Archaeology Society of South Carolina Records 

 The following two paragraphs are shamelessly copied from the ASSC web page:                

                                                Mission Statement 

The Archaeological Society of South Carolina is an association of professional and avocational archaeologists and concerned citizens uniting together in a cooperative effort to understand the prehistory and history of South Carolina. It is a Society of dedicated members exerting their combined efforts toward the interpretation and preservation of South Carolina's rich cultural heritage.

The Archaeological Society of South Carolina has been in operation since 1968. Our goal is to share information about South Carolina's archaeological heritage. We do this through our annual conference, which is held in the Spring, a Fall Field Day event, a quarterly newsletter, and via the internet with this web site, a blog, and a Facebook page.
                              
                                                                         Creating a Finding Aid:

The Archaeology Society of South Carolina (ASSC)  is now in it's 47th year. For many years society records were kept at the South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology (SCIAA) but not catalogued. Anthropologist and society archivist, Meg Gaillard began the process of  organizing the society's records in 2008. In the Archivist Report to the ASSC board, she reported on the "Current state of ASSC Archives, What Needs to be done, and What Should be Archived in the Future." Meg's recommendations and work, served as a template for current society archivist Brent Burgin to complete the processing of ASSC records.

The early years of the society are documented very well in these holdings. There are holes in the records however, especially in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Hopefully our membership may be able to assist in this area. 

ASSC Finding Aid as of 7/31/2015: 

Please note that this is not yet a finished document. I'm still hoping to find additional materials before we add box and folder numbers. Our missing copies of Features and Profiles are also highlighted. 

ASSC FINDING AID                7/31/2015

I.  CONSTITUTION/CHARTERS (includes drafts and revisions)

II. MEETING MINUTES

Dec 1969-1991, 1994-2005, 2007-2009, 2012

III. CORRESPONDENCE

       1968-2008   

IV.  FINANCIAL

Grant-In-Aid Fund, 1993-2008, includes correspondence and statements

Life time members saving account, 1971-1982, includes passbook and statements

Treasurer’s Reports, 1971-1994, 1997-2000, 2005-2009       

Trust Fund Statements, 1988-1991, 1993-1997  

V.   MEMBERSHIP

Ephemera, applications and decals

Roster, 1971-1990, 1993, 2000, 2003-2007

VI. PROGRAMMING/EVENTS

ASSC Annual Conference, 1975-

        Flyers and Ephemera, 1975-1998, 2008-2009, 2011, 2013

ASSC Fall Field Day, 1988-

        Flyers and Ephemera, 1988-2001, 2003-2006, 2010, 2012

VII. CHAPTERS

Abbeville Chapter, Correspondence, 1994

Aiken Chapter, Correspondence, 1993

Allendale Chapter, Correspondence, 1987-1991

Anderson Chapter, Correspondence,1985-1992

Beaufort Chapter, Correspondence, 1994, 1997

Charleston Chapter, Correspondence, 1981-1982, 1987, 1990-1991, 2000, n.d.

Foothills Chapter

      Correspondence, 1998-2004, ps.

      Newsletters, 1998-2002, 2004-2014

Hilton Head

      Correspondence, 1993-1994, 2002-2013

      Newsletters, 2004-2005, 2010-

Lowcountry

      Correspondence, 1979-1987, 1994

      Financial, 1980-1996

Lower Pee Dee Chapter, Correspondence, 1990

Midlands Chapter

     Correspondence, 1995-2001

     Newsletters, 1995-2004, 2006 

York Chapter

     Correspondence and Miscellaneous, 1990-1992

     Newsletter, 1991-1998

VIII. PUBLICATIONS

1. SC Antiquities

    Vol. 01-45, 1969-2014  

    Occasional Papers, 1 (1981), 2 (1990), 3 (1995)  

    Working Files – contain drafts, edits, photographs some unpublished and correspondence

    1978-1980, 1982-1984, 1986-1996,      

2.  Features and Profiles

     1972, 1974-1997, 1999-2001, 2003-2006, 2009-2015

     Missing –    

     1973, 1974 Feb, Oct, Nov, 1975 Jan, 1982 Jan, Apr, 1984 Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec     

     1986 Mar, Apr, Jun, 1991 March/Apr issue, 1993 Nov/Dec issue, 1995 Jan/Feb, Jul/Aug,

      Nov/Dec , 1996 Jan/Feb, Mar/Apr, May/Jun, 1997  Nov/Dec, 1998, 1999,

      Sep/Oct, 2000 Jul/Sep, Oct/Nov, 2001 Apr/Jun, Oct/Dec, 2005 Jan/Mar, Apr/Jun,

      Jul/Sep, 2006, Sep/Dec?, 2007 Missing, 2008 Missing, 2009 Jan/Mar?, 2010-2,3,4, 2011-1

   

IX. PHOTOGRAPHS and SLIDES

1. Annual ASSC Conference, 1978, 1988-1998, 2001-2003, 2005-2006

    1978, Apr. 15 (45 contact print sheet)

    1988, Mar. 26 (31 slides)

    1989, Apr. 22 (19)

    1990, Apr. (63 photos, 11 slides of Doug Scott Visit

    1991, Apr. 13 (6 photos,10 slides)

    1992, Mar. 28, (7 photos, 36 contact sheet)

    1993, Apr.   3, (32)

    1994 (6)

    1995, Apr. 1 (5 photos, 29 contact sheet)

    1996, Apr. 20, (49)

    1997 (33)

    1998, Feb. 21, (35)

    2001, Apr. 17, (25)

    2002, Feb. 23, (26)

    2003, Feb. 22, (37)

    2005, Feb. 19, (21)

    2006, Feb. 18, (11)

    Unidentified, 3 different conferences, (28)

2. Annual ASSC Fall Field Day, 1988-1995, 1997, 2001, 2004-2005

    1988, (1 photo, 71 slides)

    1989, Oct. 2 (65 photos, 51 slides)

    1990, Sep. 29 (18 photos, 94 slides)

    1991, Sep. 28 (18 photos, 41 slides)

    1992, (19)

    1993, (78 photos, 160 slides)

    1994, Oct. 1, (32 photos, 104 slides)

    1995, Oct. 7, (24 photos, 195 slides)

    1996, (291 slides)

    1997, Oct. 3-4, (72) Sadlers Creek State Park, (Anderson County)

    2001, Oct. 5-6, (68) Charlestown Landing State Park (Charleston County)

    2004, (22)

    2005, (33) Historic Camden Revolutionary War Site (Kershaw County)

    Unidentified, (26)  Catawba Indian Nation Drum and Dance Team, 1998, 1999, or 2000

    Unidentified, (64), 2003 or 2006

    Unidentified, (22)

3. Archaeology Week Kick Off, 1993, 1995

     1993, (72) Statehouse Grounds, Columbia, SC (Richland County)

     1995, Oct. 2, (35)

4. ASSC Anderson Chapter, 1991, (9)

5. Congaree Creek Canoe Trip, 1999, Sep. 26, (7)  

6. ASSC/NCAS Joint Meeting, Town Creek Mound, NC, 1995 Apr. 29 (12, 36 contact sheet)

7. Annual Picnic

    1980, Oct. 19 Ft. Watson (38 contact print sheet)

9. Photos for Fall Field Day Brochure (5 photos, 5 slides)

10. Unidentified (20)

X. South Carolina Archaeology Society (SCAS) Precursor to ASSC, 1958 -?

1. Clippings and Miscellaneous

2. Constitution and Certificate of Incorporation

3. Correspondence, 1957-1959, 1961-1964

4. Financial, 1959-1964

5. Meeting Minutes, 1958-1959, 1961-1964

6. Membership, 1959-1962

7. Newsletter, 1962

8. Clippings – includes 10 photographs from a Jan 1961 dig in Lexington County

XI. MISCELLANEOUS

Extra Ephemera, Newsletters (from other archaeological organizations), clippings