Spring 2019 Archives Update

Posted: April 4, 2019

Since the last Archives update, many new items have been added to the Archives/Library and the Online Catalog including property information, library items, photographs, and other visual materials. Here are a few examples:

ARCHIVES

• Property files: 32 Ashton Street, 38 and 41 Bogard Street, 134 Cannon Street, 80 and 182 Church Street, 23 Cleveland Street, 33 Hanover Street, 15 Larnes Street, 95 Line Street, 20 New Street, 5 Nunan Street, 10 Percy Street, Rutledge Avenue (210, 213, 532, 533, 689), 62 and 120 South Battery, 84-86 Society Street, and 36 South Street
• 1902 Charleston Souvenir Calendar
• Several maps and posters

“A Map of Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Maryland, with Part of New Jersey, etc.,” 1755

• Architectural drawings: Charleston County Courthouse (84 Broad), 2-4 Courthouse Square, 19 East Battery, 126 Spring, Wraggborough Square, and the Bennett Beach House (Sullivan’s Island)
• Public Monument/Historic Survey Marker Survey
• Oral histories: Diane Hamilton, Yvonne Evans, Leonard Krawcheck, Fred Willis, Elizabeth Lanneau Cox

LIBRARY

• 1930 Historic Charleston [Guidebook]
• Mail-Home Souvenir … Including Prize-Winning Rice Receipts … Collected During the Observance of the 275th Anniversary of the First Rice Harvest in America
• Preliminary Report on the Archaeological Investigation of the Andre Michaux Site
• Ansonborough: From Birth to Rebirth

Ansonborough: from Birth to Rebirth by Christina R. Butler

• History, Archaeology, and the Lewisfield Wreck
• Condensed History of Slavery
• Preliminary Report: An Archaeological Preservation Plan for Charleston, South Carolina
• Preparing a Historic Preservation Ordinance
• Charleston Waterfront Park Master Plan
• South Carolina Highway Historical Marker Guide

PHOTOGRAPHS AND OTHER VISUAL MATERIALS

• Scenes from the 1918 Labor Day Parade on Meeting Street
• Postcards of the John C. Calhoun Motor Hotel a/k/a Orvin Court

Orvin Court, ca. 1960

• Photographs of People at the Avery Normal Institute and Vicinity
• Houses and Other Structures Impacted by the Creation of Lakes Moultrie and Marion
• Charleston Buildings (1890)
• Hebrew Orphanage 2004 Documentation Photographs
• More photographs by H. Phillip Staats: Othniel-Beale House, Col. John Stuart House, William G. Steele House, First National Bank Building (lost), Christopher Gustavus Memminger House
• More post-1938 tornado photographs

… AND THERE’S MUCH MORE! The Online Catalog contains records that describe thousands of items in the Margaretta Childs Archives. It is updated on a regular basis, so please check often. Images and content may be protected by copyright or other restrictions, and may not be reproduced, transmitted, copied, or otherwise used without permission. Contact Karen Emmons to request permission to use images or content from the catalog. Fees may apply.

Historic Charleston Guidebook, 1930

2 responses to “Spring 2019 Archives Update”

1. Warren Emo says:

   August 28, 2020 at 8:41 am

   I am looking for historical photographs of the 1870s vintage home located at 5 New Street in Charleston, SC and also Street views of New Street. Any assistance you can provide will be greatly appreciated.

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   • Holland Williams says:

     September 3, 2020 at 8:00 pm

     Hi Warren. Our records are available online. I did a search of 5 New Street and this is the only image that appeared: https://charleston.pastperfectonline.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&search_criteria=%225+New+Street%22&searchButton=Search

     Unfortunately, we do not have any street views of New Street. To access our catalog, go to historiccharleston.org/research

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