Beaufort District Collection Connections

Focusing on local history, Gullah culture, genealogy, natural history,and archaeology of lowcountry South Carolina's historic Beaufort, Hampton and Jasper counties.

08 October 2012

Thief Sentenced to 7 Years for Stealing FDR Documents

Most researchers are honorable but there are some real rascals visiting archives and special collections. Click the link for a news story about marauding researchers who stole materials for re-sale. Thank goodness Judge Blake sentenced one of the criminals to 7 years in prison.

Posted by Grace Cordial at 12:00 AM

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The purpose of the Beaufort District Collection is to acquire, preserve, maintain and make accessible a research collection of permanent value that records the history of Beaufort, Hampton, and Jasper counties in lowcountry South Carolina. We have biographies and other nonfiction books, maps, video materials and archival collections about local history including Gullah traditions, natural history, archaeology, genealogy and other topics relevant to this area.

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