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Transcript of the Report on Twenty-four Letters from President John Rutledge to the S.C. Delegates in Congress from May 1780 through January 1782, which were Presented to the Charleston Library Society by Thomas Bee, Esq., July 22, 1833.

Lease of Gabriel Manigault's brick building for use by the Charleston Library Society for a period of 21 years.

Janice Knight has been a part of the Library’s staff full time since 1981, after having started as a Student Assistant in 1976. She has held many different positions (including mom, nurse, grandma, friend to many) during her tenure and is currently…

Laura Mina, the Library’s Head Librarian since 2015, recounts her childhood in Long Island, NY and the experiences that led her to a career first as an art teacher, then as a librarian. Ms. Mina also discusses her work as Head Librarian at the…

Catherine Jones was born in Orlando in 1938. She has lived in Charleston since she was eleven years old and attended both the Citadel and the College of Charleston. After studying French in France, Mrs. Jones went on to teach French at Ashley Hall…

Garden Frampton was born in Orangeburg in 1942. She has lived in Charleston since she was a small child and worked as a library page as a child when her mother Minnie Pringle Haigh was librarian. She shares her love for the Library during her…

William Jenkins (“Jenks”) Gibbs was born in 1938 in Charleston. He grew up downtown and had a career in banking and shipping. He served in the US Coast Guard and is a descendent of the Ball and Simons families. Mr. Gibbs discusses changes he’s…

Harriet McDougal was born in Washington, D.C. in 1939. Her father was a naval officer, stationed here in Charleston right after World War II. She grew up downtown and, after college in New York, worked in various publishing houses. She started her…

Richard Porcher was born in 1939 in Charleston. He grew up in Moncks Corner and has had a long career as a biologist. Dr. Porcher has written several books on cotton, wildflowers, rice culture and cultural history. He served on the Library’s board…

Ann Igoe was born in Florence, S.C. in 1935. She grew up in Darlington, S.C. A teacher of modern dance, Ms. Igoe has been in Charleston since 1959. She and her late husband Harold (“Skipper”) Igoe were participants in the poetry group that met at…