Major Repositories & Libraries
Where the big collections live—state, university, and national.
- South Carolina Department of Archives and History (SCDAH) — cornerstone for state-level records
- South Carolina State Library
- South Carolina Digital Library / SC Memory
- FamilySearch — catalog, images, wiki
- U.S. National Archives
- Library of Congress
- University special collections (USC, Clemson, College of Charleston, and others) for manuscripts and plantation papers
Also see the redesigned Resources hub and each county page for local societies and government links.
Common questions
How does this guide connect to county pages?
Use the method here, then open the relevant county hub for formation facts, record matrix, newspapers, cemeteries, and signature topics.
Where are editorial standards documented?
See How we work for citations, updates, and corrections: https://www.southcarolinagenealogy.org/how-we-work