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Columbia College History Resources


Edens Library contains books, media, periodicals, and Columbia College publications which provide information on Columbia College's history. These are located in various places throughout the library, including Archives, Reference, the Media Center, Periodicals, and the General Collection.

To utilize resources in the Archives, you will need to make an appointment. Please call 786-3716).


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A keyword search will lead you to several of these resources.

Example Searches:
Columbia College history Columbia College Criterion
Columbia College Columbian Columbia College Bulletin

Suggested Books:
Columbia College: The Ariail Era (Savory) Columbia College (Israel, DuRant)
Columbia College: A Short History (Ariail) A History of Columbia College (Winn)
Columbia College: A Short History (McFarland)

The Criterion (Columbia College):
  • The following years are available on microfilm, along with a Guide (1897-1997):
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  • 1897-1907
  • 1913-1997
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  • Additional paper issues are available in the Bound Periodicals section :
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  • 1987-1988
  • 1990
  • 1992-2000
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    The Postscript (Columbia College):
  • The following years are available on microfilm:
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  • 1946-1986
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    The Columbia College Bulletin:
  • The following years are available on microfilm:
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  • 1860-1910/11
  • 1911/12-1927/28
  • 1928/29-1940/41
  • 1941/42-1951/52
  • 1952/53-1960/61
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    The Columbian (Columbia College):
  • The following years are available in Reference (LD 7251 C752) :
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  • 1904-1905
  • 1907-1948
  • 1952-2001
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    The South Carolina United Methodist Advocate:
  • Used to be: South Carolina Methodist Advocate (1948-1968) and Southern
    Christian Advocate (1879-1948).
  • Shelved as: The South Carolina United Methodist Advocate.
  • The following years are available in Periodicals (Bound and Paper Issues):

    • Southern Christian Advocate
  • 1880-1881
  • 1919-1921
  • 1923
  • 1925-1926
  • 1928-1929
  • 1936-1948

    • South Carolina Methodist Advocate
  • v.112 n.7 (Nov. 1948) - v.132 n.47 (Dec. 1968)
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    South Carolina United Methodist Advocate
  • v.132 n.48 (Dec. 1968- )
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    The State (Newspaper):
  • The latest is on the newspaper shelf in the Current Periodicals section.
  • Back files are maintained until microfilm is received.
  • The following years are available on microfilm:
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  • Feb. 18, 1891-1916
  • 1920
  • 1929
  • 1937-1946
  • 1950-1953
  • 1971-1997
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  • Full-text articles for 1987-present are available on the NewsBank database.

    • The New York Times (Newspaper):
  • The latest is on the newspaper shelf in the Current Periodicals section.
  • Back files are maintained until microfilm is received.
  • The complete file is available on microfilm (1857-present), including the previous issues
    titled New York Daily Times (1851-1857).
  • The latest 365 days are available full-text on the InfoTrac: Custom Newspapers database.
  • Articles from 1851-1999 are available full-text on the New York Times Full-Text (1851-2004) database.
  • The New York Times Index (Reference Index AI21 .N44) is available for the years, 1851-1993.

    • January 2002

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