rcpl local history room
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General information concerning the Local History Room of the Richland County Public Library, SC.TRANSCRIPT
Walker Local History Room
Richland County Public Library 1431 Assembly Street
Columbia, South Carolina 29201
Benefactors The benefactors for the Local History Room are members
of the Walker Family:
Joseph Walker, Jr. Claude M. Walker Marion Walker Clarke Felix D. Walker Robert C. Walker John S. Walker
The Walker family has long been involved with the cotton industry. The patriarch of the family was Joseph Walker, the senior member of the firm of Joseph Walker and Company, one of the leading cotton companies of the South.
Introduction The Local History Room contains historical and some
current material focusing on the Midlands of South
Carolina (Columbia, Richland County, and the surrounding
counties of Lexington, Orangeburg, Newberry, Fairfield,
Kershaw, Sumter, and Calhoun) and other general South
Carolina sources. The collection is selective, not
exhaustive.
Hours Monday –
Thursday 9-9
Friday – Saturday 9-6
Sunday 2-6
Helpful Hints Materials may not be removed from the area; however,
duplicate copies of some titles may be found in the circulating collection.
A copier and a microfilm/microfiche reader/printer are available to use for those sources which are found only in the Local History Room.
Displays Sources of Displays
Examples
Popular Materials South Carolina Vertical File City and County Histories South Carolina General Histories Church Histories Columbia and Cayce, West Columbia, Lexington City
Directories, prior years; Columbia Telephone Directories and Cross-reference Directories for the Columbia area, prior years
South Carolina Legislative Manuals, prior years The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine The Official Records of the Civil War Mills’ Atlas Biographies of famous South Carolinians
Special Collections and Activities Oral Histories
South Carolina Vertical File
Photographs
Maps
Presentations to Groups
Oral Histories Purpose
Selection
Process
Photographs Examples
Scanning vs. Donating
Assembly Street Market, circa 1934
Five Points, circa 1939
Maps Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina
Topographical
Presentations to Groups
Special Services Census Reel Rentals
Items Not Collected Minutes of Meetings
Ephemera
Scrapbooks
Yearbooks
Genealogical Material
Contact Information
Walker Local History RoomRichland County Public Library1431 Assembly StreetColumbia, South Carolina 29201(803) 929-3402(803) 929-3471 (Voice Mail)