E.L. “Les” Inabinett, ’57 master’s, director of the South Caroliniana Library at USC from 1958 until his retirement in 1983, died April 26 in New Smyrna Beach, Fla., at the age of 78.
“Les Inabinett served the library as director from the time of founding director Robert L. Meriwether’s death in 1958 until his retirement, making his the longest tenure as director,” said Henry G. Fulmer, the library’s curator of manuscripts. “He will be remembered for his role in building the library’s collections relating to South Carolina’s leadership up to the modern era.”
Inabinett also worked as an assistant to Meriwether from 1950-1958, and served on the staff of The Papers of John C. Calhoun at USC. The library will mount an exhibit in tribute to Inabinett and a memorial service is planned at the Thompson Funeral Home in West Columbia on a date to be announced.
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