South Carolina – Archives, Repositories, Special Collections

South Carolina SC Libraries, Archives, Museums SC Archives

SC City and County Archives

• Calhoun County Archives and History Collection
• Camden Archives and Museum
• Clarendon County Archives and History Center
• Georgetown County Digital Library - historical collection of the Georgetown County Public Library
  
• Greenville County Historical Records - deeds, probate estate papers, district court records and more
  
• Historical Center of York County
• Karpeles Manuscript Museum - Charleston
• Pickens County Library System's Photos
  
• Salley Archives of the Orangeburg County Historical Society
  
• Spartanburg County Public Libraries - Kennedy Room of Local and South Carolina History
  
• Tompkins Library - houses the records of the Old Edgefield District Genealogical Society
  
• William B. Coxe Collection: Photographs of Early Greenville, South Carolina - Greenville County Historical Society
  

SC State Archives

• Native American South Carolina Archive - digital collection
  
• South Carolina Department of Archives and History
  – Online Research
  
• South Carolina Digital Library - online collections from SC schools, libraries, archives, and museums - includes photos, letters, maps, and more
  
• South Carolina Historical Society - Charleston
• South Carolina State Document Depository Program - Columbia - SC State Library
• Southern Revolutionary War Institute - York

SC Federal Archives

• Federal Depository Libraries in South Carolina
• US Federal Depository Digital System - search government publications

SC College and University Archives

• Benedict College - Columbia
  – Archives
  – Collections
• Bob Jones University Archives - Greenville
  
• The Citadel - Charleston
  – Archives
  – Digital Collections
• Clemson University Special Collections and Archives
• College of Charleston
  – Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture
  – Jewish Heritage Collection - oral histories of SC Jews
  
• Francis Marion University Arundel Room - Florence
• Furman University Special Collections and Archives - Greenville
• Lander University Archives - Greenwood
• Limestone College Archives - Gaffney
• Presbyterian College Archives and Special Collections - Clinton
• Southern Wesleyan University Faith Clayton Genealogy Room - Central
  
• University of South Carolina Special Collections - Columbia
  – Digital Collections
  – Educational Film Collection
  – F. Scott Fitzgerald Collection
  – Irvin Department of Rare Books & Special Collections
  – Moving Image Research Collections
  – South Carolina Political Collections
  – South Caroliniana Library
  – William Gilmore Simms Collections
  
• University of South Carolina Aiken Archives
  – Gregg and Swint Papers - documents and memorabilia of the Graniteville Company
  
• Winthrop University Archives and Special Collections - Rock Hill
• Wofford College Collections - Spartanburg

SC Archive Organizations

• Palmetto Archives, Libraries, and Museums Council on Preservation