New Insights in the American Civil Rights Movement: South Carolina Council on Human Relations Records
South Carolina Council on Human Relations (SCCHR) played a key role in fostering better living and social conditions for African Americans and this archival collection documents that process in the middle of the 20th century.
Catesby's Natural Histories
Published by subscription in installments from 1729-1747, Mark Catesby’s Natural History is a scientific account of the flora and fauna of North America and contains 220 illustrations of the plants and animals Catesby encountered in his travels.
Ada Clare Papers, 1841 - 1864
Ada Clare (1836-1874) was the pseudonym and later legal name of Jane McElhenney, a journalist, writer, actress, poet, and feminist, of Charleston, S.C., and New York, N.Y. This collection features her correspondence and business records.
Political Campaign Memorabilia Collection
This collection of presidential campaign buttons, bumper stickers, brochures, and other ephemera documents U.S. Presidential races from 1940 to 2000. The collection includes materials from donor collections as well as South Carolina Political Collections staff.