The University of South Carolina's Library
During the Reconstruction Era
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Richard
T. Greener, the first Black librarian of the University of South Carolina (1875-76) |
Reconstruction was a painful episode for all citizens of South Carolina. Efforts to integrate the state's institutions of higher education illustrate the difficulties and the results. The University of South Carolina became, for a very short period, a predominately Black institution. Richard H. Greener, the first Black graduate of Harvard University, served as the USC librarian from 1875-76. His work as librarian isn't well documented, but records do show him continuing the kinds of work his predecessors dealt with in the same post.
| Portion of a budget report submitted by Greener to the General Assembly for the fiscal year 1876 shows $2,500 for the repair of the library and books. |
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