S.C. People, Places, and Topics Documented
        in Vertical Files   available from SCL Published Materials

Researchers browsing more than 270 years of S.C. newspapers at SCL will find few titles for which an index exists. Clippings files listed below enhance subject access for many topics. This resource often identifies persons and dates associated with significant events.

To read a more detailed description of contents for most of the following collections, click above link for CATALOG and search USCAN. Using TITLE search, copy and paste in the first few words from titles posted below. To browse a complete list, select a KEYWORD search and paste in search for vertical adj files.ti., which requests a search for term vertical ADJcent to term files in the TItle field.

Note that many topics appear in more than one collection; researchers will find material for Benedict College in the files for Columbia, in Colleges/Universities, in African American History, and in Richland County file.

Larger collections are stored offsite. Please check the USC online catalog and request carton(s) in advance.

• African American History in South Carolina, ca.1800s-2000s   (On-site)
      11 cartons (13.75 linear ft.)
          Biographical Files of Persons and Families: (cartons 1 - 6)
          Topical: (cartons 6-11)
             PDF
             MS Word

• Aging / Elderly / Retirement Issues in South Carolina   (On-site)

• Agriculture / Farming in South Carolina, 1900s-2000s   (AT ANNEX)
      5 cartons (6.25 linear ft.)
          PDF
          MS Word

• Animals in South Carolina    (On-site)
      2 boxes

• Architecture / Architects in South Carolina    (On-site)
      2 boxes

• Art / Artists in South Carolina, 1700s - 2000s   (AT ANNEX)
      6 cartons (7.5 linear ft.)

• Art History in South Carolina, 1900s-2000s   (AT ANNEX)
      5 cartons (6.25 linear ft.)

• Artists at the 1901 South Carolina Inter-State and West Indian
        Exposition (Charleston, S.C.), [ca. 1900- 199u]    (AT ANNEX)
             
          1.25 linear ft. (1 carton)

• Automobiles in South Carolina, 1897 - 2000s
      1 carton (1.25 linear ft.)

• Aviation in South Carolina    (On-site)
      2 boxes

• Banks / banking in South Carolina, 1903 - 2000s
      1 carton (1.25 linear ft.)

• Colleges / Universities in South Carolina, 1800s - 2000s
      9 cartons (11.25 linear ft.)

• Columbia (S.C.) : General
      16 cartons (20 linear ft.)
  (Chiefly proper names of churches, neighborhoods, schools, organizations, etc.)
              (Cartons 1-16)
             Onsite
      Adobe Acrobat PDF format
      Microsoft Word format

• Columbia (S.C.): Topical
      12 cartons (15 linear ft.)
              (Cartons 17-28)
             Onsite
      Adobe Acrobat PDF format
      Microsoft Word format

• County Histories in South Carolina, 1800s-1900s
      43 cartons (53.75 linear ft.)

• Dance in South Carolina, 1950s- 2000s
      1 carton (1.25 linear ft.)

• Education in South Carolina, 1848 - 2000s (bulk, 192u-2000s)
      2 cartons (2.5 linear ft.)

• Environment / Environmental Issues in South Carolina, 1900s - 2000s
      1 carton (1.25 linear ft.)

• Fairs / festivals in South Carolina, 1890s- 2000s
      3 cartons (3.75 linear ft.)

• Film in South Carolina, 1900s - 2000s
      4 cartons (5 linear ft.)

• Flags in South Carolina, 1960s- 2000s
      0.5 linear ft.

• Food in South Carolina, 1900s - 2000s
      1 carton (1.25 linear ft.)

• Health in South Carolina, 1900s - 2000s
      3 cartons (3.75 linear ft.)

• Horses in South Carolina
      2 boxes

• Indians / Native Americans of South Carolina, 1920s- 2000s
      1.25 linear ft. (1 carton)

• Insurance in South Carolina

• International Relations, 1900s-00s
      7 cartons (8.75 linear ft.)

• Ku Klux Klan, 1870s - 199u
      1 box (0.33 linear ft.)

• Literary history in South Carolina, 1885 - 2000s
      1 carton (1.25 linear ft.)

• Military history in South Carolina, 1892 - 2000s
      1 carton (1.25 linear ft.)

• Music / Musicians in South Carolina, ca. 1800s - 2000s
      8 cartons (10 linear ft.)

• Native Americans / Indians of South Carolina, 1920s- 2000s
      1.25 linear ft. (1 carton)

• Natural disasters in South Carolina, 1900s - 2000s
      2 cartons (2.5 linear ft.)

• Nuclear industry in South Carolina, 1900s - 2000s
      (1.25 linear ft.)

• People in S.C. Biographical Files
      30 cartons (37.5 linear ft.)

• Prisons / Prisoners in South Carolina, 1936 - 2000s
      1 carton (1.25 linear ft.)

• Railroads in South Carolina
      2 boxes

• Religion / Churches in South Carolina, 1900s - 2000s
      8.75 linear ft. (7 cartons)
      Adobe Acrobat PDF format
      Microsoft Word format

• Sex Issues in South Carolina

• Ships / Boats / Sailing in South Carolina
      2 boxes

• South Carolina Counties / Local History, 1800s-1900s
      43 cartons (53.75 linear ft.)

• South Carolina GENERAL Vertical Files
      32 cartons (40 linear ft.)
          (organizations, businesses, government, history, politics, drugs, topical files, etc.)

• Theatre History in South Carolina, 1900 - 2000s
      4 cartons (5 linear ft.)

• Tourism in South Carolina, 1920s- 2000s
      2 cartons (2.5 linear ft.)

• Women's history in South Carolina, 1900s - 2000s
      1 carton (1.25 linear ft.)