With 350 years of state history comprised in rare books, manuscripts, and visual materials, the South Carolina Historical Society is the state’s largest and oldest private archive as well as a modern historical museum.
The mission of the South Carolina Historical Society is to collect, preserve, and share the stories of all South Carolinians and use these stories--from significant historical events to everyday moments--to promote visibility, understanding, engagement, and conversation. The story of South Carolina is the story of America. As such, it reflects the achievements and the challenges, the successes and the failures, of the American experiment. As the only statewide, private, non-profit historical organization, founded in 1855, the South Carolina Historical Society seeks to be the preeminent interpreter of that history to the broadest possible audience.
