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  • J. Important Institutions in South Carolina | History of SC Slide Collection

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Pineville Library Society Bookplate | History of SC Slide Collection
Pineville Library Society Bookplate | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 1

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The scarcity and value of books made the establishment of libraries an important early cultural institution. This Pineville Library Society bookplate, designed by the Pineville Academy to identify and...
The Greenville County Library | History of SC Slide Collection
The Greenville County Library | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 2

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The Greenville County Library operated a bookmobile in the 1920s that was used by both African-American and white students. Courtesy of the National Records and Archives Administration.
Reading Room Of The University Of South Carolina's Library | History of SC Slide Collection
Reading Room Of The University Of South Carolina's Library | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 3

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The reading room of the University of South Carolina's library in 1925. The building, erected in 1940, is the earliest separate college library structure in the country, and was the main university...
Oberlin Unit of Faith Cabin Library | History of SC Slide Collection
Oberlin Unit of Faith Cabin Library | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 4

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The Oberlin Unit of Faith Cabin Library, in Seneca. These libraries were the result of the cooperation of a white textile mill laborer and a teacher in an African-American school in Edgefield County...
Interior of the Mary C. Judson Library | History of SC Slide Collection
Interior of the Mary C. Judson Library | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 5

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The interior of the Mary C. Judson Library at Greenville Woman's College, around 1950. From the Baptist Historical Collection. Courtesy of the Furman University Archives Special Collections Department...
Interior of a Library Supported by African-Americans | History of SC Slide Collection
Interior of a Library Supported by African-Americans | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 6

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Segregation policies led to attempts by the African-American community to ensure that institutions such as libraries were created for their use, and the African-American library movement was...
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