2012-06-062012-06-062009http://hdl.handle.net/10827/6987The early history of the Department of Archives and History is closely entwined with the political history of South Carolina. For many years it is largely the story of one man, Alexander Samuel Salley, Jr. The South Carolina Department of Archives and History has had only five directors since it's modest beginnings in 1905. Starting in but two rooms in the State House, it is now housed in its own modern buildingDocumentCopyright status undetermined. For more information contact, South Carolina State Library, 1500 Senate Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29201.South Carolina Department of Archives and History--HistoryText