South Carolina – Archives, Repositories, Special Collections

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SC Local, State Resources

• Camden Archives and Museum
• Clarendon County Archives and History Center
• William B. Coxe Collection: Photographs of Early Greenville, South Carolina - Greenville County Historical Society
  
• Darlington County Archives
• Fairfield Archives and History - Fairfield County
• Georgetown County Digital Library - historical collection of the Georgetown County Public Library
  –  Morgan and Trenholm Collection
  
• Greenville County Historical Records - deeds, probate estate papers, district court records and more
  
• Historical Center of York County
• Karpeles Manuscript Museum - Charleston
• Marion County Archives & History Center
• Pickens County Library System's Photos - historical collection
  
• Spartanburg County Public Libraries - Kennedy Room of Local and South Carolina History
  
• South Carolina Department of Archives and History - Columbia
  
• South Carolina Digital Library - online collections from SC schools, libraries, archives, and museums - includes photos, letters, maps, and more
  
• South Carolina Historical Society - Charleston
• Tompkins Library - Edgefield - 803-637-4010

SC College, University Resources

• Benedict College
  –  Archives
  –  Archives Collections
• Bob Jones University
  –  Archives Memorabilia Room
  –  Special Collections
• The Citadel
  –  Archives
  –  Guide to the Collections
• College of Charleston
  –  Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture
  –  Jewish Heritage Collection - oral histories of SC Jews
• Clemson University - Special Collections
• Francis Marion University - Arundel Room
• Furman University - Special Collections
• University of South Carolina
  –  South Caroliniana Library
  –  Modern Political Collections
• University of South Carolina Aiken
  –  Aiken County History Archive - photographs and newspaper clippings
  –  Gregg and Swint Papers - documents and memorabilia of the Graniteville Company
  
• University of South Carolina Lancaster - Native American Studies Archive
  
• Winthrop University - Archives and Special Collections

Government Resources

• South Carolina Department of Archives and History
• South Carolina State Document Depository Program
• South Carolina State Depository Shelflist Database - USC Aiken
  
• Federal Depository Libraries in South Carolina
• US Federal Depository Shelflist Database - USC Aiken

Archive Organizations

• Palmetto Archives, Libraries, and Museums Council on Preservation - PALMCOP