Special Collections
at the Marlene & Nathan Addlestone Library of the College of Charleston

Mailing Address:
Special Collections
College of Charleston Library
66 George Street
Charleston, SC 29424

Phone:
(843) 953-8016

Hours:
Monday – Friday
9:00 AM – 4:30 PM

    Special Collections is located on the third floor of the Marlene & Nathan Addlestone Library at the College of Charleston.  Most of the materials stored in Special Collections are available to the public during normal business hours.  For additional information or to schedule a group or class tour, please contact us.  All copy requests or research inquiries must be made in writing or through email.

Special Collections Staff Contacts

  • Marie Ferrara, Head, Special Collections (MA, University of South Carolina) -- (843) 953-7331
    • Charleston History, Conservation, Book Binding
  • Dale Rosengarten, Curator, Jewish Heritage Collection (Ph.D., Harvard)  -- (843) 953-8028
    • Ethnic History, Southern Jewish History, Public History
  • Gene Waddell, University Archivist (MA, UCLA)  -- (843) 953-7428
    • Architectual History, Charleston History, South Carolina Native American History, The Spoleto Festival, and the history of the College of Charleston
  • John White, Archivist (Ph.D., University of Florida) -- (843) 953-6810
    • Southern History, South Carolina History, The Civil Rights Movement in South Carolina, Political History
  • Sam Stewart , Digital Archivist -- (843) 953-8016
  • Anne Bennett, Assistant Archivist -- (843) 953-8016