University Historian

That's a wrap! Another season of our podcast "Remembering the Days" about the history of . We had episodes about the history of , the , , Greene Street UMC, , President Donald Russell, Dennis Pruitt, and language learning. We're up to 111 total episodes now since Chris Horn began the podcast in 2020. Listen to old and new episodes wherever you podcast.

Coming in November...my book! Thanks for the amazing cover design.

Had fun at the South Carolina Historical Association annual meeting this weekend at Clemson University...lots of great public history happening!

New episode!

Preston College: USC's first (and only) residential college Built before WWII as the newest dorm for men, Preston College experienced a renaissance 30 years ago when it was completely renovated for its transformation into USC's first residential college for men and women. Since then, the centrally located residence hall has become a magnet for students with....

I'm happy to share I've signed two book contracts with ! And boy are they different. One will be a short narrative history of , and the other will be the story of the 1998-1999 teams co-authored with ...be on the lookout!

Yesterday, I photographed an exhibit on history at the . This was my favorite item.

Some close-ups of the Where's Waldo-style 1980 cartoon map of Carolina's campus. Watch out for the shark in the TCL pool!

Gamecock friends, I need your help. In 1944, students placed a memorial plaque in Maxcy College to remember USC students and alumni who died in World War II. The total reached 144 names. Fast forward to today, and we don't know where this plaque ended up. It's lost. I'd like to commission a reproduction, but before doing so, I wanted to throw a Hail Mary into the internet and see if anyone, anywhere has any intel about where this might have ended up. Thanks! (The first image is the plaque in the 1946 Garnet and Black yearbook, and the other one is from a March 1944 story in the Gamecock newspaper).