South Carolina Department of Archives and History

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Contact Information
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Address:


 * Local History and Genealogy Reading Room
 * 101 Independence Ave. SE
 * Thomas Jefferson Building, LJ G4
 * Washington, D.C. 20540-4660

Telephone: Reading Room: 202-707-5537 Fax:  202-707-1957

Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 8:30am - 9:30pm


 * Tuesday, Friday, Saturday 8:30am - 5:00pm
 * Closed Sundays and federal holidays

Public transportation, maps, and directions:


 * Subway. Exit Metrorail Orange or Blue Line Capitol South subway statiion, on 1st Street go north one block to Independence Ave., then east almost to 2nd Street. Use the Jefferson Building southeast back entrance.
 * Buses. Metrobuses 32, 34, 36, 39, 922, 929, 995, A11, C40, and CIRC stop near Independence Ave and 1st Street.
 * map of the location in the city
 * map of the Thomas Jefferson Building; the Local History &amp; Genealogy Reading Room is in the southeast corner.

Internet sites and databases:


 * South Carolina Department of Archives and History home page, guide to genealogy resources, library news, maps tracing the formation of the counties.


 * On-line Records Index
 * Records of Confederate Veterans 1909-1973
 * Criminal Court Records
 * Index to Multiple Record Series ca. 1675-1929
 * Legislative Papers 1782-1866
 * National Register of Historic Places
 * Plats for State Land Grants 1784-1868
 * School Insurance Photographs 1935-1952
 * Will Transcripts 1782-1855


 * Digital Collections
 * Confederate Pension Applications, 1919-1938
 * Insurance file photographs of public schools, 1935-1952
 * Grand Jury Presentments to the General Assembly, 1783-1877
 * Colonial Plats
 * National Register of Historic Places
 * Will Transcripts, 1782-1855
 * Militia Enrollments of 1869


 * Cemetery Preservation

Collection Description
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Tips

 * (?) Reader I.D. Card.

Guides

 * James C. Neagles, and Mark C. Neagles, The Library of Congress: a Guide to Genealogical and Historical Research (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Pub., c1990) ( 973 D23ne). WorldCat entry.
 * Christina K. Schaefer, The Center: A Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Capitol Area (Baltimore: Genealogical Publ., 1996), 51-62. ( 975.3 A3sc). WorldCat entry. Explains policies, procedures, and genealogical collections in several research rooms. Also describes important genealogical reference works created by the Library.

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Neighboring Collections


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 * Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, vital, census, immigration, naturalization, military, land, and employment.
 * Biblioteca Nacional de México, Mexico City, reference help, lectures, maps, history, manuscripts.