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Spotlight on Our Summer Intern
We were fortunate to have Meghan Zimmerman join us once again as a summer intern at Records Management. Meghan joined us as a volunteer...
Meg Moughan
Sep 19, 20251 min read


Fresh Perspective (student guest post): A History of Hampton Park
Guest post researched and written by Records Management 2025 Summer Intern Meghan Zimmerman Today we know Hampton Park as an expansive...
Kendall John
Aug 4, 20258 min read


Mapping Charleston Recap
We are happy to announce the completion of Phase I of our Mapping Charleston project! After six months of working on our South Carolina...
Kendall John
Jul 11, 20252 min read


Best of Mapping Charleston
Written in collaboration with Jacob Mossbrook. During the year, we have been processing a large collection of maps that have been...
Kendall John
May 30, 20255 min read


Mapping Charleston IV
Now that we are more than halfway through Mapping Charleston , our South Carolina State Historical Records Advisory Board (SC SHRAB)...
Jacob Mossbrook
May 5, 20253 min read


Mapping Charleston Part III
Student Spotlight: Adem Dickison As Mapping Charleston , our South Carolina State Historical Records Advisory Board (SC SHRAB) grant...
Meg Moughan
Mar 31, 20252 min read


Mapping Charleston Part II
Thanks to the grant Records Management was awarded by the South Carolina State Historical Records Advisory Board (SC SHRAB) Historical...
Jacob Mossbrook
Mar 7, 20253 min read


Mapping Charleston Part I
Last month we announced that we have been awarded a grant from the South Carolina State Historical Records Advisory Board (SC SHRAB)...
Kendall John
Feb 14, 20252 min read


Lost & Found: Antebellum Sheriff's Notebook
It is the 20th anniversary of the return of one of my favorites from our collection- an antebellum sheriff's notebook from 1842-1877....
Kendall John
Dec 30, 20242 min read


SC SHRAB Grant Award to Fund 2025 Map Cataloging Project
The Records Management Division is the recipient of a 2024-2025 South Carolina State Historical Records Advisory Board (SC SHRAB)...
Meg Moughan
Nov 26, 20243 min read


History of the Records Management Division
October is American Archives Month and to celebrate we will be sharing the history of our division! Many people don’t realize how...
Kendall John
Oct 25, 20243 min read


Archives: An Introduction
We know archives involve old papers... but what else is there to it? Let's look at some definitions and why we do all this! To start,...
Kendall John
Oct 11, 20242 min read


Fresh Perspective (student guest post)
by Meghan Zimmerman Interning for the Records Management Division has been such a unique experience that I am so grateful for! I started...
Meg Moughan
Sep 11, 20243 min read
Meet Our Summer Interns
During the summer of 2024, the Records Management Division hosted two student interns who worked on various aspects of collections...
Meg Moughan
Aug 21, 20245 min read


Now Digitized: The Charleston Orphan House Survey, 1948
View our newly digitized item in collaboration with the Lowcountry Digital Library here! The 1948 Report of Survey of Charleston Orphan...
Kendall John
Jul 16, 20242 min read


The Dock Street Theatre and Planter's Hotel
For over 280 years, the southwest corner of Church and Queen Streets has not only survived the many eras of Charleston but has also been...
Kendall John
Jun 21, 20248 min read


Spring Internship Highlights
Records Management hosted three student interns during the Spring 2024 semester. Their work contributed to the Records Management...
Meg Moughan
May 17, 20242 min read


Fresh Perspective (student guest post)
Board of Architectural Review Photographs Collection by Ashlyn Pause I recently completed an internship in the Records Management...
Meg Moughan
May 17, 20243 min read


Fresh Perspective (student guest post)
Hello! My name is Ashlyn Pause, and I am an intern this semester at the Records Management Division. I am currently wrapping up my...
Meg Moughan
Apr 16, 20242 min read


Digital Collections Collaborations
The Records Management Division is a partner institution with the Lowcountry Digital Library (LCDL). LCDL is a digital repository hosted...
Meg Moughan
Apr 16, 20243 min read
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