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'''[[South Carolina Department of Archives and History]]'''<br>8301 Parklane Road<br>Columbia, SC 29229 <br>Telephone: 803-896-6100 <br>Fax: 803-896-6198<br>[http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/ Website]<br>[http://scdah.sc.gov Website]'''<br>'''Hours:&nbsp;Tuesday thru Saturday from 8:30 a.m.&nbsp;to&nbsp;5:00 p.m.  
'''[[South Carolina Department of Archives and History]]'''<br>8301 Parklane Road<br>Columbia, SC 29229 <br>Telephone: 803-896-6100 <br>Fax: 803-896-6198<br>[http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/ Website]<br>[http://scdah.sc.gov Website]'''<br>'''Hours:&nbsp;Tuesday thru Saturday from 8:30 a.m.&nbsp;to&nbsp;5:00 p.m.  


The archives has an [http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/ online search engine] for indexes to State land plats 1784 to 1868] and to Will Transcripts 1782 to 1855] as well as other records. It also has a list of county records available at the Archives: [http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/scedocs/Ar255Pu/001389.pdf Selected Bibliography of County, City, and Town Histories at the SC Archives Reference Library].  
The archives has an [http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/ online search engine] for indexes to Confederate Pension Applications, 1919-1926, Criminal Journals, 1769-1776, Plats for State Land Grants, 1784 to 1868, and Will Transcripts 1782 to 1855 as well as other records. It also has a list of county records available at the Archives: [http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/scedocs/Ar255Pu/001389.pdf Selected Bibliography of County, City, and Town Histories at the SC Archives Reference Library].  


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; {{WorldCat|2592345|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|195302|item|disp=FHL book 975.7 A5c}}).  
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; {{WorldCat|2592345|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|195302|item|disp=FHL book 975.7 A5c}}).


=== Regional Archives  ===
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