Literary Pursuits of Faculty
CofC faculty are experts in their fields, as this roundup of their new books attests.
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06, 2023
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06, 2023
College Archivist Shares His Pride for ‘The Real Rainbow Row’
Harlan Greene, outreach archivist and project coordinator for the SC LGBTQ Oral Histories, Archives and Outreach Project in the College's Special Collections, discusses LGBTQ history and his book 'The Real Rainbow Row.'
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09, 2022
Jewish Heritage Collection’s Oral History Archive Builds Bridges
Created nearly three decades ago, the College's Jewish Heritage Collection and Oral History Archive has become a premier repository for Southern Jewish history.
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05, 2022
Acclaimed Author, English Professor Donates Manuscripts to Special Collections
Acclaimed author and College of Charleston English Professor Bret Lott has donated his personal papers to the College's Special Collections.
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01, 2022
Student’s Campus Research is a Historic Undertaking
Poring over old maps, census data and photos, senior Gabby Rowsam wrote an eye-opening 108-page paper on all the homes – and the people – that had to give way to the growth of CofC.
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01, 2022
Special Collections Has a New Guardian Angel
As the new director of the Libraries’ Special Collections at CofC, Kelly Kerbow Hudson is emphasizing access and inclusion.
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06, 2021
The Libraries’ Latest Chapter
Despite a fire that destroyed most of its first collection of books in 1778 and moving four times, the College Libraries have survived and, once again, are transforming to best serve students and faculty.
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01, 2021
400-Year-Old King James Bible Donated to CofC
With the Igoe Library Foundation’s gift to Special Collections, the CofC community is invited to explore one of the most important works in all of English literature: the King James Bible, printed in 1613.
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11, 2020
Alumnus Gives a Heavenly Gift
Alumnus Jim Phillips ’73 donated a rare six-volume Moon atlas set that’s one of just two available to the public in the U.S.
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11, 2020
Online Treasure Hunt Leads to Rare Find
Thanks to some online sleuthing, the Library’s Harlan Greene and historic preservation’s Grant Gilmore uncovered a drawing depicting the College’s first schoolhouse.