SCDAH

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Industry Government
Occupation Archives, History, and Preservation
Location Columbia, South Carolina, United States
Introduction This blog is devoted to promoting the South Carolina Department of Archives & History and highlighting the activities of both agency and staff. The reference room is open Tuesday through Saturday from 8:30 am until 5:00 pm. 8301 Parklane Road Columbia, SC 29223 Telephone: 803-896-6100 Fax: 803-896-6198
Interests History, manuscripts, historical buildings, promoting historical awareness, history education, records management, records preservation
Favorite Movies National Treasure, Race for Stack B12, Finding the Smiths, Saving Grace Plantation, Annie Takes History Day, Cannons Over Columbia
Favorite Music I Can Hear Those Pages Yellowing, Ghostly Footsteps in the Hall, So You Think You Can Archive, Lost 'n the Stax, History Day Jive, Moldy Book Blues
Favorite Books Clean, non-moldy, non-musty, acid-free, bug-free, undamaged, tightly-bound, dry manuscripts, maps, records

That can't really be a fish you're standing on, can it?

Yes. Archivists will do anything to keep the records dry. Within reason, of course.