South Carolina State Historical Records Advisory Board
Mission
The South Carolina State Historical Records Advisory Board (SC SHRAB)
serves the public by advising and supporting efforts to identify, preserve,
and provide access to South Carolina’s Historical Records.
Vision
The SC SHRAB is an active and effective agent for the preservation of a wider
public access to South Carolina’s historical records and serves as a model for
the nation’s other SHRABs. It fosters and supports communication and collaboration,
as well as plays the roles of educator, advocate, promoter, planner, and coordinator.
SC SHRAB Regrant Project
2024-2025 Regrant Program:
The SC SHRAB has received funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for an additional award to support a 2024-2025 Regrant Program. More information, including deadlines and other requirements, is available at the SHRAB Regrant Program webpage.
2022-2023 Regrant Program:
The SC SHRAB 2022-2023 Regrant Program, made possible by a grant from the NHPRC, provided the funding for projects at twelve state institutions ranging from rehousing archival textile mill collections to the transcription and digitization of historical African American manuscripts. More information on the successful completion of these regrant projects is available at the SHRAB Success Stories webpage.
Publications
South Carolina Historical Repository Directory
The SC SHRAB completed these publications with funds from a State Board Programming grant provided by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). More information about the NHPRC is available on their website: https://www.archives.gov/nhprc.
Current SC SHRAB Members
Dr. W. Eric Emerson- Director of the South Carolina Department of Archives & History, State Archivist, State Historic Preservation Officer
Brenda Burk- Head of Special Collections at Clemson University
Kate Boyd- Director of Digital Research Services at the University of South Carolina
Gina White- Director of Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University
SC State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) Members Needed
The SC SHRAB, the central advisory body for historical records planning and for projects carried out under the program, is looking for new members.
Members need to have experience in the administration of historical records or in a field of research which makes use of such records and should represent both the public and private archival and research institutions and organizations of the state. The term of appointment is 3 years, with a possibility of renewal.
Please contact Erin Lowry, Deputy Coordinator, at scshrab@scdah.sc.gov or 803-896-6128 for more information or to volunteer.
Recent Meetings
March 26, 2021- virtual - Agenda - Meeting Minutes
May 21, 2021 - virtual - Agenda - Meeting Minutes
August 27, 2021 - virtual - Agenda - Meeting Minutes
February 11, 2022 - virtual - Agenda - Meeting Minutes
July 18, 2022 - virtual - Agenda - Meeting Minutes
January 25, 2023 - virtual - Agenda - Meeting Minutes
SC SHRAB Resources
With funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), the SC SHRAB has produced recordings of several helpful presentations and classes for use by any individual or institution wanting to gain more archival knowledge.
As part of the 2024 Regrant Program, the board hosted and presented a session on "Building a Digital Collection" which addresses standards for metadata and related aspects of digitization projects.
As part of the 2021 a State Board Programming grant, the SC SHRAB hosted a day of training and networking focusing on archival education to aid smaller, traditionally-underserved institutions in making their collections more accessible though conservation, preservation, and outreach.
More information and links to these presentations is available on the SC SHRAB Resources webpage.
Contact the Board
For additional information, or questions about the SC SHRAB, or additions/changes to the Historical Repository Directory, please contact Erin Lowry, at scshrab@scdah.sc.gov or 803-896-6128.