GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 1: Eastern United States
South Carolina: SC-1

Catholic Church. Diocese of Charleston. Archives and Records Management
114 Broad Street (Carriage House)
Charleston, SC 29401

Phone: 843-410-1720

Email: See website

 

Hours: See website

Access: See website

Copying facilities: Yes

 

History: In 1820, the Diocese of Charleston was erected from territory in the Archdiocese of Baltimore for South Carolina and adjacent states. By 1868, it lost its out-of-state territory, which was used to erect more dioceses. In the 1970s, Charleston established a diocesan Native American Ministry while Adrian Dominican Sisters (Archives: Adrian, Michigan), based in two parishes, attended Native American stations in nearby counties:

1970s-present

St. Cyprian Church (Catawba, Editso, Natchez), Georgetown, Georgetown County

1970s-present

St. John the Beloved Church (Editso, Kusso, Natchez), Summerville, Dorchester County

 

Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:

Inclusive dates: 1970s-ongoing

Volume: Less than 1 cubic foot

Description: In 4 series.

 

/1 Catholic Office/ Organization files

Inclusive dates: 1970s-ongoing

Volume: Several folders

Description: Records (e.g. correspondence, notes, reports, photographs) regarding Native American evangelization to/from Bishop Robert L. Unterkoefler (1917-1999), 1964-1990; Bishop David B. Thompson (1923-2013), 1990-1999; Bishop Robert J. Baker, 1999-2007; and Bishop Robert E. Guglielmone, 2009-present.

A. Diocese of Charleston, Office of Native American Ministry, 1970s-present, few folders

B. Adrian Dominican Sisters (Adrian, Michigan), 1970s-present, few folders

C. Black and Indian Mission Collection (a.k.a. Commission for Catholic Missions among the Colored People and the Indians, Washington, D.C.), correspondence, applications and reports, 1970s-present, few folders

 

/2 Parish files

Inclusive dates: 1970s-ongoing

Volume: Few records

Description: Records (e.g correspondence, clippings, notes, photographs) regarding Native American evangelization and Native American parishioners.

A. Georgetown, St. Cyprian Church, 1970s-present, few records

B. Greenville, Our Lady of the Rosary Church, 1970s-present, few records

C. Greenville, St. Anthony of Padua Church, 1970s-present, few records

D. Lexington, Corpus Christi Church, 1970s-present, few records

E. Summerville, St. John the Beloved Church, 1970s-present, few records

 

/3 Sacramental records

Inclusive dates: 1970s-ongoing

Volume: Several records

Description: Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) of Native Americans.

A. Georgetown, St. Cyprian Church, 1970s-present, few records

B. Greenville, Our Lady of the Rosary Church, 1970s-present, few records

C. Greenville, St. Anthony of Padua Church, 1970s-present, few records

D. Lexington, Corpus Christi Church, 1970s-present, few records

E. Summerville, St. John the Beloved Church, 1970s-present, few records

 

/4 Diocesan Newspaper

Inclusive dates: Unknown-ongoing

Volume: Occasional articles

Description: The Catholic Miscellany has archived its back issues online, 1997-ongoing.

 

Unless otherwise noted, the repository on this page holds (or held) the records described here and they are not held at the Marquette University Archives.

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