This database is an initial effort to make South Carolina’s Rosenwald School records more accessible. It is a synthesis of information from a number of sources including
The database also includes links to National Register of Historic Places nominations when these are available and links to the School Insurance Photographs made between ca. 1935 and 1952 by the state of South Carolina to help in insuring public school buildings.
- The Rosenwald Fund Papers housed at the Fisk University Archives;
- The South Carolina Statewide Survey of Historic Properties cards;
- Personal interviews; and
- Other local and state documentary sources.
Please note that at this time, the State Historic Preservation Office possesses copies of Rosenwald Fund Cards for 486 schools, shops, and teachers’ homes, while the Rosenwald Schools Initiative website (http://www.rosenwaldschools.com/index.html) records a total of 500. The database will evolve as more information is collected. If you have questions or would like to contribute information about any of the buildings, please contact Brad Sauls at (803) 896-6172.
Each county shows the number of schools logged into the database to date (9/08).
Abbeville
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Aiken ||
Allendale ||
Anderson
Bamberg
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Barnwell ||
Beaufort
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Berkeley
Calhoun ||
Charleston
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Cherokee ||
Chester
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Chesterfield ||
Clarendon ||
Colleton
Darlington
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Dillon
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Dorchester
Edgefield ||
Fairfield
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Florence
Georgetown ||
Greenville
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Greenwood
Hampton ||
Horry ||
Jasper ||
Kershaw
Lancaster ||
Laurens ||
Lee ||
Lexington
McCormick
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Marion
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Marlboro
Newberry ||
Oconee ||
Orangeburg
Pickens ||
Richland
Saluda ||
Spartanburg ||
Sumter
Union ||
Williamsburg ||
York
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African American Heritage
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Historic Preservation