Library Guides: HIST 300: Intro to the History Major: Local and State History Resources

Books on South Carolina History

Selected books covering the history of Columbia and South Carolina.

Find newspaper articles, photographs, primary documents and more related to South Carolina History.

State Newspaper (1891-present)
Keyword-searchable, online access to the entire historical archive of Columbia's newspaper from 1891 up to today's issue.
Historical Newspapers of South Carolina
Free online access to historical local and regional newspapers originating throughout South Carolina in the 19th and 20th centuries. Includes content from the African-American newspapers Lighthouse and Informer and The Palmetto Leader not found in Chronicling America.
Accessible Archives on History Commons
Includes colonial and revolutionary-era South Carolina newspapers (1732-1780).

Richland Library Local History Digital Collections
The collections found here include photographs, pamphlets, books, maps, and other historical materials from the Civil War to the present day.
University of South Carolina Digital Collections
Includes digitized materials from the collections at South Caroliniana, SC Political Collections, and Government Info
South Carolina Digital Library (SCDL)
Combines collections from libraries, archives, museums, and cultural heritage institutions across the state to promote South Carolina’s cultural and historical resources.

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SC County Vertical Files
Collections are organized by county and cover sites associated with events in SC history starting from the Colonial era
"Palmetto Landmarks" transcripts
Scripts for a weekly WIS Radio program about people and places in SC history
Scrapbook of the Richland County Bicentennial Committee, 1974-1981
Includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, minutes, agendas, and various printed pamphlets, programs, and booklets.

Find more like these by using pictorial works as one of your keyword search terms.

Columbia, South Carolina by Vennie Deas-Moore
Author and local photographer Vennie Deas-Moore has compiled a wonderful selection of historical images celebrating the black experience in Columbia.
A True Likeness: The Black South of Richard Samuel Roberts, 1920-1936
Rediscovered photos and portraiture of the Southern black community in Columbia, South Carolina, from the 1920's & 30's, taken by self-taught photographer Richard Samuel Roberts.
Unforgettable: 1950-1970: Celebrating a Time of Life Hope Bravery by Cecil Williams
An extraordinary collection of images and stories celebrating 50 years of South Carolina African American history, heritage, and culture.
Remembering Columbia by John M. Sherrer III; Historic Columbia
Merges images with accounts of people, sites, and events pulled from historical newspapers, diaries, and ephemera.