Exhibits   at the South Caroliniana Library

See other News, Events & Exhibits at University Libraries    2007 December Contemporary South Carolina Authors          Booksigning and reception, Wednesday, 5 Dec. 2007                    Read more 2007 April - 2008 March A Great Adventure: The University of South Carolina in the Great War          On of a series of public lectures, exhibits, and other programs exploring the Palmetto State's participation in World War I. A Partnership of six city and state institutions...                               Visit the Forward Together website. 2007 Febrary - March Ethel Martin Bolden (1918-2002): A Pioneering Spirit          Exhibit honoring this prominent African-American librarian, teacher, and community                   leader of Columbia, S.C.                    Read more          View poster  2006 December 1 – 2007 January 15 Christmas on the Potomac 2006          Christmas Cards from S.C. Political Collections                    Read more 2006 November - December Evolution of a Campus: Expansion and Demolition at the University of South Carolina          More than 200 years of drawings, photographs, and maps illustrate the changing built                    environment of the USC campus. Together with rejected design proposals, this exhibit                    documents both the campus as it was and the campus that never came to be.                    Read more         View poster            See related resource at Digital Collections 2006 July - August In Memoriam: Maj. Gen. T. Eston Marchant (1920-2006)           Exhibit honoring this former member of the USC Board of Trustees. Elected in 1965,                    Marchant served as board chairman from 1970 – 1978; he resigned from the board                    in 1978 to run for the office of adjutant general of the S.C. National Guard, an elected                    office that he held for four terms until his retirement in 1994.                    View poster           See related resource at SCPC 2006 February – March Greek Gamecocks: The Rise, Fall, and Rise of Fraternities at the University of South Carolina          Exhibit documenting the establishment of the fraternity system at South Carolina College                    during the late 1800s; underground activities in the decades following an 1897 edict                    that forbid fraternities at state-supported colleges and universities, and the return of                    Greek-letter societies after the ban was lifted in 1927.                    Read more          View poster           Image from 1909 Garnet and Black yearbook 2005 September - November Palmetto Pigskin: Images from the Early Years of College Football in South Carolina          "Face masks are for wimps!" Photographs of football as played prior to 1940 around the                    Palmetto State at Carolina, Clemson, Wofford, South Carolina State, Furman,                    Erskine, Presbyterian, Newberry, and the Citadel.                    Read more          View poster  2005 July 27–August 20 The Sword and the Pen: An Exhibit Honoring the Life of General William C. Westmoreland (1914–2005)          Exhibit of photographs, letters, and other materials honoring the life of this native of                    Spartanburg County, S.C., and his decades of service to his country in                    World War II, Korea, and Vietnam.                    Read more 2005 April 9 - Present Donald Russell (1906 - 1998): A Life in Public Service          An online exhibit          Read more in Reflections (Spring 2005; p. 5) 2005 April Remembering USC's First College of Arts and Sciences          Read more 2005 March - April 200 Years of Student Life at USC           Read more in The Gamecock (4 March 2005) 2005 March 17 - Present Henry William Ravenel (1814–1887): South Carolina Botanist          Online exhibit exploring life and career of one of the foremost botanists of the 19th century;                    a collaborative project between the Department of Rare Books, the South                    Caroliniana Library's Manuscripts Division, and the Department of Biological                    Sciences. (Originally on view in Thomas Cooper Library) 2004 December – 2005 January 15 Christmas on the Potomac 2004          Christmas Cards from the Papers of U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham                    Read more 2004 October - Present Dancing Through the Great Depression: Student Life at USC, 1929 - 1939          An online exhibit 2004 March Palmetto Women: Selections from Women's History Collections at the South Caroliniana Library          Selected materials documenting contributions of women in the Palmetto State; items                    on exhibit included letters, photographs, and other materials drawn from the papers of                    Civil Rights activist Modjeska Simkins, South Carolina Representative Harriet                    Keyserling, Congresswoman Liz Patterson, Civil War nurse Ada Bacot,                    photographer Beulah Glover, and educator Abby D. Munro. 2004 February African Americana: Recent Acquisitions to the South Caroliniana Library          Exhibit of materials acquired by the Library since 2000 that document African-American                    life in the Palmetto State.                    Read more          View poster  2003 October 20 - 26 Fanfare and Pageantry: A Look Back at Carolina Homecomings          Exhibit of photographs, game programs, and other memorabilia that highlight the                    origins and traditions of homecoming at USC.                    Read more 2003 September I-Day: September 11, 1963          Exhibition commemorating the 40th anniversary of the integration of USC, documenting                    earlier efforts at integration, the University’s preparations for peaceful desegregation,                    reactions from the University community, and photographs from the day three                    African-American students registered at USC for the first time since Reconstruction.                    Materials drawn from records of the Office of the President (University Archives),                    and the Donald S. Russell Papers (South Carolina Political Collections). 2002 April From Beaver Hats to Bellbottoms: Student Fashion at the University of South Carolina          Exhibition of photographs illustrating changes in student fashions from                    the late 19th century to the 1970s 2001 Dec. – 2002 Jan. 15 Christmas on the Potomac 2001          Exhibition of Christmas ornaments from the collection of Sen. Ernest F. Hollings and                    Mrs. Peatsy Hollings, and holiday greeting cards sent to former U.S. Secretary                    of Education Richard W. Riley.                    Read more (illustrations and details on page 3) 2001 November Publications and Papers of Francis Lieber (1800-1872)          An exhibit honoring publication of: Like a Sponge Thrown into Water: Francis Lieber's                    European Travel Journal of 1844-1845and presented in conjunction with the                   Francis Lieber Symposium.                    View a portrait of Lieber 2001 October Henry Laurens Papers Return to S.C.          An exhibit celebrating the acquisition of the Henry P. Kendall Collection.                    Read more in Caroliniana Columns (Spring 2001) and in Reflections (Spring 2002).                    View a portrait of Henry Laurens painted during his imprisonment                    in the Tower of London. 2001 June The Holocaust and World War II          Photographs, text panels, and artifacts celebrating the liberation of prisoners from Nazi                     concentration camps.                    Read more in the USC Times (14 June 2001, p. 6) 2001 Mar. 9 – May 12 Kohn-Hennig Family Collection Comes to South Caroliniana Library          This remarkable donation of a significant private library consists of approximately                    4,000 books and pamphlets covering a broad range of subjects and types of                    materials, including the following: the Revolutionary War; Confederate imprints,                    regimental histories, and recollections; antebellum politics and government,                    agriculture, and labor; natural history; literature; the textile industry;                    journalism; biography; serials; and local history.                    Read more          View images from the collection. 2000 July - August Portraying a Patriot: Francis Marion in Life and Legend          The June 2000 release of the movie, "The Patriot," staring Mel Gibson, heightened interest                    in the fact and folklore associated with the life of the Swamp Fox, Francis                    Marion (1732-1795). Illustrations dating to the 18th – 20th centuries, photographs,                    poems and text panels document Marion’s portrayal as an historic figure and                    as a patriotic symbol in popular imagination.                    Portion of text available online from S.C.Dept. of Archives & History                    View an 1876 rendering of the "sweet potato dinner" 2000 April 2000 Inductees into South Carolina Academy of Authors          Exhibit honoring Dori Sanders, Gwen Bristow, and Elliott White Springs.                    Read more 1998 December - 1999 January Christmas on the Potomac 1998          Christmas Cards from the papers of Congressman William Jennings Bryan Dorn                    Read more 1998 March “Monstrous Regiment": Establishment of Coeducation at USC          In 1894, USC agreed to admit women as students, becoming the first collegiate institute                    in South Carolina to allow coeducation.                    Read more 1997 November The University and the Great War          An exhibit from University Archives in conjunction with Rare Books and Special Collections.                    Read more 1996 May - 1997 April Gifts to the South Caroliniana Library 1996