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Historic South Carolina: An Illustrated History
by Eric Dabney and Mike Coker
A publication of the South Carolina Historical Society, Historic South Carolina is a pictorial history of the Palmetto State. This 104-page hardback volume is packed with images, the majority of which were drawn from SCHS's vast Visual Materials Archive. They range from 21 st century photographs to unpublished Civil War artwork to maps from the early colonial period. Lengthy captions give a lively narrative account of the people, personalities, and events that have shaped the history of South Carolina. Also included in the book are profiles of various institutions, organizations, and businesses that are part of the SCHS mission to collect, preserve, and publish the history of South Carolina. |
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Plantations, Pineland Villages, Pinopolis and Its People
By Norman Sinkler Walsh, MD, Author and Photographer
Research by Cecy Guerry
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The South Carolina Encyclopedia
Edited by Walter Edgar
The South Carolina Encyclopedia is a comprehensive single-volume reference for just
about anything anyone would want to know about the Palmetto State’s rich cultures
and storied heritage, from prehistory to the present day. The encyclopedia is the
result of a six-year collaboration between the Humanities Council SC, the Institute
for Southern Studies at the University of South Carolina, and the University of
South Carolina Press. Under the editorial direction of distinguished historian Walter
Edgar, 598 contributors have come together to write more than one million words
describing the people, places, and things that define South Carolina. |
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South Carolina: A History
by Walter Edgar
In the first comprehensive history of South Carolina published in nearly fifty years, Walter Edgar presents a sweeping chronicle of a state with an illustrious, sometimes infamous, past. He describes in very human terms 475 years of recorded history in the Palmetto State, including the experiences of all South Carolinians-those with roots in Africa and in Europe as well as Native Americans; male and female; rich and poor. In an eminently readable presentation, Edgar uses letters, diaries, and other writings to let voices from the past take part in telling the state's fascinating story. |
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Isle of Palms
by Phillip G. Clarke, Jr.
IA comprehensive account of one of the most beautiful barrier islands on the South Atlantic coast - the Isle of Palms, South Carolina. The book describes the history of the island, located just above Charleston, from the days of the Seewee Indians through the ravages of Hurricane Hugo in 1989, and includes the island's association with many various topics, including pirate's treasure, the Confederate submarine, The Hunley, and Edgar Allen Poe. |
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Charleston: Alone Among the Cities
C. Patton Hash and W. Eric Emerson, editors
South Carolina Historical Society
On behalf of the South Carolina Historical Society, editors C. Patton Hash and W. Eric Emerson have compiled a remarkable tribute, in word and image, to the Holy City. Whether a native or newcomer to this beloved coastal community, Charleston: Alone Among the Cities will prove a valuable and cherished addition to any reader’s personal library. |
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Slave Records in the Manuscript Collection of the South Carolina Historical Society: A Catalog
Compiled by Carey Lucas Nikonchuk; Edited by Matthew A. Lockhart; Introduction by W. Eric Emerson
“Of all the manuscripts held at the South Carolina Historical Society, records regarding the lives of slaves continue to be some of the most valuable and least used by patrons visiting the Society’s research library and manuscript archives. To compensate for this, we have compiled a list of several hundred
documents in the Society’s collections that contain information related to slaves in South Carolina.”
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Sons of Privilege: The Charleston Light Dragoons in the Civil War
By W. Eric Emerson
Sons of Privilege traces the wartime experiences of a unique Confederate cavalry company drawn together from South Carolina's most prestigious families of planters, merchants, and politicos. Founded in 1792 as a city militia unit, the Charleston Light Dragoons drew from such locally recognizable clans as the Hugers, Izards, Manigaults, Middletons, and Pringles. W. Eric Emerson examines the military exploits of this "company of gentlemen" to find that the elite status of its membership dictated the terms of their service.
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The SCHS has been publishing the SC Historical Magazine for over 100 years. Researchers have requested an index to the names, people, places, and events referenced in these academic articles. This latest index spans the years 1981-1999.
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South Carolina Historical Society Prints
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"A Plan of Charles Town from a survey of Edward Crisp 1704" Color print available in two sizes. |
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"Historic Charleston on a map - showing original high tide water lines, fortifications, boroughs, great fires, historic information, etc. compiled and delineated by Alfred O. Halsey, May 1949, superimposed upon City Engineers map drawn by Jos. Needle 1946."
color print, 20" x 26"
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Vintage (1974) Bicentennial edition print of "Officers of the Volunteer Fire Department, Charleston, South Carolina 1841" by Christian Meyr. |
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Scenes of Eldorado by Alice R. H. Smith. Design one of two. |
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Scenes of Eldorado by Alice R. H. Smith. Design two of two. |
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Full-color Currier & Ives print of Francis "The Swamp Fox" Marion and his band of men crossing the Pedee River, S.C. 1778. "On their way to attack the British force under Tarleton." 20" x 16". |
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The SCHS is pleased to offer for sale two prints of artist
Carroll N. Jones, Jr. These paintings have hung in the main reading room at the
SCHS library since the 1970's. The paintings were comissioned by long-time supporter James Lewis Kirby. These limited edition prints
are 23 x 35,
unframed.
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"One of the Exchange building's most famous prisoners was South Carolina Patriot Col. Issac Hayne. Charged with treason, Hayne was found guilty and sentenced to death without a proper trial. He was held in a room in the provost dungeon with nothing but the coffin he was to be buried in. Although both Patriots and Loyalists protested to the British headquarters, Haynes' execution was carried out on on August 4th, 1781."
From the SCHS CD Revolution |
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On May 3rd, 1779 Patriot forces clashed with British forces at the Coosawhatchie River near Beaufort, South Carolina. Also depicted in the painting is the dramatic rescue of the wounded Patriot leader Col. Laurens from the battlefield by Capt. William Hazzard Wigg |
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The John Henry Dick Collection
The SCHS is honored to sell these wonderful color prints of the work of Mr. John Henry Dick, 1919-1995. Mr. Dick was a South Carolina artist, author, naturalist, photographer, world traveler, and conservationist. A native of New York, Dick moved to South Carolina in 1947 and made his home at Dixie Plantation near Meggett, S.C. He contributed illustrations to numerous books on birds and natural history including "South Carolina Bird Life" (1949), "Florida Birdlife" (1954), "The Warblers of America" (1957), "A Gathering of Shore Birds" (1960), "Carolina Lowcountry Impressions" (1964), and "The Birds of China" (1984). In 1979 Dick published "Other Edens," an illustrated account of his nature travels.
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Print title: "Mandarin Drake", 11" x 14"
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Print title: "Waldaff (The Charmer)", 11" x 14"
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Print title: "Bachman's Warbler", 11" x 14"
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Other Prints
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Cooper River Plantations Map
"Map showing the plantations along the Cooper River as they were in the year 1842" |
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On December 20th 1860 South Carolina became the first state to secede from the Union. This banner was present at Secession Hall where this event took place. The prints were copied from the original which hangs today in the Fireproof building. |
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Ground-breaking CD-ROM publication by the South Carolina Historical Society
THE REVOLUTION is the 21st -century equivalent of a 20th-century coffee table book, but greatly expanded. The pictures, text, and stories common in coffee table books are enriched in the CD-ROM medium with interactive timelines, slide presentations, video commentaries by noted scholars, and outstanding computer-generated maps of colonial and revolutionary sites. Through the CD-ROM, South Carolina Heritage Visitors will have a unique product that will recall the rich history and heritage of the state during the late Colonial and Revolutionary War periods.
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South Carolina Historical Society Gifts
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John Henry Dick Note Cards
John Henry Dick (1919-1995) was an accomplished artist, naturalist, and author. He came to the Lowcountry as a young man, making his home at Dixie Plantation on the Stono River. For forty years (1947-1987), he kept the Dixie Plantation Guest Books, leather-bound journals filled with exquisite watercolors, sketches, and anecdotes. Beautiful full-color images of birds, painted in the journals, grace these note cards. Set includes eight 5x7 note cards (one each of eight designs) and matching cream envelopes.
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Ben Silver Blazer Buttons
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Ben Silver Silk Ties
Extraordinary pure English Silk entirely handmade neckties are the finest silk, the best handwork, and exclusive to the SCHS. Ben Silver ties are cut in a shape and lined so as to produce a perfect four-in-hand knot-one that can be tied in a defined dimple. The Fireproof Building motif appears on the ties in silver on black, hunter green, and navy.
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Carologue Storage Box
If your library includes a number of copies of Carologue , you need this handsome heavy cardboard box with golden lettering on a deep blue field. It holds three years worth of issues.
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You may either ADD TO CART or send payment (please add $5.00 for shipping & handling for one item, plus $3.00 for each additional item) by check or money order to:
The South Carolina Historical Society
100 Meeting Street
Charleston, SC 29401
Questions? E-mail stephanie.patterson@schsonline.org
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