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Furman University
Furman is a private liberal arts university founded in 1826 and located in Greenville, SC. Furman partners with Clemson to provide free hosting of digital collections for SCDL Upstate partners through the digital repository software, CONTENTdm.
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Greenville County Library System – Augusta Road
In 1932, the WPA built “So Big” on a vacant lot on Augusta Road. After the diminutive building, the bookmobile served the area until 1975 when the library rented a storefront next to Pickwick Pharmacy. In 2004 the Ramsey Family Branch Library replaced the rented space.
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