South Carolina Historical Repository Directory
South Carolina Historical Repository Directory
South Carolina Historical Repository Directory
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<strong>South</strong> <strong>Carolina</strong> <strong>Historical</strong> <strong>Repository</strong> <strong>Directory</strong>Limestone College ArchivesEastwood LibraryAlternative Name: Winnie Davis Hall of HistoryMailing and Facility Address1115 College Dr.Gaffney, SC 29340Appointments: RequiredTelephone:Fax:864-488-4612864-488-4613http://lib.limestone.edu/archive.htmScope:1890 to presentCollege records and books. Emphasis is on early female education in America.Margaretta Childs ArchivesHistoric Charleston FoundationMailing and Facility AddressPO Box 1120Charleston, SC 29402Facility Address:40 East Bay St.CharlestonAppointments: RequiredTelephone:Fax:843-724-8490843-577-2067http://www.historiccharleston.org/preservation/archives_margaretta_childs.htmlScope: 1900s to presentEstimated Overall Linear Feet:170Focuses on recorded information created or received by Historic Charleston Foundation as part of its overall mission topreserve and protect the historical, architectural, and cultural character of Charleston and its historic environs, and toeducate the public about the benefits that are derived from preservation. Archival collection consists mostly of propertyfiles, photographs, architectural drawings, and maps that provide historical background, ownership information, andarchitectural information on many of the buildings in Charleston's historic district and area plantations; extensiveinformation about the Nathaniel Russell House and the Aiken-Rhett House, both of which are owned and operated asmuseum houses by HCF; documentation of the Cooper River Historic District; critical preservation issues files; anarchitectural damage assessment compiled after Hurricane Hugo in 1989; institutional records of Historic CharlestonFoundation, including correspondence, minutes, scrapbooks, and documentation of early preservation and neighborhoodrevitalization efforts. Its small research library contains almost 2,000 books (some rare) and technical reports onCharleston and <strong>South</strong> <strong>Carolina</strong> history, architecture, historic preservation, archaeology, building arts, and decorative arts.Collection Highlights:(1) Property files (historic district and area plantations) (2) Nathaniel Russell House and Aiken-Rhett House records (3)Early institutional recordsThursday, April 09, 2009 Page 30 of 52
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