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2. Census Records 1790-1930 & Archives Collection


are located in a metal bookcase to the right of microfilm Drawer 276.

  • In this bookcase you will find printed indexes to the population census of 1790-1870 for South Carolina; the microfilm of these records are located in Drawers 199-200. 

  • For the census of 1880-1930, this case also holds a one volume Soundex (Code) Index Guide used to locate the index and the census records which are filed in Drawers 200-204, 210-211. *See Reference Desk for CD of entire U.S. Census for 1880.            

    *Note:     the census for 1890 exists only for Union veterans or their widows living in South Carolina – see the one volume index. See MAP KEY 11 for additional information on the census and Steven D. Tuttle’s guide, Census records at the Archives (at MAP KEY 3 & 6).

  • This index stand also contains indexes for the 1850 and 1860 Mortality and Slave Schedules to microfilm located in Drawers 204-205.

This case also holds Document and Microfilm listings of all Archives Collection Holdings, and also finding aid notebooks for State Agencies, Records of the Governors, Reports and Resolutions, Private Papers, Subject File, National Register of Historic Places, S. C. Archives and National Archives microcopy pamphlets, and numerous other sources.

NOTE: Microfilm Lists Notebooks are located on top of the film cabinets, and other guides relating to South Carolina are in the Document Reading Area.

Reference Room Layout