Archives

 

The McCain Library Department of Archives and Special Collections is located in Reid Hall and includes the Miller-Henry Family History Center and the Wofford E. Baldwin Reading Room.

The McCain Library Department of Archives and Special Collections serves to preserve and provide access to valuable and unique materials and information related to Erskine College, Erskine Theological Seminary,the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, and Abbeville County, South Carolina.

Interested researchers visiting the archives will find such materials as:

  • Erskine College and Seminary histories, records, and publications
  • Genealogical records and research tools
  • Census records
  • Personal diaries and family histories
  • Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church histories, records, and publications
  • Abbeville County, SC, and other local-area histories
  • Local newspapers
  • ...and more!

 

Current Online Exhibits

A short pictorial tour of the Erskine Football Exhibit.
A scan of the 1841 "Annual Catalogue of the Officers and Students of Clark and Erskine Seminary"
A scan of the 1901 "Annual Catalog of the Due West Female College"
A short pictorial tour of the 2003 Synod Display
A short pictorial tour of the "Historical A.R.P Higher Education" exhibit
A scan of the 1908 Graduating Class.
A high-resolution scan of an 18XX picture of Erskine. (Large File!)

 

 

 

Archive Hours:

Baldwin Reading Room, Reid Hall -- Archives and Special Collections
Monday, Wednesday, Friday -- 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon (or by appointment)
Contact Edith Brawley (846-379-8763 or ebrawley@erskine.edu)