South Carolina Archives and Libraries: Difference between revisions

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The following archives, libraries, and societies have collections or services to assist genealogical researchers.

South Carolina Department of Archives and History
1430 Senate Street
P.O. Box 11669, Capitol Station
Columbia, SC 29211-1669
Telephone: 803-734-8577
Fax: 803-734-
[1]http://www.state.sc.us/scdah/

The staff will check a few indexes for a specific name and send a photocopy order for records in which that name appears. A useful guide to the collection is Marion C. Chandler and Earl W. Wade, The South Carolina Archives: A Temporary Summary Guide, 2d ed. (Columbia, South Carolina: South Carolina Department of Archives and History, 1976; FHL book 975.7 A5c).

National Archives—Southeast Region (Atlanta)
1557 St. Joseph Avenue
East Point, GA 30344
Telephone: 404-763-7477
Fax: 404-763-7033

South Carolina Historical Society
100 Meeting Street
Charleston, SC 29401-2299
Telephone: 803-723-3225
Fax: 803-723-8584
http://www.southcarolinahistoricalsociety.org/

A helpful guide to the manuscript collection of this society is David Moltke-Hansen and Sallie Doscher, “South Carolina Historical Society Manuscript Guide,” South Carolina Historical Magazine, July 1979 (Charleston: South Carolina Historical Society, 1979; FHL book 975.7 B2s, vol. 80, no. 3, supp.; film 1697883 item 13).

Thomas Cooper Library
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208-0103
Telephone: 803-777-3142
Fax: 803-777-4661
[http://www.sciway.net/lib/usclib.html www.sciway.net/lib/usclib.html ]

A useful guide to the manuscript collection of this library is Allen H. Stokes, A Guide to the Manuscript Collection of the South Carolinian Library (Columbia, South Carolina: The Library, 1982; FHL book 975.7 A3s; fiche 6101065).

Charleston Library Society
164 King Street
Charleston, SC 29401
Telephone: 803-723-9912
www.charleston'library'society.org/

A helpful guide to research institutions in South Carolina is John Hammond Moore, Research Materials in South Carolina . . . (Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina Press, 1967; FHL book 975.7 A5m).

To learn more about the history and record-keeping systems of South Carolina counties, use the 14 inventories of the county archives published by the Historical Records Survey around 1940. The Family History Library has all of the inventories.

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-The following archives, libraries, and societies have collections or services to assist genealogical researchers.     <br />
+The following archives, libraries, and societies have collections or services to assist genealogical researchers.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
-'''South Carolina Department of Archives and History '''<br />1430 Senate Street <br />P.O. Box 11669, Capitol Station <br />Columbia, SC 29211-1669 <br />Telephone: 803-734-8577 <br />Fax: 803-734-<br />[http://www.state.sc.us/scdah/ ]http://www.state.sc.us/scdah/
+'''South Carolina Department of Archives and History'''<br>1430 Senate Street <br>P.O. Box 11669, Capitol Station <br>Columbia, SC 29211-1669 <br>Telephone: 803-734-8577 <br>Fax: 803-734-<br>[http://www.state.sc.us/scdah/]http://www.state.sc.us/scdah/
 The staff will check a few indexes for a specific name and send a photocopy order for records in which that name appears. A useful guide to the collection is Marion C. Chandler and Earl W. Wade, ''The South Carolina Archives: A Temporary Summary Guide'', 2d ed. (Columbia, South Carolina: South Carolina Department of Archives and History, 1976; FHL book 975.7 A5c).
-'''National Archives—Southeast Region''' (Atlanta)  <br />1557 St. Joseph Avenue <br />East Point, GA 30344 <br />Telephone: 404-763-7477 <br />Fax: 404-763-7033
+'''National Archives—Southeast Region''' (Atlanta)&nbsp; <br>1557 St. Joseph Avenue <br>East Point, GA 30344 <br>Telephone: 404-763-7477 <br>Fax: 404-763-7033
-'''South Carolina Historical Society'''<br />100 Meeting Street<br />Charleston, SC 29401-2299 <br />Telephone: 803-723-3225 <br />Fax: 803-723-8584<br />http://www.southcarolinahistoricalsociety.org/<br />
+'''South Carolina Historical Society'''<br>100 Meeting Street<br>Charleston, SC 29401-2299&nbsp;<br>Telephone: 803-723-3225 <br>Fax: 803-723-8584<br>http://www.southcarolinahistoricalsociety.org/<br>
 A helpful guide to the manuscript collection of this society is David Moltke-Hansen and Sallie Doscher, “''South Carolina Historical Society Manuscript Guide'',” ''South Carolina Historical Magazine'', July 1979 (Charleston: South Carolina Historical Society, 1979; FHL book 975.7 B2s, vol. 80, no. 3, supp.; film 1697883 item 13).
-'''Thomas Cooper Library  '''<br />University of South Carolina <br />Columbia, SC 29208-0103 <br />Telephone: 803-777-3142 <br />Fax: 803-777-4661<br />[http://www.sciway.net/lib/usclib.html [http://www.sciway.net/lib/usclib.html www.sciway.net/lib/usclib.html] ]
+'''Thomas Cooper Library&nbsp;'''<br>University of South Carolina <br>Columbia, SC 29208-0103 <br>Telephone: 803-777-3142 <br>Fax: 803-777-4661<br>[http://www.sciway.net/lib/usclib.html [http://www.sciway.net/lib/usclib.html www.sciway.net/lib/usclib.html] ]
 A useful guide to the manuscript collection of this library is Allen H. Stokes, ''A Guide to the Manuscript Collection of the South Carolinian Library'' (Columbia, South Carolina: The Library, 1982; FHL book 975.7 A3s; fiche 6101065).
-'''Charleston Library Society  '''<br />164 King Street <br />Charleston, SC 29401 <br />Telephone: 803-723-9912<br />[http://www.charlestonlibrarysociety.org/ www.'''charleston''''''library''''''society'''.org/]
+'''Charleston Library Society&nbsp;'''<br>164 King Street <br>Charleston, SC 29401 <br>Telephone: 803-723-9912<br>[http://www.charlestonlibrarysociety.org/ www.'''charleston''''''library''''''society'''.org/]
 A helpful guide to research institutions in South Carolina is John Hammond Moore, ''Research Materials in South Carolina'' . . . (Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina Press, 1967; FHL book 975.7 A5m).
 To learn more about the history and record-keeping systems of South Carolina counties, use the 14 inventories of the county archives published by the Historical Records Survey around 1940. The Family History Library has all of the inventories.
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