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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> | ||
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'''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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  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>
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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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