Historical material spanning the Civil War to Civil Rights eras focusing on Columbia, Richland County and the surrounding counties in South Carolina. Collections include historic photographs from The State newspaper and professional photographers Russell Maxey, Jimmy Price, John Sargeant, U.S. Army photographers and others. Also includes playbills and programs from the Town Theatre and Columbia Theatre, lithographs from Harpers Weekly and Frank Leslie's Weekly, and historic maps, books and pamphlets published in or about Columbia, S.C.
