See: http://www.state.sc.us/scdah/respol.htm

The South Carolina Archives
1430 Senate Street
8301 Parklane Rd
Columbia, S.C. 29223
(803) 896-6104 

Reference Services 

The Reference Services Branch operates the Reference Room and answers queries.
Branch staff will answer questions about the records and provide specific
information from them if the amount of research time involved is reasonable.
Staff will also check specified indexes for a specific name and fill a photocopy
order for records in which the name appears. Staff cannot undertake extensive
research or analyze records for questions of judgment; they can, however,
recommend sources for further research. On request, the branch will provide the
names of people who are willing to do genealogical research for a fee. In
general, researchers with extensive or complicated projects will find it more
profitable and enjoyable to do their own research. If you cannot come to the
Archives, research questions can be sent by mail or through the Internet. Please
see Genealogy Mail Service 

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Photocopies 

Researchers can purchase photocopies of unpublished records and microfilm of
scattered documents and can request microprints of unrestricted records held by
other repositories. The Department will not reproduce published material,
however, and it cannot undertake extensive microfilming. The Department reserves
the right to decide which process to use and whether or not it is feasible to
copy particular documents. On request, the Department will provide a photocopy
price list and a detailed statement of photocopy policy. 

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Genealogy Mail Service at the SC Archives

The South Carolina Department of Archives and History collects the permanently
valuable state and county government records of South Carolina. For genealogical
mail or Internet requests our reference staff will check the following pertinent
sources if provided with the name of an individual, county and approximate dates
of residence in South Carolina. Please limit index checks to one name per
request.

Land Records

 Combined Alphabetical Index (colonial land records) 
 State Plats Combined Alphabetical Index 1784-1882 
 State Land Grants 1784-1870 

Probate Records

 South Carolina Will Transcripts 1671-1868 
 County Estate Files 

Military Records

 Audited Accounts for Revolutionary Services 
 Confederate Military Service and Pension Records 

If information is found about the individual you seek, our staff will provide
quotes for copies of up to ten records per request. Indexes and records will be
quoted as they appear. We cannot verify identities, check the contents of
records, or attempt to determine parentage. Please send no money until you
receive an order form listing the cost of copies of materials located by our
staff. When you return this form with payment, we will process your order.

Our agency maintains no family research files, nor does it collect genealogies
or newspapers. For the most complete guide to this type of information please
consult Richard N. Cote, Local and Family History in South Carolina: A
Bibliography (Greenville, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1981). Please
remember that the following counties suffered major losses of their pre-Civil
War records: Abbeville, Beaufort, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Colleton, Georgetown,
Lancaster, Lexington, Orangeburg, and Richland. A list of professional
genealogical researchers is available upon request.

Genealogy Mail Service at the South Carolina Department of Archives and History
1430 Senate Street
8301 Parklane Rd
Columbia, S.C. 29223
(803) 896-6104 

For more information contact 
Steve Tuttle, Reference Room Supervisor
[email protected]

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