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Local History Digital Library
Photographs taken at the Columbia Army Airbase between 1942 and 1945 by William Hamson, airbase photographer. During World War II, the airbase was as a training facility for pilots. Available through Flickr.com
A collection of Columbia City Directories from 1859. City Directories are alphabetized listings of residents and businesses as well as a street-by-street listing of occupants. An invaluable source for historians and genealogists. Check back often, this collection is always growing. Hosted by Ancestry.com.
Confederate Rolls of South Carolina
Roll of South Carolina volunteers to the Confederate armed forces divided by company and regiment, and including age, rank, county, and remarks on their service. Compiled in 1898 for the Historian of the Confederate Records. Digital edition hosted by South Carolina Digital Library.
Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Weekly
A selection civil war lithographs that feature Columbia, S.C. published in Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Weekly between 1865 and 1894. Hosted by the South Carolina Digital Library.
A selection of civil war lithographs that feature Columbia, S.C. published in Harper’s Weekly between 1860 and 1874. Hosted by the South Carolina Digital Library.
Lower Richland Historic Places
A collection of recently discovered photographs depicts homes, plantations, churches and schools in historic lower Richland County, South Carolina. Click here to view the images, and click here to view the photographs plotted on a map and timeline. To see photographs donated by the Eastover community click here.
Modern Cotton Mill Engineering
Describes the mill industries of Columbia in the beginning of the 20th century with photographs of area mills and homes. Written by W. B. Whaley and published in 1903 by The State Company of Columbia. Digital book hosted by the South Carolina Digital Library.
RCPL’s Local History Photograph Collection
Late 19th and early 20th century photographs of Columbia from USC's South Caroliniana Library, Library of Congress and other sources. Available through the RCPL catalog and Flickr.com.
RCPL's Oral History Collection
Includes more than 70 conversations with Columbia personalities. Many are available online for download through OverDrive.
A collection of over 100 programs dating from 1921 to 1999 from productions at the historic Town Theatre in downtown Columbia. Full programs can be viewed online, hosted by South Carolina Digital Library.
World War I Soldiers’ Obituaries
Access to the RCPL Obituary Index and digitized obituaries for World War I soldiers is available through RCPL's Community Resources database.
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