Here Lies The Book, R.I.P.: The Report of Its Death Has Been Greatly Exaggerated

The declaration that print books are dead may have been premature.

Bethel Baptist Church of Sumter, SC, History - Accession 209 - M93 (119)

The Bethel Baptist Church of Sumter, SC History consists of a short history of Bethel Baptist Church in Sumter, SC from its beginning in 1780 to 1974.

Second Baptist Church, Kershaw, S.C. Records - Accession 51

The Second Baptist Church, Kershaw, SC Records consist of photocopies of the church’s records including minutes, membership lists, and financial records relating to the day-to-day operation and business of the church.

Zadock Darby Smith Diary- Accession 243

The Zadock Darby Smith Diary includes information about weather conditions, death and burial of family members and about Confederate troops in the Civil War. The collection consists of photocopies of the original. Zadock Darby Smith was a captain in the Confederate Army. He was born in Mecklenburg County, NC, May 13, 1822 and died in York County, SC on November 25, 1884. Zadock Smith is buried at the Union Baptist Church cemetery in Yorkl, SC. His first wife was Martha Jane Glenn Smith (1828-1862) and his second wife was Jane Thomasson Smith (1838 - 1918). They owned a plantation on King’s Mountain Road.