SPC. Special Collections

Collection Overview

The collection consists of two newspaper clippings concerning correspondence from Alexander V. Humboldt. One of the clippings contains the full text of a letter from Humboldt to George Ticknor. It is dated July 10, 1858. The second clipping discusses Humboldt's correspondence. It is dated June 20, 1860.

Collection Overview The document is a photocopy of a letter sent from Charleston to England. It was written by Edward Hyrne to his wife, who is only identified as "My Dear Love," on October 19, 1700. In the letter, Hyrne described a hurricane that hit Charleston on September 30, 1700. He also gave a brief account of life in the city. A typescript of the letter is also included in the collection. Each leaf is a two sided photocopy. On the back side of each leaf is a stamp from the "Taurus Gallery" in London,...

Collection Overview This composite atlas is a collection of late eighteenth century maps of the world, the majority of which bear the imprint: London, printed for John Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhil and Carington Bowles next the Chapter House in St. Pauls Church Yard. This composite atlas has a handwritten index, numbering the maps from 1 to 60. Maps are by various cartographers, including Palairet, Delarochette, D'Anville, Roberts, Bayly, Jefferys, Hubner, Reynolds, Homan, Mayer, Gibson, Bowen, Kitchin,...

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Assorted professional papers of Mae Morris, including publications, speeches, conference materials, and other ephemera relating to her involvement in Federally Employed Women, Inc. (FEW) and the larger Women’s Rights Movement.

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Assorted personal papers of Vance Bonner, including course materials, correspondence, photographs, yearbooks, and other ephemera relating to her time as a student at Ashley Hall and Newton College of the Sacred Heart.

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Various records from 1939 to 1969 from Bears Bluff Laboratories (1946-1970) marine research station on Wadmalaw Island, South Carolina, including U.S. Dept. of Commerce Weather Bureau meteorological and climatological summaries, as well as observation journals and other miscellaneous printed materials.

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Publications and CDs relating to the history of the Charleston radio station WUSN and to the life and work of Hubert Wilke, its first program director.

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Collection consists of 37 black and white mounted photographs collected by artist Eola Willis, taken mostly in Havana, Cuba around the time of the Spanish-American War (1898) and after.

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Assorted records documenting the operations and activities of the League of Women Voters of the Charleston Area (LWVCA), a nonpartisan political organization that encourages informed and active participation in government at the local, state, and national levels.

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Assorted personal papers of Emmett P. Bonner, including correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, certificates, medals, and other ephemera relating to his career in the United States Navy.