My brother and I just returned from a trip to Charleston and
Savannah doing a little family research. One very useful thing that we found
at the Georgia Historical Society in Savannah was a system set up by the WPA
to search newspapers for names that appeared in them. It really worked out
great for us in filling out a blank period of time for my Great Grandfather
after the Civil War. I was wondering if the WPA did anything similar in
South Carolina.
----- Original Message -----
From: "J Jarrell" 
To: 
Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 3:18 PM
Subject: SC Newspapers at Charleston Co. Public Library


> Hello all:
>
> There has been a lot of web traffic recently on Passenger List for
> Charleston arrivals.
> I asked Marianne Cawley, SC Room Librarian, CCPL to let me have a
> list to send out of newspapers they have on microfilm.
>
> Here is her reply.  Hope this helps.
>
>
> Gene Jarrell, High Point, NC
>
> - ----------------------------------------------------
> Mr. Jarrell:
> Following is a list of Charleston newspapers on microfilm in the South
> Carolina Room.
> I haven't seen all that many passenger arrivals in the SC Gazette, it
> seems to me they
> were a lot more likely to report the cargo than give passenger
> names. But at least the Gazette is indexed in the ESCN from 1732 to
> 1770.
>
> The Gazette Jan 8, 1731-Sept. 28, 1782
> (known under several names during the period, all include the word
> "Gazette".)
> Charleston Morning Post Jan. 18, 1786-Oct. 17, 1787
> (Charleston)Times Oct. 6, 1800-July 24, 1816
> Charleston Courier Jan. 10, 1803-June 30, 1852
> L'Oracle, Francais-American Jan. 1, 1807-Dec. 8, 1807
> Southern Patriot Jan. 22, 1818-Dec. 31, 1846
> Charleston Daily Courier July 1, 1852-April 5, 1873(in Periodicals
> Dept.)
> Charleston Mercury Jan. 1, 1822-Nov. 16, 1868
> Deutsche Zeitung Oct. 4, 1853-Dec. 29, 1917
> Charleston Daily News Sept. 8, 1866-April 5,1873(in Periodicals Dept.)
> Charleston News Jan. 1, 1873-April 5, 1873(in Periodicals Dept.)
> News and Courier April 6, 1873-Sept. 30,1991(in Periodicals Dept.)
> World and Sunday Budget April 9, 1881-Oct. 7, 1981
> Charleston American Aug. 25, 1916-Sept. 29, 1923(incomplete)
> Charleston Evening Post Oct.10,1924-Sept. 30, 1991(in Periodicals Dept.)
>
> Post and Courier Oct. 1, 1991 to date (in Periodicals Dept.)
> Miscellaneous Early SC Newspapers scattered issues and newspapers
> primarily
> from Charleston in the 1800's
> Miscellaneous Negro Newspapers includes 9 SC newspapers, scattered
> issues, no
> complete runs
>
> Marianne Cawley
> South Carolina Room
> Charleston County Public Library
> 68 Calhoun Street
> Charleston, SC 29401
> 843-805-6956
> [email protected]
>
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