Mailing Address:
Special Collections
College of Charleston Library
66 George Street
Charleston, SC 29424

Phone:
(843) 953-8016

Title: College of Charleston Miscellaneous Newspaper Collection

Collection #: 0103

Dates: 1854-1938

Size: 3 linear feet

Biographical Note: N/A

Scope and Content Note: The collection consists of newspapers gathered by the staff of the Special Collections department of the College of Charleston Library. It includes full and partial copies of numerous newspapers from within South Carolina and from outside of the state. Most of the newspapers contain articles relating to events in South Carolina.

Subject Headings:

South Carolina -- History -- 19th century -- Miscellanea.
South Carolina -- History -- 20th century -- Miscellanea.
American newspapers -- Miscellanea.

Inventory:

 

The Charleston Daily Courier

 

 

1854

March 14 / December 21

 

4/1

1855

June 21

 

4/1

1856

May 16

 

4/1

1857

January 19

 

4/1

1858

September 4

 

1861

March 27 / April 13-15

 

4/1

1866

March 24

 

4/1

1867

May 14, 18

 

4/1

1868

February 10, 12 / April 4, 13 / May 2, 9, 25 / June 8, 11, 13, 27 / July 4, 8, 10, 21 / August 7, 8, 11, 12, 20, 29 / September 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14-19, 21, 22 / October 17 / November 14, 16, 17 / December10

 

4/2

1869

January 1,2,4-9, 12-16, 18, 21-23, 25, 26-30

 

4/3

1870

January 4-6, 19, 24, 26, 28 / February 1,4, 7, 8, 10 / April 14, 19, 22, 25, 26 / May 16, 17 / June 9

 

4/3

1872

January 8-10 / March 27, 28, 30 / April 2

 

4/3

1873

February 7

 

4/3

 

 

 

 

 

The Charleston Mercury

 

 

1847

April 14

 

4/4

1859

June 9

 

4/4

1861

November 25

 

4/4

1862

January 20 / February 20, 25-28

 

4/4

 

March 4-8, 10-15, 17, 18-22, 24-29, 31

 

5/1

 

April 1, 2, 4, 7, 8-12, 14, 16-18, 21-26, 28-30 /

 

5/2

 

May 1-3, 5-10, 12-16, 19, 21-24, 26-31

 

5/3

 

June 2-7, 9-21, 23-28, 30

 

5/4

 

July 1-4, 7-9, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 22, 30 / August 1, 2, September 10, 11, 24, 29, 30 / October 8-11, 13, 14, 18, 22, 23, 25, 27, 28 / November 1, 3, 5-8, 10-15, 17-19, 21, 24-29 / December 1-3, 5, 6, 8-13, 15-20, 22-25, 27, 29-31

 

 

1863

August 1

 

 

1867

July 23

 

 

1868

May 25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Charleston Courier

 

 

1865

March 15,18, 20, 22, 23, 24, 29, 30 / April 3-6, 12, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 24, 27-29 / May 1-6, 8-12, 15-19, 22-27, 29-31 / June 1, 3, ?, 7, 8, 10, 12-16, 20-24, 26-29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Charleston Daily News

 

 

1866

June 16, 18

 

 

1867

May 24

 

 

1868

January 4, 18 / April 29, 30 / May 25, 28 / June 12, 23 / July 9, 14 / August 17 / September 12, 14, 15 / October 12-14, 29, 31 / November 4, 6, 9-12, 16-19, 24, 25 / December 28

 

 

1869

November 19

 

 

1870

May 7, 11

 

 

1871

July 29

 

 

1872

January 11, 16, 17 / February 13 / March 6, 12, 19, 27, 29, 30 / April 1, 2, 4

 

 

1873

February 7, 10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The News and Courier

 

 

1874

May 26 / August 1, 3, 4, 5, 10-12, 17, 18, 20, 24-26, 28

 

 

1886

September 6, 4, 6-30 / October 1-30

 

Charleston

Earthquake

1889

June 25-29 / July 1

 

Dr. McDow

Trial

1893

August 28, 30, 31 / September 1-3 w/ various cut-out articles

 

Charleston

Hurricane

1899

May 10-13

 

Confederate

Reunion

1938

October 1-4

 

Charleston

Tornadoes

 

 

 

 

 

The World

 

 

1889

June 28-29

 

Dr. McDow

Trial

 

 

 

 

 

Historic Papers

 

 

1732

The Weekly Chester Journal – September 20-27,

 

 

1860

Epitaph of the US of A – November 20?

 

 

1860

Union Pledge Meeting

 

 

1861

The New York Herald – April 13

 

Fort Sumter Bombardment

1861

The Charleston Daily Courier – April 15

 

Surrender of

Ft. Sumter

1861

The New York Herald – April 13

 

1861

The New York Herald – April 16

 

1861

The Charleston Mercury – April 16, 17

 

1861

The Charleston Daily Courier – April 17

 

1861

The Charleston Daily Courier – April 19

 

Secession of

Virginia

1865

The Charleston Courier – April 14, 1865

 

Surrender of General Lee

1902

The News and Courier – April 12

 

Death of

Wade Hampton

 

 

 

 

 

Miscellaneous

 

 

1707

The Tatler – October 11-13

 

 

1800

Ulster County Gazette – January 4

 

 

1815

Charleston Evening Post – October 20

 

 

1822

The City Gazette – April 23

 

 

1836

The Liberator – March 19

 

 

1837

The Southern Christian Herald – October 6, 13

 

 

1843

The Rambler – November 9

 

 

1852

The Washington National Intelligencer – December 18

 

 

1853

The Charleston Daily Courier – July 11

 

 

1855

The Southern Patriot – November 1

 

 

1856

The Charleston Tri-Weekly Courier – April 19

 

 

1856

The Charleston Evening News – December 6

 

 

1863

The Vicksburg Daily Citizen – July 2

 

 

1870

The Charleston Tri-Weekly Courier – June 18

 

 

1877

The Augusta Constitutionalist – February 28

 

 

1884

The New York Herald – March 1

 

 

1882

The Independent – December 14, 1882

 

 

1886

The Sunday News – September 5

 

 

1886

The Weekly News and Courier – September 8

 

 

1890

The News and Courier – June 24

 

 

1895

The Meteor – April 6

 

 

1900

The Sunday News – December 16

 

 

1902

The Sunday News – April 10, 13

 

 

1916

The Sunday News – August 27 / September 10