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University of South Carolina Libraries @uofsclibraries.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Happy Independence Day! 🇺🇸 Today we celebrate 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the document that wrote the United States of America into existence. #America250 #IndependenceDay #July4

Thomas Cooper Library with Echoes of Independence artwork on the front facade

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University of South Carolina Libraries @uofsclibraries.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Countdown to Independence Day: Day 2, the crisis in South Carolina Letter from Rawlins Lowndes dated July 9th, 1773, Lowndes and Peyton Randolph of Virginia discuss creating Committees of Correspondence as well as proposed resolutions against British actions throughout the colonies. #America250

Image of two letters in exhibit cases. Bottom letter is letter from Rawlins Lowndes dated July 9th, 1773 to Peyton Randolph

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University of South Carolina Libraries @uofsclibraries.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

The countdown to Independence Day is on! 🦅 🇺🇸 Every day we will be highlighting one item from our current exhibit, "Echoes of Independence: 250 Years of Revolution and Memorialization". Day 1: "Original Land Grant under Great Seal of Province and the Office of Landgrave" from 1699 #USA250

"Original Land Grant under Great Seal of Province and the Office of Landgrave" from 1699 with seal in an exhibit case

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University of South Carolina Libraries @uofsclibraries.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

On Saturday, several faculty and staff members from University Libraries travelled down to Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum to celebrate Vietnam Veterans Day! We showed a selection of films from our Marine Corps Film Collection and a selection of materials from the South Caroliniana Library.

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University of South Carolina Libraries @uofsclibraries.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

This President's Day we are looking back on when JFK visited the University of South Carolina! Then-Senator John F. Kennedy delivered the commencement address at the University's graduation ceremony in May of 1957. These images are from the University Archives at the South Caroliniana Library.

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University of South Carolina Libraries @uofsclibraries.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

"And I like large parties. They're so intimate." - The Great Gatsby Thank you to everyone who came out to our Jazz Night Celebrating our Great Gatsby exhibit!! Watching these @uscjazz students perform was truly incredible. It was certainly a night to remember. #thegreatgatsby #jazzmusic #jazznight

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University of South Carolina Libraries @uofsclibraries.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

#DidYouKnow In 1873, the University of South Carolina became the only state-supported Southern university to fully integrate during the Reconstruction Era. By 1876, the student body was predominately African American. Learn more about USC @sc.edu during reconstruction, here: tinyurl.com/mr3xx5s5

Cover of the University of South Carolina academic catalogue for 1872 - 1873. Brown booklet cover with writing.

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University of South Carolina Libraries @uofsclibraries.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

February is here, which means so is a new lineup of events at the South Caroliniana Library! Check them out below!

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University of South Carolina Libraries @uofsclibraries.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Oh, so these are universal experiences then . . . 🐰

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University of South Carolina Libraries @uofsclibraries.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Join us for a night of music as University Libraries collaborates with our colleagues in the Jazz program to celebrate The Great Gatsby! USC Jazz's premiere jazz combo will be performing at the exhibit. Swing by, hear some great music, and see the exhibit for yourself!

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University of South Carolina Libraries @uofsclibraries.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

"Gatsby and Daisy danced. I remember being surprised by his conservative foxtrot . . . " - F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

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