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=== Contact Information === | === Contact Information === | ||
''' | '''Email:'''<ref name="S1">"Information for Visitors" in ''Charleston Library Society'' at http://www.charlestonlibrarysociety.org/InformationForVisitors.html# (accessed 13 May 2011).</ref> [mailto:info@charlestonlibrarysociety.org info@charlestonlibrarysociety.org] <br> | ||
'''Address:'''<ref | '''Address:'''</ref> | ||
:164 King Street | :164 King Street | ||
:Charleston, SC, 29401 <br><br> | :Charleston, SC, 29401 <br><br> | ||
'''Telephone:'''<ref | '''Telephone:'''</ref> 843.723.9912 '''Fax:''' 843.723.3500<br> | ||
'''Hours and holidays:'''<ref | '''Hours and holidays:'''</ref> Monday-Friday 9:30 to 5:30; Saturday 9:30 to 2:00; [http://www.charlestonlibrarysociety.org/InformationForVisitors.html#holidays holidays] <br> | ||
'''Directions, map, and public transportation:'''<ref | '''Directions, map, and public transportation:'''</ref> | ||
:'''By foot''' - located a fifteen-minute-or-less walk below Calhoun Street. Just above the intersection of King and Queen streets, the Society's main entrance is flanked by ginkgo trees. From the Gateway Walk enter through the garden path at the East Entrance. | :'''By foot''' - located a fifteen-minute-or-less walk below Calhoun Street. Just above the intersection of King and Queen streets, the Society's main entrance is flanked by ginkgo trees. From the Gateway Walk enter through the garden path at the East Entrance. | ||
:'''Parking:''' - Only a few parking spaces exist behind the building. The driveway is an immediate left after passing the SCE&G driveway. The nearest public parking garages are at the corner of King and Queen Streets. The Horlbeck Alley, Cumberland Street, and Majestic Square parking garages are also nearby. | :'''Parking:''' - Only a few parking spaces exist behind the building. The driveway is an immediate left after passing the SCE&G driveway. The nearest public parking garages are at the corner of King and Queen Streets. The Horlbeck Alley, Cumberland Street, and Majestic Square parking garages are also nearby. :'''Map:''' [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Charleston+Library+Society,+164+King+Street,+Charleston,+SC&aq=0&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=53.477264,114.169922&ie=UTF8&hq=Charleston+Library+Society,+164+King+Street,+Charleston,+SC&hnear=Charleston+Library+Society,+164+King+St,+Charleston,+South+Carolina+29401-2269&ll=32.778146,-79.932919&spn=0.014018,0.027874&z=16 Google map]. | ||
:'''Public transportation:''' CARTA bus routes [http://www.ridecarta.com/routes/routedisplay.aspx?pid=584&nid=589&cid=1114 20], [http://www.ridecarta.com/routes/routedisplay.aspx?pid=584&nid=589&cid=1115 30], [http://www.ridecarta.com/shared/docs/2090/route%20202_south%20beltline.doc 202], and [http://www.ridecarta.com/shared/docs/589/carta_trolley_map_2011.pdf 211] stop nearby at Meeting Street and Broad Street. <br> | :'''Public transportation:''' CARTA bus routes [http://www.ridecarta.com/routes/routedisplay.aspx?pid=584&nid=589&cid=1114 20], [http://www.ridecarta.com/routes/routedisplay.aspx?pid=584&nid=589&cid=1115 30], [http://www.ridecarta.com/shared/docs/2090/route%20202_south%20beltline.doc 202], and [http://www.ridecarta.com/shared/docs/589/carta_trolley_map_2011.pdf 211] stop nearby at Meeting Street and Broad Street. <br> | ||
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | '''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | ||
*[http://www.charlestonlibrarysociety.org/ Charleston Library Society] about the Society, events, collections, catalog, support/join, or shop. | *[http://www.charlestonlibrarysociety.org/ Charleston Library Society] about the Society, events, collections, catalog, support/join, or shop. Search the online Charleston Library Society Catalog by keyword or phrase including author, title, or subject. | ||
=== Collection Description === | === Collection Description === | ||
This is the third oldest library in America started in 1748. In 1778 most of the collection was destroyed, but has been rebuilt. This library has valuable newspapers from the 1700s, and Charleston city directories since 1782.<ref>Alice Eichholz, ed., ''Redbook: American State, County, and Town Sources, 3rd ed.'' (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 604. ({{ | This is the third oldest library in America started in 1748. In 1778 most of the collection was destroyed, but has been rebuilt. This library has valuable newspapers from the 1700s, and Charleston city directories since 1782.<ref>Alice Eichholz, ed., ''Redbook: American State, County, and Town Sources, 3rd ed.'' (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 604. ({{FSC|479190|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27rb}}). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/55947869 WorldCat entry].</ref> Includes regional, state, and local histories, manuscripts, and letters. | ||
=== Tips === | === Tips === | ||
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*[http://www.ccpl.org/ Charleston County Public Library] SC Room records, Charleston Archives deaths 1819-1926. Databases: newspapers, Ancestry, Genealogy & Biography Master Index, biographies, African Americans. | *[http://www.ccpl.org/ Charleston County Public Library] SC Room records, Charleston Archives deaths 1819-1926. Databases: newspapers, Ancestry, Genealogy & Biography Master Index, biographies, African Americans. | ||
*[http://www.charlestonmuseum.org/research Charleston Museum Archives] photos, Civil War and other military records, family papers. | *[http://www.charlestonmuseum.org/research Charleston Museum Archives] photos, Civil War and other military records, family papers. | ||
*[ | *[https://www.charlestoncounty.org/departments/clerk-of-court/index.php Charleston County Clerk of the Court] magistrate, family, circuit, equity court records. | ||
*[http://www.charlestoncounty.org/departments/ProbateCourt/index.htm Charleston County Probate Court] with online marriage and will indexes. | *[http://www.charlestoncounty.org/departments/ProbateCourt/index.htm Charleston County Probate Court] with online marriage and will indexes. | ||
*[http://www2.charlestoncounty.org/ Charleston County Register of Deeds] deeds, mortgages, plats, and liens with online indexes. | *[http://www2.charlestoncounty.org/ Charleston County Register of Deeds] deeds, mortgages, plats, and liens with online indexes. | ||
*[[Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina Archives]], Dalco Historical Soc., Charleston, colonial parish records. | *[[Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina Archives]], Dalco Historical Soc., Charleston, colonial parish records. | ||
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:''''' | *Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:''''' [[Berkeley County, South Carolina|Berkeley]], [[Georgetown County, South Carolina|Georgetown]], [[Colleton County, South Carolina|Colleton]], and [[Dorchester County, South Carolina|Dorchester]] counties. | ||
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~scbchs/ Berkeley County Historical Society] plantations, church, cemetery, & family records, articles, queries. | *[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~scbchs/ Berkeley County Historical Society] plantations, church, cemetery, & family records, articles, queries. | ||
*[http://www.georgetowncountymuseum.com/Index.html Georgetown County Museum] photos, cemeteries, Native Americans, slavery, plantations, military. | *[http://www.georgetowncountymuseum.com/Index.html Georgetown County Museum] photos, cemeteries, Native Americans, slavery, plantations, military. | ||
Revision as of 11:10, 25 October 2024
  Contact Information[edit | edit source]Email:[1] info@charlestonlibrarysociety.org Address:</ref>
Telephone:</ref> 843.723.9912 Fax: 843.723.3500 Hours and holidays:</ref> Monday-Friday 9:30 to 5:30; Saturday 9:30 to 2:00; holidays Directions, map, and public transportation:</ref>
Internet sites and databases:
Collection Description[edit | edit source]This is the third oldest library in America started in 1748. In 1778 most of the collection was destroyed, but has been rebuilt. This library has valuable newspapers from the 1700s, and Charleston city directories since 1782.[2] Includes regional, state, and local histories, manuscripts, and letters. Tips[edit | edit source]Non-members are welcome to browse the catalog and use the reference area of the Main Reading Room. Further research requires the purchase of a Daily Membership $5.00 (U.S.). Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]If you cannot visit or find a source at the Charleston Library Society, a similar source may be available at one of the following. Similar Collections
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