| Creator | Charles R. Parker |
| Date | 1972-1988 |
| Physical description |
2 linear feet |
| Preferred Citation |
[Identification of the Specific Item], [Title], Charleston County Public Library, Charleston, SC |
| Repository | Charleston Archive, Charleston County Public Library. 68 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC 29401 |
| Compiled By | Sarah Hisnanick-Murphy |
| Access to materials |
Collection is open for research. |
| Subject Headings |
Charleston (South Carolina) -- Tour Guides Charleston (South Carolina) -- Tourism |
Scope and Content
The collection is comprised of photographs and local newspaper clippings regarding various elements of the Charleston, South Carolina tourism industry. The collection also includes correspondence, personal notes and tour guides, and brochures.
The photographs in the collection are mainly street scenes on the peninsula of Charleston; the bulk of which are images of buildings that are under construction and/or demolition.
Administrative/Biographical History
Charles R. Parker was a Charleston, South Carolina tour guide who owned the “Charlestonian Carriage Company”. Parker died in February of 2014; his obituary was published in the Post & Courier on 22 February 2014.
System of Arrangement
The folders of the collection are presumed to be Parker’s organization. All files were put in acid-free file folders but were otherwise left with the titles and organization that they were donated in. Loose newspaper clippings that were on two separate subjects: “Horse Diapers” for City of Charleston carriage tours and a news column “One Man’s Charleston” were put in new folders of the same name. These, along with a folder created for Parker’s business card, remain the only additional folder titles created during processing.
Acquisition
Collection previously held by Ruth Miller. Miller donated the materials to Charleston County Public Library/Charleston Archive in July 2018.
Collection Outline
- Photographs and Negatives BOX 1
- Clippings and Files BOX 2-3
Container List
- Photographs and Negatives
| Title: | Location: |
| Photographs, 1970 | Box One, Folder One |
| Photographs, 1972 | Box One, Folder Two |
| Photographs, 1976 | Box One, Folder Three |
| Photographs, 1979 | Box One, Folder Four |
| Photographs, 1980-1981 | Box One, Folder Five |
| Photographs & Negatives, May 1981 | Box One, Folder Six |
| Photographs & Negatives, Oct 1981 | Box One, Folder Seven |
| Photographs, Dec 1981 | Box One, Folder Eight |
| Photographs & Negatives, 1982 | Box One, Folder Nine |
| Photographs & Negatives, June 1982 | Box One, Folder Ten |
| Photographs & Negatives, Oct 1982 | Box One, Folder Eleven |
| Photographs & Negatives, Nov-Dec 1982 | Box One, Folder Twelve |
| Photographs, 1983 | Box One, Folder Thirteen |
| Photographs, Oct 1983 | Box One, Folder Fourteen |
| Photographs, 1984-1985 | Box One, Folder Fifteen |
| Photographs, 1987-1988 | Box One, Folder Sixteen |
- Clippings and Files
| Title: | Location: |
| Business Card | Box Two |
| Correspondence | Box Two |
| Notes | Box Two |
| Architecture | Box Two |
| Bicentennial & Revolution | Box Two |
| Broad Street | Box Two |
| Charlestown Landing | Box Two |
| Civil War | Box Two |
| Drayton Hall | Box Two |
| Earthquake | Box Two |
| East Battery | Box Two |
| East Bay | Box Two |
| Forts | Box Two |
| Horse Diapers | Box Two |
| Houses (1) | Box Two |
| Houses (2) | Box Two |
| Industry | Box Two |
| Kiawah/Edisto | Box Two |
| King Street | Box Two |
| Market | Box Two |
| Meeting Street | Box Two |
| Middleton Garden | Box Two |
| Miscellaneous (1) | Box Three |
| Miscellaneous (2) | Box Three |
| Museums | Box Three |
| Nature | Box Three |
| “One Man’s Charleston” | Box Three |
| People | Box Three |
| Preservation | Box Three |
| Restoration: East Bay/East Battery | Box Three |
| Restoration: King Street | Box Three |
| Rivers: Ashley & Cooper | Box Three |
| Save Charleston Foundation | Box Three |
| Schools/Colleges | Box Three |
| Ships | Box Three |
| Societies | Box Three |
| South Battery | Box Three |
| Tours | Box Three |
| Tour Guides | Box Three |
| Towns | Box Three |