Finding Aids
Finding Aids
These are guides to some of the document collections housed in the Archives. It is not complete. Processing of our collections is continuous and as collections are completed, they will be added. Listed is a brief scope of the collection. You will also find an embedded container list for additional clarification of each collection's contents. Click on the name of the collection and the file will open. Adobe Reader is required for this operation.
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Cappelmann Collection
Papers - mostly receipts and short correspondence - of a local lawyer, Mr. Cappelmann; most notable for the letterheads of local Charleston businesses. Date range: 1867-1942.
Civil War
Themed collection consisting of letters, documents and ephemera produced during or relating to events of the Civil War. The bulk of Box 1 originate at the Headquarters of the Provisional Army, Charleston, S.C. - possibly an unbound copybook. Date range: 1854-1912.
Copeland Collection
Papers, ephemera and photographs of the Copeland, deSaussure and McQueen family. Date range: 1902-1992.
Education
Various ephemera related to education, primarily Charleston related. Items are from many different donors and encompass a wide type of backgrounds. See related for sub-sets of specific institutions. Date range: 1753-2006.
Education Citadel
Various ephemera related to education at the South Carolina Military Academy and The Citadel. Date range: 1866-1975.
Education College of Charleston
Various ephemera related to education at College of Charleston. Date range: 1848-2009.
Education High School of Charleston
Various ephemera related to education at High School of Charleston. Date range: 1842-2001.
Education Memminger
Various ephemera related to education at Memminger High and Normal Schools. Date range: 1877-2005.
Education Porter-Gaud
Various ephemera related to education at Porter Military Academy and Porter-Gaud School. Date range: 1894-2001.
Education University of South Carolina
Various ephemera related to education at University of South Carolina. Date range: 1854-1948.
Fire Companies
Themed collection relating to the local fire companies but includes documents relating to fire insurance and prevention. There are ledgers from the Washington Fire Company, the Marion Fire Company, and the Vigilant Fire Company. Also included are the rosters of the Free Negroes belonging to the various city engine companies during the Civil War [these are digitized on the Lowcountry Digital Library]. Date range: 1824-1935.
Holley Collection
Family papers - the bulk of which relate to a trip west taken in 1915 to see the Panama-Pacific International Exposition (San Francisco). Donor's father, Frank Quarterman, was from Georgia and there are a few documents in the collection that relate directly to him. Many of the postcards that are addressed were sent to him. Date range: 1902-1915.
Hurricane Hugo
Primarily consists of newspapers printed during and after Hurricane Hugo, photographs and some ephemera. Date range: 1989-1990.
Misc. Manuscripts
Various unrelated ephemera, letters and documents largely from different donors. Date range: 1752-2005.
Pearce Collection
Ephemera and documents relating to the Boesch and Von Oven families. See Biographical Note for genealogical information. Date range: 1877-1961.
R.R. Doss
Military papers of R. R. Doss. Date range: 1928-1945.
Shokes Collection
Ephemera and documents relating to the Charleston fire department, as well as, firefighting in general. Includes photographs. Material collected by Fred C. Shokes, Charleston Fire Chief circa 1955-1965. See Biographical Note for genealogical information. Date range: 1900-1955.
Tourism (1999.27)
Ephemera related to tourism in Charleston. Date range: 1973-1980.
Tree Survey (1910)
Collection consists of a survey of trees growing in Charleston in 1910 completed by Laura Bragg. The survey was conducted by the City Board of Parks and Playgrounds, under the direction of Mr. Alfred H. von Kolnitz. Also included are two newspaper clippings of the tree surveys completed in 1939. Date range: 1910-1939.
Yearbooks
Yearbooks from assorted educational institutions, primarily located in Charleston. Date range: 1907-1990.
Williams Collection
Bulk of the collection consists of Ellison Williams' bird log books, although some ephemera is also present. Memoriam information in Biographical Note. Date range: 1911-1966.
World War I
Themed collection consisting of letters, documents and ephemera produced during or relating to events of World War I. Date range: 1914-1919.
World War I (2008.16)
World War I era military documents and ephemera of Henry deSaussure. Date range: 1918-1919.
World War II
Themed collection consisting of letters, documents and ephemera produced during or relating to events of World War II. Bulk date range: 1940-1946.
Word War II (2005.73)
Manuscripts and other ephemera related to World War II; collection was purchased so does not relate to one particular family. Date range: 1940-1946.
25th Regiment, SCV
Collection consisting of military documents of the South Carolina Volunteers, 25th Regiment, during their stay on James Island, South Carolina. Date range: 1862-1863.
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