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Recent News

Thu, 05/29/2025

SCDAH is proud to announce that our map collection (P 900035) is now available to search on our catalog at

Fri, 06/07/2024

Acquisition of the Governor Benjamin Franklin Perry Papers

The South Carolina Department…

Wed, 11/01/2023

Adventures in Archiving

a Blog Post by Crystal Kate Sharpe, Processing Assistant

As a graduate student with a focus…

Thu, 10/19/2023

A Blog Post by Melanie Sigman

 

From stone to clay to thin pieces of wood, people have always found ways to write their stories down, but…

Mon, 05/02/2022

A Blog Post by Christopher Tenny

 

Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps as a Resource of Historic Research:

Mon, 12/13/2021

A Blog Post by Christopher Tenny

 

History and geography go hand-in-hand like the state flag’s Palmetto and Silver Crescent. Consider the National Register…

Fri, 10/01/2021

A Blog Post by Michael Fondren

 

 

Federal Records

Thu, 06/17/2021

A Blog Post By Ramon Jackson

 

Over the past year, the South Carolina African American Heritage Commission (SCAAHC) has been conducting a detailed survey of…

Wed, 06/02/2021

A Blog Post by Wade Dorsey

 

The Archives is delighted to report that two of our most important series of land records, the State Plats from both the…

Mon, 04/12/2021

A Blog Post by John Sylvest

 

2021 marks 30 years since the end of the Cold War, the period of intense ideological and military competition between the…

Thu, 03/11/2021

A Blog Post by Brad Sauls

 

South Carolina is fortunate to have many historic buildings and sites that are physical reminders of our state’s history. These…

Wed, 02/24/2021

A Blog Post by Ramon Jackson

 

As Black History Month draws to a close, I have been thrilled to answer numerous requests for book lists, digital resources,…