Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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' HHB| it iv;". i- 8mI ?>'i: H9U| : I K3I Hi Revolutior This replica of tl v>c*ruuiia rrovinci War is one of the r and Museum, loc eludes displays of i The GAMECOCK ii newspaper of the Univc Carolina and it put?ishe< on Monday and Thursday and spring semesters an on Thursday during both with the exceptions of August and on Univer Carolina holidays and periods. opinions expressed in are those of the editors a 11 the University of South < I The University of Soutt I equal opportunity institu Change of address forrr requests and other c? should be sent to Tl Drawer A, USC, Columt Subscription rates are V and $2 for the summer 5 Third class postage pa 1 C3T 1 QQ 1 flhK# 'jjK ,$r # _ Sci<l*l?TH1 lary war uniform ie uniform worn by a member of al Regiment worn during the Revc nany displays in the Confederate Rc ated on the USC campus. The mil relicts from 1562 through the Vietr i the studentII frslty of South || j II rwtce weekly M during the fall <1 once weekly [, , summer terms four times in j sity of South f examination I The Gamecock ! nd not those of 1 Carolina. I i Carolina is an i tion. !: , is, subscription 1 rrespondence I ?e Gamecock, a, S.C., 29209. ' I per semester sessions. id at Columbia. BBwB CN M I ^ W I "O CO J 00 :** 1 CN.tI j:i:S T5 ?; u? '."88 I Ou J2 P i o si riAMJ iTl o>- ? ;;i figHHUHH *- ? >>>>: to a* t. M u> jr -is* fl HHBHKTSTSw <*> ? t; ss I HHEttiil -5-- > P M Effifl u c | g IbPMBW Binii imam ronfftdf II located By PATTY SHAUGHNESSY i| Gamecock Staff Writer The Confederate Relic Room Museum began as a collectioi relics from the Civil War, and ft grown into a museum covei South Carolina history up to Vipfnnm W or oppnrHi no BP IdS L?Verne Watson museum direc fc|gglta Collection of artifacts begar 1895, when the museum \ BMgL J located in a room of the Sc |fflp|l Caroliniana Library. Later it i - nEH ^ated *n State House, then i I wM archives building. Finally in 1 the museum moved to the corne Q WSml Sumter and Pendleton Streets, I I H the USC campus. All relics and artifacts uonaieu 10 me museum wr employs four persons. "We research and conduct t groups," said Lee Mangum. "< busy season is in the spring w school groups from all over THE MUSEUM is open froi a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday thro Friday and can be opened weekends by special arrangem with the director. Th? muconm ic ?/* V ?4 A ??1VMJVVU1I *U AAV V |AA1 V VA 1} j > university, it is funded through * v state. : oamkcock Museum employees do all work themselves including, w possible, restoration, Mang South sa^* F^a8s in P??r condition . supported by a nylon net sewr luuonary wjth intricate stitche* lie Koom flagS can be displa seum in- without falling apart, am War. The staff has just completed extensive project to better iden VaI a fj WaW u IN i UijUJUMII ;rate Relic B ?r. IT?r" VJ 11 l^CEJLU the relics which are rotated fn "because of lack of space," T1 Mangum said. The artifacts not on th and display are kept in a storeroom. 1 of The staff must also ra?riodio?llv has clean and oil all guns and polish in *ing other metals in the museum. w< the The Smithsonian Institute sends br to out periodic literature to museums id tor. to give newly discovered historical 1 in facts and explain different ways of its vas restoration, which are a a major lai >uth source of information, Mangum 15 was said. R< the Help with research is available 18 1971 mm i inn mini mm mm r nf I I HELD O You can have your p color proofs sent to Go to Room 202 Russe on | y :uu- o *:uu or 1:( lent | the I Mon., Oct. 1 8 - F the | the j - 1 LASTCM are i to I s so yed I Sponsored by Garnet i EJRS5BB1 Mm nui'ili ||?| I fflHUiPfpm LOOin ipus 3m the museum Mangum said, le museum contains many books at are out of print. "WE SEEM to be a bureau of formation," Watson said. "Not a sek goes by that someone doesn't ing something in here for us to l) entify." The museum is arranged from i earliest time period to the test. The earliest exhibit starts in 62. Others go through the evolutionary War, the War of 12, and the Vietnam War. HI VMM ? hoto taken and you at no cost. II House between j 00 and 4:00 ri., Oct. 22. 0 AWCCf S Black Yearbook 1 c mmmmmmdmmmimm IBB I i 1 u