South Carolina Historical Society - Fireproof Building
South Carolina Historical Society - Fireproof Building
South Carolina Historical Society - Fireproof BuildingSouth Carolina Historical Society - Fireproof Building
Charleston, SC 29401
Hours: Monday - Friday: 9:00a - 5:00p
The South Carolina Historical Society is a private, non-profit organization founded in 1855 to preserve South Carolina's rich historical legacy. It is the state's oldest and largest private repository of books, letters, journals, maps, drawings, and photographs about South Carolina's history.
The South Carolina Historical Society collections contain records from the pre-colonial period to the present; a wide variety of personal documents; diaries; records of scholarly research; and plantation, business, and church records. Also in the collection are maps and plats; architectural drawings; genealogical charts; over 30,000 photographs and prints; and 50,000 books, pamphlets, and serials. The SCHS also owns one of the nation's largest collections of Confederate imprints.
