To extend its reach, the Society began in 1856 to publish material on South Carolina history, issuing three volumes of its collections prior to the War Between the States. In 1900 the Society first published the quarterly South Carolina Historical Magazine. Over a century later, this journal remains the only scholarly periodical entirely devoted to the wide range of South Carolina history. Throughout its history, the Magazine has featured the finest interpretive articles, edited original documents, book reviews, manuscript reprints from the Society and other institutional collections, and descriptions of recent Society acquisitions. The Magazine is the principal source of South Carolina history for more than 4,000 individuals and libraries throughout the United States and around the world. Such eminent twentieth century South Carolina historians as Alexander S. Salley, Jr., Anne King Gregorie, and George C. Rogers, Jr. have served as editor of the Magazine.