24 Mile School, undated

The South Carolina Rosenwald Schools Collection contains background information on education, Black education and schools built with the support of the Julius Rosenwald Fund in the state of South Carolina between 1920-1931. The collection includes correspondence, programs, publications, financial records, clippings, insurance information and documents related to the preservation of Rosenwald Schools in South Carolina. The bulk of the information includes photocopies of statistics from the Fisk University Archives on Rosenwald Schools in South Carolina listed by county and generally includes the name of the school, county, acreage, school type, budget year under which it was built, application number, total cost and who contributed the funds.

The collection is arranged into three series:

1. Documents Related to Rosenwald Schools includes background information on education, Black education, Rosenwald Schools and preservation of Rosenwald Schools in South Carolina.

2. Rosenwald Schools by South Carolina Counties, which is divided into 20 sub-series:

2.1 “A” Counties includes statistics with some images, State Preservation Office Intensive Documentation Forms and a write up related to Rosenwald Schools in Abbeville, Aiken, Allendale and Anderson counties.

2.2 “B” Counties includes statistics with some images, State Preservation Office Intensive Documentation Forms, maps related to Rosenwald Schools in Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort and Berkeley counties.

2.3 “C” Counties includes statistics with some images and correspondence related to Rosenwald Schools in Calhoun, Charleston, Chester, Chesterfield, Clarendon and Colleton counties.

2.4 “D” Counties includes statistics with some images related to Rosenwald Schools in Darlington, Dillon and Dorchester counties.

2.5 “E” Counties includes statistics with some images related to Rosenwald Schools in Edgefield County.

2.6 “F” Counties includes statistics with some images, contact information and a National Register of Historic Places Registration Form related to Rosenwald Schools in Fairfield and Florence counties.

2.7 “G” Counties includes statistics with some images and correspondence related to Rosenwald Schools in Georgetown, Greenville and Greenwood counties.

2.8 “H” Counties includes statistics with some images related to Rosenwald Schools in Hampton and Horry counties.

2.9 “J” Counties includes statistics with some images related to Rosenwald Schools in Jasper County.

2.10 “K” Counties includes statistics with some images, Correspondence and State Preservation Office Intensive Documentation Forms related to Rosenwald Schools in Kershaw County.

2.11 “L” Counties includes statistics with some images, a write up and State Preservation Office Intensive Documentation Forms related to Rosenwald Schools in Lancaster, Laurens, Lee and Lexington counties.

2.12 “M” Counties includes statistics with some images, correspondence, State Department of Archives record related to Rosenwald Schools in Marion, Marlboro and McCormick counties.

2.13 “N” Counties includes statistics with some images, correspondence and a write up related to Rosenwald Schools in Newberry County.

2.14 “O” Counties includes statistics with some images, notes and correspondence related to Rosenwald Schools in Oconee and Orangeburg Counties.

2.15 “P” Counties includes statistics with some related to Rosenwald Schools in Pickens County.

2.16 “R” Counties includes statistics with some images, Statewide Survey Site forms, Statewide Survey of Historic Resources forms, Upper County Survey National Register Evaluations, various write ups and reports, correspondence, grant application and Intensive Survey Form and maps related to Rosenwald Schools in Richland County.

2.17 “S” Counties includes statistics with some images, correspondence, State Preservation Office Intensive Documentation Forms and a map related to Rosenwald Schools in Saluda, Spartanburg and Sumter counties.

2.18 “U” Counties includes statistics with some images and a Teacher School Application related to Rosenwald Schools in Union County.

2.19 “W” Counties includes statistics with some images and correspondence related to Rosenwald Schools in Williamsburg County.

2.20 “Y” Counties includes statistics with some images, State Preservation Office Intensive Documentation Continuation and Photograph Form related to Rosenwald Schools in York County.

3. Rosenwald Schools by Name includes information on Rosenwald Schools in McClellanville in Charleston County, South Carolina such as various write ups, Charleston Black School Directory Listings, real estate titles, land purchase agreements, auditor records, closing statements, maps, plats, notes, land parcel printouts and images.