South Carolina Libraries, Archives and Other Research Facilities
 
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC)
J. Marion Sims Building
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, S.C. 29201
Tel: (803) 734-4830.
[Holds modern vital records - birth certificate (beginning 1915), death (past 50 years), marriage license (past 50 years), divorce (beginning 1962) ]

 

South Carolina Department of Archives and History
[Holdings include death certificates from 1915 to year before the fifty-year restriction, e.g., 1915-1951]
South Carolina Archives & History Center
8301 Parklane Road
Columbia, SC 29223
Tele: (803) 896-6100
Fax: (803) 896-6198

For email research requests, check the SCDAH web page:
Research Queries

 

South Caroliniana Library
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208
Telephone: (803) 777-3131
(803) 777-5183 (Manuscripts Division)
FAX: (803) 777-5747
 

South Carolina State Museum
 

South Carolina Historical Society
100 Meeting Street
Charleston, SC 29401
Telephone: (843) 723-3225
 

Furman University - Special Collections