The Carolina First South Carolina Room in the Hughes Main Library has an extensive collection of material to assist researchers interested in historical and genealogical research. While the major focus of the collection is Greenville and the Upstate, there are many sources for other locations in South Carolina and other states. The collection includes primary and secondary sources.The information is available in books, manuscripts, microform, periodicals, databases, photographs, maps, and newspapers. The South Carolina Room staff is available to assist researchers in person or through the Records Search Form.

The new Greenville County Driving Tour of Historic Sites

With this new edition of the Greenville County Driving Tour of Historic Sites, we highlight some of Greenville’s history as depicted in the stories of the places and individuals of local history. This full colored booklet is divided into a Northern Tour, a Downtown Tour, a Southern Tour plus a behind-the-scenes SC Room Tour of interesting archives. See what people are saying about the guide (article #1, article #2). The Driving Tour can be purchased for $4.00 at any of our eleven library locations, the Friends Shop, SC Room, the Upcountry History Museum and the Greenville County Museum of Art.

Susan Boyd
South Carolina Room
Greenville County Library System
864.527.9269
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