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Endowments and Funds

Your gift can help our libraries continue to cultivate valuable resources for education and research. 

Priority Initiatives

Thomas Cooper Library Spaces

Help fund renovation of collaborative learning spaces in the heart of campus to benefit all students.

Marine Corps Film Collection

Through your contributions, Moving Image Research Collections (MIRC) will develop an online, digital film library that students, researchers, historians, veterans and their families can watch and also contribute information to, forming a permanent, crowdsourced repository of Marine Corps history.

Fox Movietone News Fund

Your contributions help preserve and digitize the Fox Movietone News Collection, which comprises more than 2,000 hours of unique films, recording world events from 1919 to 1934 and 1942 to 1944.

Libraries Digital Collections Fund

Your contributions to this fund provide student support, equipment, supplies and related needs for digitization of materials from all University Libraries collections.

Oral History Endowment Fund of the University Libraries

The Department of Oral History records the voices of our veterans, leaders, activists, artists, authors, scientists and more. Currently more than 3,000 historical recordings exist in categories that include: African-American history, women's history, military history and veterans, and arts, literature and culture. Your donation will ensure the voices of our past are heard well into the future.

South Caroliniana Library Renovation Fund

Built in 1840, the South Caroliniana Library is the oldest freestanding academic library in the country and one of the premier research archives and special collections repositories in the Southeast. Its holdings are essential to the understanding of South Carolina and Southern culture over the past 300 years. Your support of the renovation will help preserve the historic building while upfitting it with modern fire protection, temperature control and electrical needs.

Music Library Fund

Your contribution provides student internships for hands-on learning and digital projects that share our unique collections online with the world, as well as opportunities for visiting music educators to engage students and the community in all things music, plus other initiatives.

 

 

Complete List of Endowments and Funds

To contribute to any of the funds below, contact Jennifer Campbell, Senior Director of Development, at 803-777-1909 or email [email protected].

Endowment Category Keywords
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Alec H. Chaplin Library Endowment 
Provides funds for University Libraries
General  
Arthur E. Holman, Jr. Conservation Laboratory Endowment Fund 
Provides support for the ongoing operation of the conservation laboratory
General  
Katharine Otis and Bruce Oswald Hunt Biography Collection Endowment
To purchase biographical materials for Thomas Cooper Library general collections, South Caroliniana Library, the Irvin Department or Rare Books and Special Collections, and Moving Image Research Collections
General  
Library Archive and Research Fund
To support research and preservation at the Thomas Cooper and South Caroliniana libraries
General  
Libraries Digital Collections Fund
Provides for student support, equipment, supplies and related needs for digitization of materials from all of University Libraries’ collections
General  
John N. Olsgaard Library Renovation Endowment Fund
Provides for the maintenance and enhancement of University Libraries' buildings
General  
Robert I. and Swannanoa Kenney Phillips Libraries Endowment
To enhance University Libraries' holdings in British and American literature and culture
General  
Nancy Pope Rice and Nancy Rice Davis Library Treasure Endowment
For special and significant acquisitions in a timely fashion for the University Libraries
General  
Donna I. Sorensen Endowment Fund for Southern Women in the Arts
Supports library acquisitions pertaining to Southern women in the arts
General  
War Years Library Acquisition Endowment Fund
For materials related to World War II
General  
Chester A. and Holly R. Wingate Endowment Fund
Provides unrestricted support for the University Libraries
General  
Jean and Jim Barrow Endowment for Special Collections Fund
Provides unrestricted support for the Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, to include the acquisition and preservation of materials as well as programming and outreach to promote the collection
Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections   
Gerald C. Bauknight Library Endowment Fund
Provides for holdings related to U. S. foreign policy, including world events from the late 19th century to the present through acquisitions, preservation and maintenance, as well as support for electronic and print publications promoting the collection
Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections  
Ethelind Pope Brown Natural History Library Endowment
For the preservation and acquisition of materials pertaining to natural history
Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections  
Matthew J. and Arlyn Bruccoli Special Collections Acquisitions Fund at Thomas Cooper Library
Provides support for acquisitions that enhance the Bruccoli collections and/or areas of interest
Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections  
Barbara L. and David M. Graham Acquisition and Preservation Endowment
Used for preservation and acquisitions that will benefit the Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections
Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections  
Irvin Department Preservation Fund
Supports preservation or conservation work to support materials
Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections  
Irvin Department Student Assistant Fund
Provides for student assistantships
Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections  
C. Warren Irvin, Jr. and Josephine B. Irvin Endowment Fund
For the acquisition and preservation of materials related to the life and works of Charles Darwin
Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections  
K.D. Kennedy, Jr. Robert Burns Library Endowment
To provide support for the Roy Collections of Burns, Burnsiana and Scottish Poetry
Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections  
Maners Pappas Library Endowment Fund
Provides for initiatives to digitize materials in the Irvin Department’s collections to make them available electronically
Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections  
Yvonne and Schuyler Moore Acquisitions Endowment Fund
Supports the collections of printed and manuscript items, and realia relating to the lives and work of fiction writers in the genre of, and with emphasis on, Tennessee Williams, Edgar Allen Poe, the Bronte sisters, Herman Wouk and Maurice Sendak
Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections  
Lucille P. Mould Travel Fund for the Irvin Department
Provides support for faculty, staff, students and affiliates to travel to conferences and programs
Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections  
Jerome J. and A. Kay Platt Endowment Fund for British Medallic Art, Science and History
Provides support for acquisition, outreach activities and research related to British historical medals
Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections  
G. Ross Roy and Lucie C. Roy Scottish Literature Fund
Supports the use, development, preservation and recognition of the G. Ross Roy Collection of Burnsiana and Scottish Literature
Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections  
W. Ormiston Roy Memorial Fellowship Fund
Supports a research fellow for study of the G. Ross Roy Collection of Burnsiana and Scottish Literature
Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections  
Studies in Scottish Literature Fund
Provides support for the printing costs, publicity and other direct production costs to support the print version of Studies in Scottish Literature (“Journal”)
Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections  
George D. Terry Library Building Fund
To support the Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections
Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections  
Travel/Research Fund for Studies in the History of Natural History
Founded to strengthen the study of natural history at the University of South Carolina and to foster understanding and awareness of the natural history collections in the University's Libraries
Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections  
University Libraries Treasure Acquisitions Program Fund (TAP)
Provides timely support when opportunities occur to acquire significant materials that will enhance the libraries' Special Collections holdings
Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections  
Fox Movietone News Fund
Supports the digitization of this national treasure to ensure increased access to the collection
Moving Image Research Collections  
Moving Image Research Collections Endowment
Funds used for the preservation, organization and care of its film collections
Moving Image Research Collections  
U.S. Marine Corps Film Fund
Supports the preservation of the moving image history of the United States Marine Corps and related research and public programming opportunities
Moving Image Research Collections  
Music Library Fund
Provides unrestricted support of the Music Library
Music Library  
Digital Sheet Music Collection Fund
Provides support for the maintenance and expansion of an online database that catalogs and showcases the sheet music from the Music Library's collections
Music Library  
Dorothy K. Payne Music Library Endowment
Provides funds for the Music Library through acquisitions and preservation of materials and support of programs
Music Library  
Robert Ariail Cartoon Collection Fund
To enhance holdings of South Carolina artists and writers
South Carolina Political Collections  
Class of 1956 Donald S. Russell Lectureship for South Carolina Political Collections
Provides financial support for a guest lecturer to speak on topics relevant to the holdings of the South Carolina Political Collections
South Carolina Political Collections  
Flynn T. Harrell Collection on the Separation of Church and State Endowment Fund
Provides support for the acquisition, processing, preservation of, and research in collections specifically related to religious liberty and its corollary, the separation of church and state
South Carolina Political Collections  
South Carolina Bankers Association/Lloyd I. Hendricks South Carolina Political Collections Endowment Fund
Provides support for students working with materials documenting the financial services sector and government’s impact on that and related sectors
South Carolina Political Collections  
Donald H. Holland Endowment Fund to Support South Carolina Political Collections
Provides support for programs of the collection and the Donald H. Holland collection
South Carolina Political Collections  
Sarah Leverette League of Women Voters Endowment Fund
Provides support for the archive of the League of Women Voters of South Carolina and the papers of league leaders, and encourages the study and use of these collections
South Carolina Political Collections  
Schuyler L. and Dr. Yvonne R. Moore Endowment to Support South Carolina Political Collections
Supports the training and education of archivists through internships, assistantships and post-graduate employment
South Carolina Political Collections  
Republican Endowment to Support South Carolina Political Collections
Supports collections with Republican holdings by helping fund student assistants to process these holdings and also outreach efforts to encourage research on Party history and its leaders and members
South Carolina Political Collections  
South Carolina Political Collections Development Fund
Supports staff attendance at meetings of historians, archivists, educators and others, and promotes the division as a national leader among legislative repositories
South Carolina Political Collections  
South Carolina Political Collections Endowment
Supports the work of South Carolina Political Collections unit in general, funding graduate assistantships and supporting activities that promote the division and enhance its collections
South Carolina Political Collections  
John C. West Endowment Fund
Supports South Carolina Political Collections, including funding assistantships, preservation projects and outreach efforts
South Carolina Political Collections  
Joe Wilson Fund to Support South Carolina Political Collections
Provides support for the receipt, processing and promotion of the study of the Addison Graves “Joe” Wilson Collection and other Republican holdings
South Carolina Political Collections  
Robert and May Ackerman Library Fund
Provides for the acquisition of materials to benefit the South Caroliniana Library, including manuscripts, printed materials and visual images
South Caroliniana Library  
Elizabeth Boatwright Coker Graduate Assistant at South Caroliniana Library
For the advancement of graduate student training in the Public History Program, in conjunction with the South Caroliniana Library
South Caroliniana Library  
Jane Crayton Davis Preservation Endowment for South Caroliniana Library
To restore the unique holdings of the South Caroliniana Library
South Caroliniana Library  
Rebecca R. Hollingsworth South Caroliniana Library Endowment Fund
Supports the acquisition of daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, ferrotypes and albumen prints for the Visual Materials Division and processing, cataloging, digitizing, exhibiting, outreach, conservation and hiring student assistants to work with these efforts
South Caroliniana Library  
J.A. Kay South Caroliniana Library Intern Endowment Fund
Provides for internship(s) for graduate or undergraduate students to work with rare and unique research materials and learn conservation techniques and other library skills
South Caroliniana Library  
Lumpkin Foyer Endowment Fund at the South Caroliniana Library
Provides support for enhancement and maintenance of the Lumpkin Foyer as well as unrestricted support for the library
South Caroliniana Library  
John Hammond Moore Library Acquisitions and Conservation Fund
Provides support for the acquisition of new materials and conservation of existing holdings at South Caroliniana Library
South Caroliniana Library  
Lanny and Sidney Palmer Endowment Fund at the South Caroliniana
Provides support for the Lanny and Sidney Palmer Cultural Arts Collection and related collections. Funds can be used for processing, preservation, programming and publications as well as for materials and staff to support increased use of and access to the collections
South Caroliniana Library  
John Govan Simms Memorial Endowment to Support William Gilmore Simms Collections
Provides support for the library to maintain its pre-eminent position as the leading and most extensive repository of original source materials for research, analysis and study of William Gilmore Simms and his position as the leading man of letters in the antebellum South
South Caroliniana Library  
William Gilmore Simms Visiting Research Professor Endowment
To support scholarship based on the publications and manuscripts by Simms held in the South Caroliniana Library
South Caroliniana Library  
South Caroliniana Library Alcove Endowment Fund
Provides support for renovation, maintenance and related capital projects; also supports acquisition of materials and the hiring of student or temporary employees
South Caroliniana Library  
South Caroliniana Library Fund
Provides resources for the library in the areas of greatest need
South Caroliniana Library  
Oral History Endowment Fund
Supports the activities and programs of the Oral History Program, including equipment, supplies, staff, student training and publications
Department of Oral History  
South Caroliniana Library Portrait Conservation Endowment
Provides support for the maintenance and conservation of the library's portrait collection, including portraits of individuals who helped shape the history of our state
South Caroliniana Library  
South Caroliniana Library Renovation Fund
Provides for the renovation of the library
South Caroliniana Library  
Allen Stokes Manuscript Development Fund
Provides for the acquisition of new materials and the preservation of existing materials housed in the Manuscripts Division of South Caroliniana Library
South Caroliniana Library  
Harvey S. Teal South Caroliniana Library Fund
Provides support for the acquisition of new manuscripts and visual materials and for the preservation of holdings in the manuscripts and visual materials collections
South Caroliniana Library  
Louise Irwin Woods Fund
Provides for internships, fellowships, graduate assistantships, stipends, program support, preservation and/or acquisitions at the South Caroliniana Library
South Caroliniana Library  
Lou and Beth Holtz Library Endowment for Undergraduate Resources at the Thomas Cooper Library
To provide for the addition of library materials and resources for undergraduate students and to encourage athletic and academic partnerships
Thomas Cooper Library  
Senior Class Legacy Fund
Provides for renovations of Thomas Cooper Library
Thomas Cooper Library  
Michael S. Smith and Carol A. Smith European History Library Fund
Created to enhance and enlarge the library's current holdings in European history
Thomas Cooper Library  
Thomas Cooper Library Fund
Provides discretionary funds for greatest needs
Thomas Cooper Library  
USC Literary Festival Endowment Fund
Provides for an annual literary festival attended by prominent writers and conducted by the College of Liberal Arts, the English Department and Thomas Cooper Library
Thomas Cooper Library  
Deloris and David Zeigler Library Endowment for Nursing
Provides for the acquisition of books and materials to enhance Thomas Cooper Library’s nursing collection
Thomas Cooper Library  
W. Mullins McLeod South Caroliniana Library Endowment Fund
To process manuscript collections, with emphasis on the McLeod family papers and related collections, and materials relating to the history of railroads in South Carolina
South Caroliniana Library   
Open Access Support Fund
The University Libraries helps facilitate public and immediate access to the research outputs of University of South Carolina scholars. This fund provides financial support for scholarly works to be disseminated through open access publications. 
General  
Libraries Technology Fund
 Information technology is rapidly changing. This fund supports the purchase of hardware, software and services that advance the state of Libraries technology. Donations sustain critical IT infrastructure and enhance the digital experience of our patrons at UofSC and around the world.
General  

  


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