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Walker Local History Room
Richland County Public Library 1431 Assembly Street
Columbia, South Carolina 29201
Benefactors The benefactors for the Local History Room are members
of the Walker Family:
Joseph Walker, Jr. Claude M. Walker Marion Walker Clarke Felix D. Walker Robert C. Walker John S. Walker
The Walker family has long been involved with the cotton industry. The patriarch of the family was Joseph Walker, the senior member of the firm of Joseph Walker and Company, one of the leading cotton companies of the South.
The Local History Room contains historical information
focusing on the Midlands of South Carolina.
*Columbia, Richland County
*Lexington
*Orangeburg
*Newberry
*Fairfield
*Kershaw
*Sumter
*Calhoun
Popular Materials South Carolina Vertical File City and County Histories South Carolina General Histories Church Histories Columbia and Cayce, West Columbia, Lexington City
Directories, prior years; Columbia Telephone Directories and Cross-reference Directories for the Columbia area, prior years
South Carolina Legislative Manuals, prior years The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine Historical maps Biographies of famous South Carolinians Cemetery records
Helpful Hints Materials may not be removed from the area; however,
duplicate copies of some titles may be found in the circulating collection.
A copier and a microfilm/microfiche reader/printer are available to use for those sources which are found only in the Local History Room. 20 cents per page to print
Bring your thumb drive and your digital camera (or e-mail me!).
Special Collections and Activities Oral Histories
South Carolina Vertical File
Photographs
Maps
Theater programs
Surname index (?)
Assembly Street Market, circa 1934
Five Points, circa 1939
Maps Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina
Topographical
Displays Sources of Displays
Examples
Visit us online @ www.myrcpl.com
Ancestry HeritageQuest Community Resources database South Carolina Historical Newspapers Digital library
Ancestry Library Edition
HeritageQuest
Newsbank
South Carolina Historical Newspapers
Community Resources Database
Contact Information
Walker Local History RoomRichland County Public Library1431 Assembly StreetColumbia, South Carolina 29201(803) 929-3402(803) 929-3471 (Voice Mail)
Monday – Thursday 9-9 Friday – Saturday 9-6 Sunday 2-6
dbloom@myrcpl.com
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