The archives and special collections in the Native American Studies Center houses books, photographs, slides, maps, official records, personal correspondence, and more documenting the history, life, and culture of the Native American Indian Tribes of South Carolina and the southeastern United States.
Accessing the Collections:
The Reading Room Library is focused on Native American history and culture of the American Southeast, particularly that of South Carolina. While the library collection is primarily books, it also includes self publications, reports of archaeological field work, and other nonfiction documents. Items in this library can be searched through Medford Library's online catalog.
The Native American South Carolina Digital Archive is hosted online. It can be freely accessed anytime, by anyone. These items include interviews, videos, images, and maps, While the digitized collection is growing, it does not include all items from the physical holdings.
The physical archival collections are kept within what is called The Vault. The temperature and humidity within this room is closely monitored and, as such, is kept closed. To access these materials, please make an appointment with the Archivist.
Listed below are links to the Finding Aids for the archives. These aids will give you an idea of what can be found in the archives and within which research collection it may be located.
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