South Carolina Historical Society

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Contact Information
E-mail: [mailto:info@southcarolinahistoricalsociety.org info@southcarolinahistoricalsociety.org]

Address:


 * 100 Meeting Street
 * Charleston, SC 29401-2215


 * Telephone: 843-723-3225    Fax:  843-723-8584

Library Hours: Tuesday-Friday 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.; Saturday 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.; Holidays.

Directions, maps, and public transportation:


 * Follow Interstate 26 east to the end and take the Meeting St./Visitor Info exit. Turn right onto Meeting Street and continue for approximately 1.5 miles. The Fireproof Building, home of the South Carolina Historical Society, will be on the left at the corner of Meeting and Chalmers Streets. See Google Map.


 * Parking: The South Carolina Historical Society does not have its own parking facility. Metered street parking is available in the surrounding area, and the city operates several public parking garages in the vicinity. Parking is also available in the Charleston County Garage on the right side of Meeting Street just past Hibernian Hall.

Internet sites and databases:


 * South Carolina Historical Society Internet site describing who they are, publications, research, getting involved, events, and their gift shop.
 * South Carolina Historical Society Online Catalog can be searched by keyword, multiple key words, or by exact phrase, author, title, subject, or series.
 * Repository database.
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Collection Description
The Society has a non-lending library with 60,000 historical records, manuscripts, books, and family histories.

Tips
The Library is open to everyone. Non-members pay $5 (U.S.) per day.

Guides
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Alternate Repositories
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Overlapping Collections


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Similar Collections



Neighboring Collections


 * Charleston County Public Libtrary