Ephemera Collection

CreatorCharleston County Public Library, collector
Date1870-2022 (continuing to accrue), bulk: 1930-2020
Physical description14 linear feet
Preferred Citation[Identification of the Specific Item], [Title], Charleston County Public Library, Charleston, SC
RepositoryCharleston Archive, Charleston County Public Library. 68 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC 29401.
Compiled ByProcessed June 2022, Sarah Hisnanick-Murphy.
Access to materialsCollection is open for research.
Subject HeadingsEphemera – South Carolina
Conference Materials
Fliers (Ephemera)
Programs (Publications)
Brochures

 

Scope and Content

This collection contains ephemera on various topics, events, organizations, etc. in South Carolina. These items were originally meant to be used for a short period of time to disseminate information. This includes event schedules, fliers, souvenir programs, government notices, handouts from churches, local associations, schools, universities, and more. The oldest item in the collection is a business card for George R. Walker, a solicitor, from the 1870’s (Business Cards). Other items of note are the publications from Spoleto Festival, USA (Festivals—Spoleto) and a 1919 dance card from the Isle of Palms Labor Day pavilion dance (Isle of Palms). See the container list for a complete subject inventory.

 

Related Archival Materials

Some items that could be considered ephemera, but are more likely to be requested for research purposes, have been cataloged and placed within the “Pamphlet Collection”.

 

Container List

Box 1Adoption 
Box 1African Americanshistory
Box 1African Americanspolitics
Box 1Agriculture 
Box 1AirportsCharleston International Airport
Box 1Alcohol 
Box 1Aquarium 
Box 1Art 
Box 1AssociationsA - Z
Box 1AssociationsAFFA (Alliance For Full Acceptance)
Box 1AssociationsCarolina Art Association
Box 1AssociationsCharleston Library Society
Box 1AssociationsCoastal Conservation League
Box 1AssociationsCoastal Cyclists
Box 1AssociationsCommunity Concert Association
Box 2AssociationsThe Country Club of Charleston
Box 2AssociationsFreemasons
Box 2AssociationsHistoric Charleston Foundation
Box 2AssociationsMental Health
Box 2AssociationsNAACP
Box 2AssociationsPreservation Society of Charleston
Box 2AssociationsScottish Society of Charleston
Box 2AssociationsSouth Carolina Coastal Council
Box 2AssociationsSouth Carolina Committee for the Humanities
Box 2AssociationsSouth Carolina Historical Society
Box 2AssociationsTrident United Way
Box 2AssociationsYWCA
Box 2Avery Institute of Afro American History & Culture 
Box 2Banks 
Box 2BanksCarolina Savings Bank
Box 3BiographyA-I
Box 3BiographyJ - R
Box 3BiographyS - Z
Box 3Boats & Boating 
Box 3Bridges 
Box 3Building Code 
Box 3BuildingsA - Z
Box 3Buildings87 Church (Heyward-Washington House)
Box 3Buildings122 East Bay (Old Exchange & Provost) 
Box 3Buildings77 Meeting (Courthouse) 
Box 3Buildings149 Wentworth (Wentworth Mansion)
Box 3Business Cards 
Box 4Businesses(General)
Box 4BusinessesA - Z
Box 4Calendars 
Box 4Camping 
Box 4Camps 
Box 4Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge 
Box 4Cemeteries 
Box 4Chamber of Commerce 
Box 4Children & Youth 
Box 4Churches -- Collective 
Box 4Churches -- History 
Box 4Churches -- Individual --A - Z
Box 5Churches -- Individual -- Bethel AME
Box 5Churches -- Individual -- Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
Box 5Churches -- Individual -- Cathredral Church of St. Luke and St. Paul
Box 5Churches -- Individual -- Circular Congregational
Box 5Churches -- Individual -- First Baptist
Box 5Churches -- IndividualFirst (Scots) Presbyterian
Box 5Churches -- Individual -- French Protestant Huguenot
Box 5Churches -- Individual -- Grace Episcopal 
Box 5Churches -- Individual -- St. Andrew's Parish
Box 5Churches -- Individual -- St. Johannes Evangelical Lutheran
Box 5Churches -- Individual -- St. John's Lutheran
Box 5Churches -- Individual -- St. Mark's Episcopal
Box 5Churches -- Individual -- St. Mary's Catholic
Box 5Churches -- Individual -- St. Matthew's Lutheran
Box 5Churches -- Individual -- St. Michael's Episcopal
Box 5Churches -- Individual -- St. Philip's Episcopal
Box 5Churches -- Individual -- Unitarian
Box 5Churches--denominationsAfrican Methodist Episcopal
Box 5Coastal Carolina Fair 
Box 6CollegesA - F
Box 6CollegesG - Z
Box 6CollegesBob Jones University
Box 6CollegesCharleston Southern University (Charleston Baptist College)
Box 6Colleges Citadel
Box 6CollegesCitadel -- Buildings
Box 6CollegesClemson University
Box 6Colleges College of Charleston (CofC)
Box 6CollegesConverse
Box 6CollegesErskine
Box 6CollegesLander
Box 7Colleges Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)
Box 7CollegesMUSC  - Buildings
Box 7CollegesUniversity of South Carolina
Box 7CollegesWinthrop
Box 7ConferencesNew Years' Renaissance Weekend
Box 7Conservation 
Box 7DanceBallet
Box 7DanceThe Charleston Ballet Company
Box 7Disabilities 
Box 7Earthquake 
Box 7Economics 
Box 7Edisto 
Box 7EducationGeneral
Box 7EducationAdults
Box 7EducationVocational
Box 7Elections 
Box 8FestivalsA - Z 
Box 8FestivalsColour of Music Black Classical Musician Festival
Box 8FestivalsFestival of Houses and Gardens
Box 8FestivalsInternational Film Festival
Box 8FestivalsMepkin Abbey Creche Festival
Box 8FestivalsMoja
Box 9FestivalsNorth Charleston Arts Festival
Box 9FestivalsPiccolo Spoleto (1979-1988)
Box 10 FestivalsPiccolo Spoleto (1989-1998)
Box 11FestivalsPiccolo Spoleto (1999-2013)
Box 12FestivalsPiccolo Spoleto (2016-2019)
Box 12FestivalsPride
Box 12FestivalsSt. Patrick's Day Parade
Box 12FestivalsSchuetzenfest
Box 12FestivalsScottish Games 
Box 12FestivalsSoutheastern Wildlife Exposition (SEWE)
Box 13FestivalsSpoleto (1977-1983)
Box 14FestivalsSpoleto (1984-1995)
Box 15 FestivalsSpoleto (1996-2002)
Box 16FestivalsSpoleto (2003-2022)
Box 17FestivalsWorldFest Charleston
Box 17Fish/Fishing 
Box 17Flora and Fauna 
Box 17Forests and Forestry 
Box 17Forts 
Box 17Gardens 
Box 17GardensBrookgreen
Box 17Geology 
Box 17Government 
Box 17GovernmentCounty
Box 17GovernmentDepartment of Natural Resources
Box 18GovernmentEducational Television (ETV)
Box 18GovernmentEmployment & Retirement
Box 18GovernmentHighway Department
Box 18GovernmentNational Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Box 18GovernmentParks & Recreation
Box 18GovernmentPolitical Parties & Candidates
Box 18GovernmentSouth Carolina Arts Commission
Box 18GovernmentSouth Carolina Department of Archives and History
Box 18GovernmentSouth Carolina Department on Aging
Box 18GovernmentTaxation
Box 18GovernmentVoting
Box 18Gullah 
Box 18Handicrafts 
Box 18HandicraftsSweetgrass Baskets
Box 18Health 
Box 19History 
Box 19HistoryAmerican Revolution
Box 19HistoryCivil War
Box 19HistoryIndustry
Box 19HistoryJewish Studies
Box 19HolidaysChristmas
Box 19Homes & InstitutionsA - Z
Box 19Homes & InstitutionsBishop Gadsden Community
Box 19Homes & InstitutionsCarolina Youth Development Center (CYDC) / Charleston Orphan House
Box 19Hospitals 
Box 19HospitalsMUSC
Box 19Hotels 
Box 19Hunting 
Box 20Incorporation 
Box 20IndustriesDairy
Box 20IndustriesLumber
Box 20IndustriesSeafood
Box 20IndustriesTextile
Box 20InsuranceAutomobile
Box 20InsuranceLife
Box 20Isle of Palms 
Box 20Labor & Labor Laws 
Box 20Lakes and Rivers 
Box 20Law Enforcement 
Box 20LGBTQ+ 
Box 20LibrariesA - Z
Box 20Libraries Charleston County Public Library
Box 20Lighthouses 
Box 20Literature 
Box 20Livestock 
Box 20Military 
Box 20Mining & Mineral Resources 
Box 20Monuments & Memorials 
Box 21MuseumsA - Z
Box 21MuseumsGibbes Art Gallery
Box 21MuseumsGibbes Art Gallery -- Exhibits
Box 21MuseumsKarpeles Manuscript Library
Box 21MusicCharleston Choral Society
Box 21MusicCharleston Symphony 1940-1959
Box 21MusicCharleston Symphony 1960 - 1969
Box 21MusicCharleston Symphony 1970-1979
Box 21MusicCharleston Symphony 1980-2010
Box 22MusicPerformances
Box 22MusicSongs
Box 22Musuems & Galleries A - Z
Box 22Natural Resources 
Box 22Naval Base 
Box 22Older People 
Box 22ParksCarowinds
Box 22ParksState Parks
Box 22ParksState Parks -- Charlestowne Landing
Box 23Periodicals 
Box 23PeriodicalsArt Magazine
Box 23PeriodicalsEvery Busy Woman
Box 23PeriodicalsMoms in the know 
Box 23PeriodicalsSouth Carolina Numistac Association (Scanner)
Box 24Pinckneyville 
Box 24Planning 
Box 24Plantations (Collective)
Box 24Plantations A - Z
Box 24Plantations Boone Hall
Box 24Plantations Drayton Hall
Box 24Plantations Hampton
Box 24Plantations Magnolia Plantation & Gardens
Box 24Plantations Middleton Place
Box 24Pollution 
Box 24Ports 
Box 24PotteryNative American -- Catawba
Box 24Prisons and Prisoners 
Box 24Public UtilitiesElectric & Power
Box 24Public UtilitiesWater Supply
Box 24Railroads 
Box 24Real Estate 
Box 24Recipes 
Box 24Recycling 
Box 25Restaurants 
Box 25SchoolsGeneral
Box 25SchoolsA - Z
Box 25SchoolsLaing High School
Box 25SchoolsMiddleton High School
Box 25SchoolsNorth Charleston High School
Box 25SchoolsOpportunity School
Box 25SchoolsPrivate
Box 25Seabrook Island 
Box 25Ships 
Box 25Social Services 
Box 25South Carolina Counties General & Collective
Box 25South Carolina Counties Abbeville
Box 26South Carolina Counties Anderson
Box 26South Carolina Counties Bamberg
Box 26South Carolina Counties Barnwell
Box 26South Carolina Counties Beaufor -- Hilton Head Island
Box 26South Carolina Counties Beaufort
Box 26South Carolina Counties Berkeley
Box 26South Carolina Counties Cherokee
Box 26South Carolina Counties Chester
Box 26South Carolina Counties Chesterfield
Box 26South Carolina Counties Clarendon
Box 26South Carolina Counties Colleton 
Box 26South Carolina Counties Darlington
Box 26South Carolina Counties Dillon
Box 26South Carolina Counties Dorchester
Box 26South Carolina Counties Edgefield
Box 26South Carolina Counties Fairfield
Box 26South Carolina Counties Florence
Box 26South Carolina Counties Georgetown
Box 27South Carolina Counties Greenville
Box 27South Carolina Counties Greenwood
Box 27South Carolina Counties Hampton
Box 27South Carolina Counties Horry
Box 27South Carolina Counties Jasper
Box 27South Carolina Counties Lancaster
Box 27South Carolina Counties Laurens
Box 27South Carolina Counties Lee
Box 27South Carolina Counties Lexington
Box 27South Carolina Counties Marion
Box 27South Carolina Counties Marlboro
Box 27South Carolina Counties McCormick
Box 27South Carolina Counties Newberry
Box 28South Carolina Counties Oconee
Box 28South Carolina Counties Orangeburg
Box 28South Carolina Counties Pickens
Box 28South Carolina Counties Richland
Box 28South Carolina Counties Saluda
Box 28South Carolina Counties Spartanburg
Box 28South Carolina Counties Sumter
Box 28South Carolina Counties Williamsburg
Box 28South Carolina Counties York
Box 28Sports 
Box 28SportsGolf
Box 29Storms 
Box 29StormsHurricane Hugo
Box 29Synogogue -- Individual -- Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Synagogue
Box 29Theatre 
Box 29TheatreFootlight Players
Box 29TheatreStage South
Box 29TourismGeneral
Box 29TourismDescription
Box 29TourismAfrican American History
Box 29TourismMaps
Box 30TourismTour Guide's and Brochures
Box 31Trails 
Box 31TransportationPublic
Box 31Tricentennial(of Charleston)
Box 31Wetlands 
Box 31Wildlife 
Box 31WildlifeBirds
Box 31Women