Account Books Broadsides Catalogs Church Records Dissertations Finding Aids Genealogy Manuscripts on Microfilm Recent Acquisitions USC History W.P.A. Records

Holdings of Manuscripts Division include letters, diaries, and other unpublished papers of families and individuals; genealogical collections; broadsides; plantation account books; non-USC dissertations dealing with S.C. history; and information collected by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), regarding folklore, local history, etc. The Division also holds records of churches, clubs, and other organizations, as well as business records of small country stores, large textile mills, and other concerns.

Approximately one third of the holdings of Manuscripts Division appear described in USC's online catalog. For more thorough subject access to holdings, please visit or contact SCL, and consult A Guide to the Manuscript Collection of the South Caroliniana Library (1982), by Dr. Allen H. Stokes.

For more information, call Manuscripts Division - (803) 777-5183 or contact Mr. Henry Fulmer, Curator of Manuscripts Division, at fulmerh@mailbox.sc.edu.

What is NOT Here:

• For S.C. newspapers consult Books Division.
  For alumni records, topics in USC history, etc., contact the USC Archives.

• For wills, unpublished state and county records, schedules of the U.S. Federal Census, inventories, court minutes and other goverment documents, consult the South Carolina Department of Archives and History (SCDAH).