Georgetown Postcard Collection
The Georgetown County Postcard Collection features postcards that show many historic buildings and street scenes from the Georgetown area. Many of the postcards were used for advertising purposes and provide a glimpse into life in Georgetown in the early 1900s.
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Gertrude Sanford Legendre Papers, 1836-2000
Gertrude Sanford Legendre (1902–2000) was an American socialite who served as an OSS operative during World War II. She was also a noted explorer, big-game hunter, environmentalist, and owner of Medway plantation in South Carolina. The collection includes scrapbooks of Gertrude’s travels and family life, loose photographs ranging in date from the mid to late …
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Glendia Cooper Collection
Glendia Cooper, African American potter, grew up in Mississsippi and has exhibited her work in various cities across the United States. Her pieces, inspired by travel in Africa and South America, are created using the coil and slab methods, then shaping, molding, decorating and glazing by hand.
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Glenn Drayton journal, 1814-1864
Glenn Drayton’s journal is a bound volume consisting of Drayton’s rules of conduct expected of a U.S. sailor, 1814; and records, 1814-1864, of Rusticello plantation, Pendleton District, S.C., continued after Drayton’s death. Drayton’s entries consist of hand-written guide, 1814, showing the hold stocked with barrels, and dimensions of the ship; and an original water color, …
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Glimpses of the South Carolina, Interstate and West Indian Exposition
Souvenir booklet entitled Glimpses of the South Carolina, Interstate and West Indian Exposition Including Some Characteristic Views of the City of Charleston and Scenes at the Pan-American Exposition Recently Held at Buffalo: 126 Half-tone Pictures and a Map of the Grounds. Booklet contains captioned photographs, including some with descriptive text. Measures 13 x 18 cm.
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Glover Family Papers, 1729-ca. 1955
The Glover Family Papers, 1729-ca.1955, collection contains one bound volume and loose papers kept by the Glover family. The bound volume titled “General Work and Allowance List, 1840” records the tasks performed by enslaved people at Camp, West Bank, Forlorn Hope and Snug-it-is Plantations in Colleton, Charleston, Berkeley, and Orangeburg Counties in South Carolina. Tasks …
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Goldberg Family Papers, 1902-1953
Two memorial photograph albums documenting the funeral of Moshe Yidel Gelbart. Gelbart died of appendicitis on February 25, 1935, in Mogielnica, Poland. The albums, made of fabric and paper, contain black and white photographs that chronicle Gelbart’s funeral procession, his casket, mourners, and gravesite, including an image of Gelbart with his wife and son eight …
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Gooch Family Papers, 1754-1947
The Gooch Family Papers, 1754-1947, collection contains loose papers written by or belonging to members of the Gooch family. John Gooch (1780-1840), a plantation owner of Chester District, S.C., was the father of Henry H. Gooch (1811-1883) of Lancaster District, S.C., who married Martha Trusdel Gooch (1812-1892) in 1832. Their son, Henry H. Gooch, Jr. …
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Good Hope Plantation Journal, 1835-1874 (bulk 1835-1857)
The Good Hope Plantation Journal, 1835-1874 (bulk 1835-1857) collection is comprised of a bound volume and loose papers pertaining to Good Hope Plantation located in St. Matthew’s Parish, South Carolina. The 3,925-acre planation was inherited by Joseph Heatley Dulles from his aunt Anne Heatley Reid Lovell following her death in 1834. The volume (1859-1860) contains …
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Goodwill
Collection of enclosed loading dock construction at the now demolished Goodwill at 912 Poinsett Highway.
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Gordon R. Hennigar Pathology Museum Collection
The Gordon R. Hennigar Pathology Museum Collection features photographs of gross pathology specimens from the Museum’s holdings. The photograph collection is the result of a collaboration between the Waring Historical Library and MUSC Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (DPLM) to preserve, document, and make the wet specimen collection more accessible. Dr. Erin Presnell of …
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Gourdin Family Collection, 1707-1903
The Theodore L. Gourdin Estate Record, 1826-1829 is part of the Gourdin Family, 1707-1903, collection and is a bound record written by estate executor, Theodore Louis Gourdin. A South Carolina state legislator and plantation owner, Theodore L. Gourdin was the son of Theodore Gourdin (1764-1826) and Elizabeth Gaillard. Establishing himself in St. Stephens and St. …
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Government Information Pamphlet Collection
Government departments’, divisions’, agencies’ and programs’ pamphlets from the 1930s to the late 1960s.
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Green Avenue Neighborhood
Photographs of the Green Avenue neighborhood, which encompasses Jenkins, Casey, Lincoln, Nelson, and McLeod Streets, plus part of Anderson Road. Traditionally an African American neighborhood, the city of Greenville has been revitalizing the area since 2001 including the demolition and construction of homes, building new parks, and streetscape work. Original photographs from the Green Avenue …
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Greenville Army Air Base
Photographs of the Greenville Army Air Base.
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Greenville Chamber of Commerce
Collection of photographs of the Greenville Chamber of Commerce. Email scroominfo@greenvillelibrary.org if you are able to identify photographs.
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Greenville City Codes & Ordinances
Typed and bound ordinances, laws, and charter for the City of Greenville. Includes names of city government officials, committees, and aldermen.
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Greenville Civic and Commercial Journal
The Greenville Civic and Commercial Journal (later the Greenville Journal) was a publication of Greenville’s Chamber of Commerce. In addition to articles showcasing local businesses and the activities of Chamber committees, the magazine included stories about the history of Greenville and biographies of local individuals as well as photographs of buildings of note in Greenville. …
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Greenville Country Club
Photographs of the Greenville Country Club. Building demolished September 2015.
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Greenville County Coroner Reports
Greenville County coroner reports from February 1894 to December 1896 during the service of coroner James Sullivan Meeks. Each report includes jury summons, testimonies, post-mortem examinations, and verdicts. This volume is from the private collection of Scott Stephens of Greenville.
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Greenville County Government Services
Photograph collection of government services in Greenville County.
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Greenville County Library System – 85th Anniversary
Collection of photographs from the 85th Anniversary of the library celebrated with cake, music, and patrons in October 2003.
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Greenville County Library System – Anderson Road
The bookmobile served the westside regularly until 1975 when the West Branch opened in a storefront at the corner of Easley Bridge Rd. and West Washington Ave. The current Anderson Road branch opened October 2003.
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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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Greenville County Library System – Berea
The Greenville County Library opened the Berea branch in 1971 in a store front on Cedar Lane Road. It soon began circulating more book than any other branch and soon needed more space. The branch later moved to Highway 25 Bypass and opened April 1998.
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Greenville County Library System – Bookmobiles
In 1923, the Greenville Public Library converted a Ford truck into a “Library Truck.” It began service to the textile mill communities in the Parker District in September of that year. The second bookmobile was built on a Dodge chassis and began serving rural areas in December 1924. After 90 years, the Greenville County Library …
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Greenville County Library System – COVID-19 Pandemic
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Greenville County Library System modified procedures and protocols.
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Greenville County Library System – Five Forks Branch
Photographs of the Five Forks branch from groundbreaking (2016) to opening day (2018). The Five Forks Branch Library is approximately 28,000 square feet–nearly the twice the size of the other branches in the library system
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Greenville County Library System – Fountain Inn Branch
Photographs of Fountain Inn library branch over the years. The first library in Fountain Inn was founded by the Village Improvement Society, but it unfortunately burned down in 1920. In 1926, the Greenville County Library System established a branch in Fountain Inn and it was located in storefronts for 40 years. In 1965, the town …
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Greenville County Library System – Greer Branch
Founded in the fall of 1925, the Greer Library was the first Library branch in the county. In 1938, it also became the first to erect its own building, the Davenport Memorial Library on School Street. Its downstairs meeting room provided a place for local clubs to meet, including the USO during World War II. …
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Greenville County Library System – Main
Greenville’s library opened in 1921 under the leadership of Thomas F. Parker in a storage room on E. Coffee St. Over the years the Main library has been housed in the Jervey Jordan building, old Park School building, College Street building, and, in 2002, moved to its current location.
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Greenville County Library System – Mauldin
In 1961, citizens persuaded the Library to stock books in two unused rooms of Mauldin town hall. A visit to this little collection from Arthur Magill resulted in the gift of a building, which opened in 1962. The branch moved to the new W. Jack Greer Library in August 29, 1999.
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Greenville County Library System – Simpsonville
The Simpsonville branch opened in 1926 located in the front part of a furniture store on South Main Street. In 1940 the library moved into a building funded by the WPA, which was later remodeled. In 1997, the current Hendricks branch opened to the public.
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Greenville County Library System – Taylors Branch
Collection of photographs from the SC Room Archives of the Taylors library branch. The Taylors Branch of the Greenville County Library was founded on November 20, 1973. In the 1920s the Bookmobile had been begun stopping every other week in Taylors at the First Baptist Church, but eventually the growth of the community warranted its …
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Greenville County Library System – Travelers Rest
Beginning in 1927 the bookmobile began visiting Travelers Rest each week, but by 1961 more was needed so a branch opened on the second floor of the Saving & Loan building on Main Street. In 1971, the library moved to a larger storefront until September 1996 when the new Sargent Branch opened on Center Street.
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Greenville County Library System – Pelham Branch
Collection of photographs from the SC Room Archives of the Pelham Road (Eastside) branch. When the Vaughn’s At East North Street shopping center opened in the fall of 1978, the library leased 5,000 square feet of space for a new eastside branch. It immediately became the branch with the highest book circulation, placed as it …
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Greenville County Oral Histories
Interviews with residents of Greenville County and Upstate South Carolina.
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Greenville Entertainment
Collection of photographs from the Greenville entertainment scene.
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Greenville History and Genealogy eBooks
Collection of eBooks related to local history and genealogy.
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Greenville Mental Health Child and Adolescent Center
Collection of photographs of the Greenville Mental Health Child and Adolescent Center under construction. It is located behind Greenville Memorial Hospital off of Grove Road.
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Greenville Piedmont
Collection of the Greenville Piedmont newspaper. This afternoon paper was published until 1995.
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Greenville Promotional Materials
Greenville, SC has marketed itself a variety of ways over the years to attract new residents and businesses. These promotional pamphlets include photographs, demographic data, and information on local businesses, institutions, and organizations.
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Greenville’s Jewish Community
A collection of photographs from private collections, digitized by the Greenville County Library System.
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Greenville’s Jewish Community
A collection of photographs from private collections, digitized by the Greenville County Library System.
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Greenville’s Woodside Building
When the Woodside Building was constructed in Greenville in the early 1920s, it was a symbol of the city’s prosperity and ambition. At 17 stories it was the tallest building in the Carolinas, and could be seen on the horizon from miles away. This collection of photographs documents the building’s construction from – literally – …
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Greenwood Area Servicemen
This collection from the Greenwood County Library contains photographs of local military men. Many pictures have name and rank listed, but some are not known. The photographs are from the United States Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine, and Navy. Digitization assistance provided by the South Carolina State Library’s Digitization in a Box Program.
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Greenwood County Historical Photographs
This collection from the Greenwood County Library contains photographs of local buildings, businesses, churches, events, and people. Digitization assistance provided by the South Carolina State Library’s Digitization in a Box Program.
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Greenwood County Library Map Collection
The Greenwood County Library Map Collection includes city, county, topographical maps, soil surveys, and plats from Greenwood and surrounding areas. Digitization assistance provided by the South Carolina State Library’s Digitization in a Box Program.
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Greenwood County Library Photographs
This collection from the Greenwood County Library contains photographs from the 1900s that include library programs, book displays, library buildings, bookmobiles, and library staff. Digitization assistance provided by the South Carolina State Library’s Digitization in a Box Program.
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Greenwood Mills Photograph Collection
The Greenwood Mills Photograph Collection consists of photographs housed in the Self Family Foundation Archive at Lander University. The digital collection primarily includes photographs of Greenwood Mills buildings, plants, equipment, and, especially, mill workers. James C. Self assumed general ownership of Greenwood Mills in 1908 and grew the operation into a successful international corporation, consisting …