Works Progress Administration (WPA) Tombstone Inscriptions - Accession 488

Authors

• Works Progress Administration
• South Carolina Genealogical Society

Files

Identifier

Accession 488

Inclusive Dates

1981

Restrictions

Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections

Collection Size

67 microfiche

Language

English;

Scope and Content Note

This collection consists of 67 microfiche containing an alphabetical index to tombstone inscriptions recorded during a partial survey of South Carolina cemeteries conducted by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) during the 1930s. The index was compiled by chapters of the South Carolina Genealogical Society from the original WPA cemetery survey records and provides access to inscriptions documented in approximately 350 cemeteries throughout the state.

Arranged alphabetically by surname, the index generally includes the full name of the deceased, birth and death dates (when available), and the location of the cemetery in which the inscription was recorded. The collection serves as an important genealogical and local history resource, preserving information from grave markers that may have deteriorated, been damaged, or no longer exist.

The microfiche include entries from cemeteries located in Abbeville, Aiken, Allendale, Anderson, Barnwell, Beaufort, Berkeley, Calhoun, Charleston, Clarendon, Colleton, Darlington, Dillon, Edgefield, Fairfield, Georgetown, Horry, Kershaw, Lancaster, Laurens, Marion, Marlboro, Newberry, Pickens, Richland, Spartanburg, Sumter, Union, Williamsburg, and York Counties, South Carolina.

The original WPA cemetery survey records and the compiled index are held by the South Caroliniana Library. This microfiche collection provides valuable documentation for genealogical research, cemetery studies, local history, and the demographic history of South Carolina communities

Provenance

The W.P.A. Tombstone Inscriptions were purchased by the Archives January, 1983.

Copyright

For information concerning copyright please contact the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University.

Finding Aid Citation

Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections, Winthrop University, "Works Progress Administration (WPA) Tombstone Inscriptions - Accession 488". Finding Aid 1302.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/1302