MEDIA TYPE: BOOKS & PAMPHLETS

John Kenneth Adams Scrapbook

John Kenneth Adams Scrapbook

This scrapbook has various things like recital and concert programs, playbills, newspaper clippings, pictures, awards, and certificates. They were collected during John Kenneth Adams’ career as a performer and teacher.

John Shaw Billings Photograph Albums, 1875-1939

John Shaw Billings Photograph Albums, 1875-1939

The photo albums show pictures of John Shaw Billings (1898-1975) and his family during the time they spent at the Redcliffe plantation in Aiken County, South Carolina.

John West: In His Own Words

John West: In His Own Words

This collection includes papers from John West at South Carolina Political Collections.

L’Art Décoratif De Léon Bakst

L’Art Décoratif De Léon Bakst

Léon Bakst was a Russian artist who was known for his portraits and designs. He spent a lot of time in Paris during his career. This book focuses on his remarkable collaboration with Sergei Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes, as well as his work with dancers Ida Rubinstein and Vaslav Nijinsky.

Literary Annuals

Literary Annuals

The illustrated annual giftbook was a unique type of book published in both America and Europe during the mid-1820s to the 1850s.

Many Years After

Many Years After

The book “A Bit of History and some Recollections of Bamberg with Appendix of Data Concerning a few Bamberg County Families and their Connections” was written by D. Graham Copeland.

Martha Monteith Papers

Martha Monteith Papers

Martha Cunningham Monteith was the first speech therapist hired by the South Carolina public school system. She started the first program for speech therapy in Richland County District One in 1949.

Maxcy Gregg Papers, 1835–1888

Maxcy Gregg Papers, 1835–1888

This collection consists of Maxcy Gregg’s Sporting Journal from 1839 to 1860, along with letters and reports from his time serving in the Civil War. It also includes letters and newspaper clippings that remember his death at the Battle of Fredericksburg.

Menu Project

Menu Project

This collection marks the start of a community effort to document the current culinary history of the Southeast region.

Minutes Of The Annual Conferences Of The Baptist, Episcopal, Lutheran, Methodist, And Presbyterian Churches In South Carolina, 1785-1920

Minutes Of The Annual Conferences Of The Baptist, Episcopal, Lutheran, Methodist, And Presbyterian Churches In South Carolina, 1785-1920

Baptists, Episcopalians, Lutherans, Methodists, and Presbyterians in South Carolina have sometimes had different opinions on rituals and beliefs, and they have even competed for members.

Names Of South Carolina

Names Of South Carolina

Names of South Carolina is a book series that started in 1954 and ended in 1965. It is about famous family names in the state and aims to explain their history and significance. Claude and Irene Neuffer wrote the 12 volumes, which cover the time from the post-Civil War era to the Civil Rights era. Right and …

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Natural History Collections

Natural History Collections

Natural history is the study of the natural world and its history. People have been interested in this for a long time, starting from ancient times like the Greco-Roman period, medieval Arabic world, and Renaissance Europe. The goal of natural history is to understand and explain everything about nature. After the Renaissance, there were some changes …

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