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''{{SC-sidebar}}''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[South Carolina Genealogy|South Carolina]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[South_Carolina_Archives_and_Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]''  
''{{SC-sidebar}}''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[South Carolina Genealogy|South Carolina]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[South_Carolina_Archives_and_Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]''  


The following archives, libraries, and societies have collections or services to assist South Carolina genealogical researchers. For manuscript collections and compiled genealogies, the South Caroliniana Library in Columbia and the Charleston Historical Society in Charleston are excellent places to start (both are discussed in this article).<ref>Mike Becknell, "Overview of South Carolina Genealogical Research," Group Tour of the South Carolina Department of Archives and History, 10 May 2011.</ref><br><br>  
The following archives, libraries, and societies have collections or services to assist South Carolina genealogical researchers. For manuscript collections and compiled genealogies, the South Caroliniana Library in Columbia and the Charleston Historical Society in Charleston are excellent places to start (both are discussed in this article).<ref>Mike Becknell, "Overview of South Carolina Genealogical Research," Group Tour of the South Carolina Department of Archives and History, 10 May 2011.</ref><br>


Also visit the '''[http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/south-carolina-obituary-resources State Library Obituary Resources&nbsp;Portal]''' for a listing of SC public libraries that assist with family history searches.<br>  
Also visit the '''[http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/south-carolina-obituary-resources State Library Obituary Resources&nbsp;Portal]''' for a listing of SC public libraries that assist with family history searches.<br>  
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=== National Repositories  ===
=== Outside South Carolina Repositories  ===
 
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| [[Image:Chattanooga Public Library TN.jpg|right|175px|Chattanooga Public Library TN.jpg]]'''[[Chattanooga Public Library Downtown]]''' <br>1001 Broad Street<br>Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402<br>Telephone: 423-757-5317<br>E-mail: [mailto:library@lib.chattanooga.gov library@lib.chattanooga.gov]<br> Internet: [http://catalog.lib.chattanooga.gov/localHist/localHist.html Local History and Genealogy Department]<br><br>
 
:Includes the Upper South's largest family folder collection which is heavy on Tennessee, North Carolina, and '''South Carolina'''.<ref name="DB85">Dollarhide Bremer, 85.</ref> Internet genealogy databases, census, newspapers, obituary index, county records, 30,000 books, manuscripts, and genealogical periodicals.<ref>[http://catalog.lib.chattanooga.gov/localHist/localHist.html Local History and Genealogy Department] in ''Chattanooga Public Library'' (accessed 11 February 2014).</ref><br><br>
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[[Image:Dallas Public Central Library.jpg|right|175px|Dallas Public Central Library.jpg]]'''[[Dallas Public Central Library]]'''<br>1515 Young St.<br>Dallas, TX 75201-9987 USA<br>Telephone: 214-670-1433<br>E-mail: [mailto:genealogy@dallaslibrary.org genealogy@dallaslibrary.org]<br>Internet: [http://dallaslibrary2.org/genealogy/index.php Dallas Public Library Genealogy]<br><br>  
[[Image:Dallas Public Central Library.jpg|right|175px|Dallas Public Central Library.jpg]]'''[[Dallas Public Central Library]]'''<br>1515 Young St.<br>Dallas, TX 75201-9987 USA<br>Telephone: 214-670-1433<br>E-mail: [mailto:genealogy@dallaslibrary.org genealogy@dallaslibrary.org]<br>Internet: [http://dallaslibrary2.org/genealogy/index.php Dallas Public Library Genealogy]<br><br>  


:Outstanding genealogical collection with records for more than Texas, including '''South Carolina''', Oklahoma, the South, Mid-Atlantic, and New England states.<ref name="DB107">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 107. {{WorldCat|39493985}}; {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref><br><br>
:Outstanding genealogical collection with records for more than Texas, including '''South Carolina''', Oklahoma, the South, Mid-Atlantic, and New England states.<ref name="DB107">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 107. {{WorldCat|39493985}}; {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref><br><br>
[[Image:Chattanooga Public Library TN.jpg|right|175px|Chattanooga Public Library TN.jpg]]'''[[Chattanooga Public Library Downtown]]''' <br>1001 Broad Street<br>Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402<br>Telephone: 423-757-5317<br>E-mail: [mailto:library@lib.chattanooga.gov library@lib.chattanooga.gov]<br> Internet: [http://catalog.lib.chattanooga.gov/localHist/localHist.html Local History and Genealogy Department]<br><br>
:Includes the Upper South's largest family folder collection which is heavy on Tennessee, North Carolina, and '''South Carolina'''.<ref name="DB85">Dollarhide Bremer, 85.</ref> Internet genealogy databases, census, newspapers, obituary index, county records, 30,000 books, manuscripts, and genealogical periodicals.<ref>[http://catalog.lib.chattanooga.gov/localHist/localHist.html Local History and Genealogy Department] in ''Chattanooga Public Library'' (accessed 11 February 2014).</ref><br><br>


[[Image:NARA Atlanta.jpg|right|175px|NARA Atlanta.jpg]]'''[[National Archives at Atlanta]]'''<br>5780 Jonesboro Road<br>Morrow, Georgia 30260 USA<br>Phone: 770-968-2100<br>Fax: 770-968-2547<br>E-mail: [mailto:atlanta.archives@nara.gov atlanta.archives@nara.gov]<br>Internet: [http://www.archives.gov/southeast/ National Archives at Atlanta] <br><br>  
[[Image:NARA Atlanta.jpg|right|175px|NARA Atlanta.jpg]]'''[[National Archives at Atlanta]]'''<br>5780 Jonesboro Road<br>Morrow, Georgia 30260 USA<br>Phone: 770-968-2100<br>Fax: 770-968-2547<br>E-mail: [mailto:atlanta.archives@nara.gov atlanta.archives@nara.gov]<br>Internet: [http://www.archives.gov/southeast/ National Archives at Atlanta] <br><br>  
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