E.D.E.N. Southworth Collection
During the second half of the nineteenth century, novelist Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte (E.D.E.N.) Southworth was one of the most popular writers in America, being read as widely in the United States and England as Mark Twain and Harriet Beecher Stowe. The E.D.E.N. Southworth Collection, an initiative of the Digital U.S. South project of the …
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View Partner Collection Homepage / View in DiscoveryClariosophic Literary Society Records of the University of South Carolina
The Clariosophic Literary Society was one of two original student organizations established at South Carolina College in 1806. The Clariosophic and Euphradian Literary Societies sought to prepare their members for future leadership roles by strengthening their oratorical skills. This collection comes from USC’s South Caroliniana Library and comprises 132 volumes of society records, spanning the …
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View Partner Collection Homepage / View in DiscoveryIndexes of Local History and Genealogy
This collection includes indexes and finding aids for historical and genealogical information pertaining to Columbia, Richland County, and the Midlands. In addition, Local History staff maintain a guide to relevant subject indexes and finding aids available both from Richland Library as well as from other institutions focusing on local history and genealogy in the area. …
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View Partner Collection Homepage / View in DiscoveryU.S. Military in Fort Moultrie, South Carolina, 1900-1945
Images of military use of Fort Moultrie, South Carolina mostly during World War I and World War II.
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View Partner Collection Homepage / View in DiscoveryGreenwood 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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View Partner Collection Homepage / View in DiscoveryGreenwood 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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View Partner Collection Homepage / View in DiscoveryColumbia Theater and Entertainment
A collection of programs and ephemera representing a long history of performance and entertainment in Columbia. This collection spans the twentieth century and features playbills and programs from the historic Town Theater and other local theatrical productions as well as novelties such as dance cards, movie memorabilia and event tickets.
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View Partner Collection Homepage / View in DiscoveryYearbooks of Columbia Area Schools
This collection features historic yearbooks from local schools in the Columbia area. Most yearbooks were generously donated by members of the community. Help us grow this collection! If you have any yearbooks to donate, please contact the Walker Local and Family History Center at Richland Library, 1431 Assembly Street, Columbia, S.C., or (803) 929-3402. Check …