baker Hints on Home Buying by Tom Hamrick Banastre Tarleton: Butcher of Hero? by Robert D. Bass

1973-03

Recent Submissions

Open Access
A Pre and Post Study of Inpatient Hospitalization and Emergency Department Use By Clients of the Mental Illness Recovery Center, Inc. (MIRCI) For Clients Entering MIRCI Management between January 1, 1997 and December 31, 2018
(South Carolina State Library, 2020-07) South Carolina Council on Homelessness
South Carolina is perhaps the only state in the country that has in place a data system that provides program administrators a method of measuring outcomes of their services without the burden of extensive and difficult data collection. The linkage of the MIRCI client database with the RFA Integrated Health and Human Services Data System has demonstrated that meaningful outcomes measures can be gathered without additional data collection.
Open Access
A Pre and Post Study of Inpatient Hospitalization and Emergency Department Use By Clients of the Mental Illness Recovery Center, Inc. (MIRCI) For Clients Entering MIRCI Management between January 1, 1997 and December 31, 2016
(South Carolina State Library, 2018-08) South Carolina Council on Homelessness
South Carolina is perhaps the only state in the country that has in place a data system that provides program administrators a method of measuring outcomes of their services without the burden of extensive and difficult data collection. The linkage of the MIRCI client database with the RFA Integrated Health and Human Services Data System has demonstrated that meaningful outcomes measures can be gathered without additional data collection.
Open Access
Health Care and Homelessness: 2014 Data Linkage Study
(South Carolina State Library, 2015-07) South Carolina Council on Homelessness; South Carolina Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office, Health and Demographics; United Way of the Midlands
The Homeless Management Information Database (HMIS) supplies a data cohort that, through analysis, informs understanding of health care consumption and challenges among people experiencing homelessness in South Carolina. HMIS collects personal information from clients receiving homeless services, including demographic information, military service, educational attainment, and disability information.
Open Access
Health Care and Homelessness Report
(South Carolina State Library, 2017-04-03) South Carolina Council on Homelessness
This is an analysis of health care use by people with services recorded in the Homeless Management Information System.
Open Access
Homeless Needs Assessment: Results from a 2014 survery of more than 300 people experiencing homelessness in the Midlands.
(South Carolina State Library, 2017-03-23) South Carolina Council on Homelessness
The major cause of homelessness in the U.S. is a lack of affordable housing. People cannot find places they can afford, particularly in urban settings where homelessness is more prevalent. United Way of the Midlands organized a survey asking people about their experience of homelessness.

Communities in SCSL Digital Collections

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Federal Documents
The South Carolina State Library maintains a print collection of federal documents as a member of the Federal Depository Library Program.
Sherman Grinberg Film Library Collaborative Project
The South Carolina State Library has partnered with the Sherman Grinberg Film Library to provide access to digitized film reels containing historical South Carolina related content from the Paramount and Pathé newsreel collections.
South Carolina 250
The documents and books in this collection reflect the work done by the S.C. American Revolution Sestercentennial Commission, South Carolina state agencies, and historic items from the South Carolina State Library State Documents Depository.
South Carolina Book Collection
The South Carolina State Library maintains an extensive print collection of materials published about South Carolina.
South Carolina State Documents Depository
The South Carolina State Documents Depository provides access to publications produced by state agencies and state-supported academic institutions.