South Carolina Historical Repository Directory

South Carolina Historical Repository DirectoryCongressional Medal of Honor Society Archives & LibraryCongressional Medal of Honor SocietyMailing and Facility Address40 Patriots Point RdMount Pleasant, SC 29464Appointments: RecommendedTelephone:Fax:843-884-8862http://www.cmohs.orgScope:1860 to presentEstimated Overall Linear Feet:1000Collections focus on the history of the Medal of Honor and its recipients from the Civil War through the current wars in Iraqand Afghanistan. This includes over 100 audio and/or viedotaped oral histories with Medal of Honor recipients from theBoxer Rebellion through Vietnam. The library contains volumes on the Medal of Honor and general military history.Artifacts include Medals of Honor, uniforms, weapons, and other items from Medal of Honor recipients.Collection Highlights:John W. Finn Collection; Hartwell Compson Collection; Raymond Collins Research Collection; Donald and Helen RossOral History CollectionConverse College Archives and Special CollectionsMickel LibraryMailing and Facility Address580 E. Main St.Spartanburg, SC 29302-0006Appointments: RequiredTelephone:Fax:864-596-9071864-596-9075www.converse.edu/Library/LibraryServices.aspScope:1880 to presentEstimated Overall Linear Feet:476.5Any and all information about Converse College. A special collection of Caroliniana donated by alumna of 1929, ElizabethBoatwright Coker; a special collection of materials pertaining to the Spartanburg Music Festival; a special collection ofmaterial related to Harriet Quimby, the first licensed American woman pilot, who was also the first woman to pilot a planeacross the English Channel.Collection Highlights:Harriet Quimby CollectionThursday, April 09, 2009 Page 15 of 52