Jacob Steere-Williams, Assistant Professor of History, and 116 students are working with primary sources at the Waring Archive.
The students are working on a project about yellow fever in the late 18th and early 19th century Atlantic World with a focus on Charleston and the Caribbean. Students examined letters, medical reports, case notes bills, maps and other sources while at the Waring.
The Waring Historical Library is the special collections and rare book library for MUSC.