February 23, 2021
Archives & Research

Winter 2020-21 Archives Update

ATTENTION ALL RESEARCHERS! Since the last Archives update of Spring 2020, many new items have been added to the Archives/Library, including property information, books and reports, photographs, and more. Here are some of the new additions:Archives:

  • Graduate student research reports on buildings constructed on infilled land throughout the Charleston peninsula: 49 Ashley Avenue, 43 South Battery, 13 Greenhill Street, 10 Colonial Street, 2-4 Gillon Street, 1 Bennett Street, 32 North Market Street, 101 Beaufain Street, 118 Rutledge Avenue, 16-18 Vendue Range, 10 Gadsden Street, 10 Exchange Street, and 346 East Bay Street
  • Late-19th and Early-20th Century Invoices: Each invoice features an image of the buildings: W.C. Forsythe & Son Dry Goods, Clothing (NE corner King Street/Burns Lane); Columbian Banking & Trust Co. (561 King Street); John McAlister, Funeral Director and Embalmer (163-169 Meeting Street); John F. Riley Foundry and Machine Works (6-12 South Street)
  • Revolution or Rebellion Recordation Forms: survey of memorial plaques and markers in Charleston
  • Documentation of the Johnson Funeral Home (Mount Pleasant)

Library:

Photographs:

Alice & Eddie at Peachtree Plantation

… AND MUCH MORE! Remember to search the Online Catalog when studying historic properties in Charleston, where you’ll find records describing the thousands of items in Historic Charleston Foundation’s Archives that may be useful for your research. The catalog is updated on a regular basis, so please check often. Contact Karen Emmons for more information.