About Special Collections

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
  • Harlan Greene, University Archivist -- (843) 953-7428
    • Archival Theory and Practice, Charleston History and Culture
  • John White, Director of the Lowcountry Digital Library (Ph.D., University of Florida) -- (843) 953-6810
    • Southern History, South Carolina History, The Civil Rights Movement in South Carolina, Political History
  • Martha McTear, Cataloger/Metadata Librarian (MLIS, University of South Carolina) -- (843) 953-8016
  • Angela Flenner, LCDL Project Coordinator (MLIS, University of South Carolina) -- (843) 953-3593
  • Sam Stewart, Digital Archivist -- (843) 953-8016
  • Anne Bennett, Assistant Archivist -- (843) 953-8016