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Interview with Bernardine Dohrn
Bernardine Dohrn
OH 244
In her interview with Ron Chepesiuk, Bernardine Dohrn detailed her part in the 60s anti-war movement. She covered such topics as the Gulf War, the feminist movement and gender rights, the Weather Underground, former SDS members, Kent State, and other movement events. Dohrn also discussed her involvement in dealing with poverty and children’s rights as a lawyer. Dohrn’s focuses before and after the Vietnam War was the failure of family court and the United States’ inability to deal with impoverished families and children. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.
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Interview with Joceylyn Buschman
Joceylyn Buschman
OH-712
This interview was conducted by Baylee Hughes with Joceylyn Buschman as part of the “Being LGBTQIA+ at Winthrop” Oral History Project spearheaded by Baylee Hughes. Joceylyn is a 2019 graduate of Winthrop with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Political Science. In this interview, Joceylyn discusses her experiences at Winthrop for the “Being LGBTQIA+ at Winthrop” Oral History Project. This project was created to record the voices and experiences of historically marginalized LGBTQIA+ university students, former students, and employees of Winthrop University. This project aims to address the lack of source material available concerning the experiences of LGBTQIA+ students and staff on college campuses with the goal of helping to fill the gap in the historical record with these interviews.
*Note: At the time of this interview, Joceylyn identified as non-binary and went by her birth name Jordon. Joceylyn now identifies as a Trans Woman.
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Interview with Amanda Cavin
Amanda Cavin
OH 650
This interview was conducted for the as part of the 20th Anniversary of the September 11th Terrorist Attacks on the United States. This effort was to produce a history of the university’s, as well as the community’s, response in the days and weeks following the attacks. A key aspect of the project was a series of audio-taped interviews conducted with various members of the Rock Hill and Winthrop communities who felt their stories needed to be shared.
This interview is of Mrs. Amanda Cavin, Winthrop’s Director of the Eagle STEM Scholars Program in Physics, Chemistry, and Geology. In this interview with Andrew Russell, Amanda Cavin discusses her thoughts and memories of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Mrs. Cavin describes her experience during the events, the response of the local area she was in at the time, and of the country as a whole.
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Interview with Amanda Cavin
Amanda Cavin
OH-713
This interview was conducted by Baylee Hughes with Amanda Cavin as part of the “Being LGBTQIA+ at Winthrop” Oral History Project spearheaded by Baylee Hughes. Amanda was a post-traditional student at Winthrop graduating a Bachelor of Science from the College of Educations (2015) and later with a Master of Education degree (2017). Amanda has worked for Winthrop since 2019 as the Director of the EagleSTEM Scholars Program. In this interview, Amanda discusses her experiences at Winthrop for the “Being LGBTQIA+ at Winthrop” Oral History Project. This project was created to record the voices and experiences of historically marginalized LGBTQIA+ university students, former students, and employees of Winthrop University. This project aims to address the lack of source material available concerning the experiences of LGBTQIA+ students and staff on college campuses with the goal of helping to fill the gap in the historical record with these interviews.
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Interview with Carrie Colns
Carrie Colns and Emmett Scott High School
OH 672
This interview was conducted by Dr. George Garrison with Carrie Colns for the history of Emmett Scott High School project. Mrs. Colns is a former student of Emmett Scott High School which was the segregated high school for African-Americans. It was named after Emmett Scott, a former aide to Booker T. Washington and President Woodrow Wilson. The school was opened in 1920 and was closed in 1970 when full integration was implemented in Rock Hill, South Carolina schools. In this interview Mrs. Colns discusses her experiences growing up in the area and attending Emmett Scott High School during the 1920s and 1930s as well as her experiences with the Civil Rights Movement.
Carrie Colns was a longtime resident of Rock Hill, SC and attended Emmett Scott High School in the 1920s and 1930s. In this interview, Mrs. Colns discusses her experiences growing up in the area, attending and Emmett Scott High School as well as life in during the Civil Rights movement.
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Interview with Buck Cooke
Buck Cooke
OH 714
This interview was conducted by Baylee Hughes with Buck Cooke who attended Winthrop from 1991-1995 and graduated with a degree in Mass Communication. Buck also did some graduate work at Winthrop from 1995-1996 before transferring to Florida State University. In this interview, Buck discusses his experiences at Winthrop for the “Being LGBTQIA+ at Winthrop” Oral History Project. This project was created to record the voices and experiences of historically marginalized LGBTQIA+ university students, former students, and employees of Winthrop University. This project aims to address the lack of source material available concerning the experiences of LGBTQIA+ students and staff on college campuses with the goal of helping to fill the gap in the historical record with these interviews.
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Interview with Beth Costner
Beth Greene Costner
OH 651
This interview was conducted for the as part of the 20th Anniversary of the September 11th Terrorist Attacks on the United States. This effort was to produce a history of the university’s, as well as the community’s, response in the days and weeks following the attacks. A key aspect of the project was a series of audio-taped interviews conducted with various members of the Rock Hill and Winthrop communities who felt their stories needed to be shared.
This interview is of Dr. Beth Costner, Associate Dean and Director of Student Academic Students in the Office of the Dean of the College of Education. In this interview with Andrew Russell, Beth Costner discusses her memories and thoughts of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Mrs. Costner describes her experience during the attacks and the response of the Winthrop community as well as the local area to the events.
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Interview with Kathryne Courtney
Kathryne Courtney
OH 715
This interview was conducted by Baylee Hughes with Kathryne (Ryne) Courtney who plan to graduate in December 2021. In this interview, Ryne discusses her experiences at Winthrop for the “Being LGBTQIA+ at Winthrop” Oral History Project. This project was created to record the voices and experiences of historically marginalized LGBTQIA+ university students, former students, and employees of Winthrop University. This project aims to address the lack of source material available concerning the experiences of LGBTQIA+ students and staff on college campuses with the goal of helping to fill the gap in the historical record with these interviews.
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Interview with Sara English
Sara English
OH 652
This interview was conducted for the as part of the 20th Anniversary of the September 11th Terrorist Attacks on the United States. This effort was to produce a history of the university’s, as well as the community’s, response in the days and weeks following the attacks. A key aspect of the project was a series of audio-taped interviews conducted with various members of the Rock Hill and Winthrop communities who felt their stories needed to be shared.
This interview is of Ms. Sara English, Assistant Professor of Social Work at Winthrop University. In her interview with Andrew Russell, Dr. Sara English discusses her memories and thoughts of the September 11, 2001 attacks. Dr. English describes her experiences during the attacks, the response of the local area she was in at the time, as well as the country as a whole.
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Interview with Debbie Garrick
Debbie Garrick
OH 653
This interview was conducted for the as part of the 20th Anniversary of the September 11th Terrorist Attacks on the United States. This effort was to produce a history of the university’s, as well as the community’s, response in the days and weeks following the attacks. A key aspect of the project was a series of audio-taped interviews conducted with various members of the Rock Hill and Winthrop communities who felt their stories needed to be shared.
This interview is of Ms. Debbie Garrick, Development Officer at Winthrop University. In her interview with Andrew Russell, Debbie Garrick discusses her memories and thoughts of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Mrs. Garrick describes her experience during the events and the response of the Winthrop and Rock Hill communities.
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Interview with Maria Gelabert
Maria Gelabert
OH 662
This interview was conducted for the as part of the 20th Anniversary of the September 11th Terrorist Attacks on the United States. This effort was to produce a history of the university’s, as well as the community’s, response in the days and weeks following the attacks. A key aspect of the project was a series of audio-taped interviews conducted with various members of the Rock Hill and Winthrop communities who felt their stories needed to be shared.
This interview is of Dr. Maria Gelabert, Professor of Chemistry at Winthrop University. In her interview with Andrew Russell, Dr. Gelabert discusses her memories and thoughts of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Dr. Gelabert describes her experience during the events and the devastation that resulted from them while living in New Jersey and working at Wagner College on Staten Island.
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Interview with Robert Harbeck
Robert Harbeck
OH 654
This interview was conducted for the as part of the 20th Anniversary of the September 11th Terrorist Attacks on the United States. This effort was to produce a history of the university’s, as well as the community’s, response in the days and weeks following the attacks. A key aspect of the project was a series of audio-taped interviews conducted with various members of the Rock Hill and Winthrop communities who felt their stories needed to be shared.
This interview is of Mr. Robert Harbeck, who lived and worked in New York, NY, forty blocks away from the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. In this interview with Andrew Russell, Robert Harbeck discusses his thoughts and memories of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Mr. Harbeck describes his experience as a resident of New York and how the city and country responded to the events.
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Interview with Herman K. Harris
Herman K. Harris
OH 070
Rev. Herman K. Harris II (1939-1988) discusses his family background, growing up in Heath Springs, SC, the Civil Rights movement in the south (Rock Hill in particular), the Freedom Riders, Friendship College, drugs, students in general and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Rev. Harris was involved in the movement from 1959 through 1964 and was arrested 33 times in the process. He participated in the Freedom Rides and was among those beaten in Anniston, Alabama. He attended Friendship College in Rock Hill, SC and graduated from Morris College in 1964. This interview took place on May 7, 1979 and May 11, 1979 and was conducted by Mr. Kenneth M. Nelson.
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Interview with John Holder
John Holder
OH 655
This interview was conducted for the as part of the 20th Anniversary of the September 11th Terrorist Attacks on the United States. This effort was to produce a history of the university’s, as well as the community’s, response in the days and weeks following the attacks. A key aspect of the project was a series of audio-taped interviews conducted with various members of the Rock Hill and Winthrop communities who felt their stories needed to be shared.
This interview is of Dr. John Holder, Associate Professor of Political Science at Winthrop University. In his interview with Andrew Russell, Professor Joh Holder discusses his memories and experiences during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack. Professor Holder describes his experience during the attack and the response of the Winthrop and Rock Hill community.
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Interview with Judy Longshaw
Judy Longshaw
OH 656
This interview was conducted for the as part of the 20th Anniversary of the September 11th Terrorist Attacks on the United States. This effort was to produce a history of the university’s, as well as the community’s, response in the days and weeks following the attacks. A key aspect of the project was a series of audio-taped interviews conducted with various members of the Rock Hill and Winthrop communities who felt their stories needed to be shared.
This interview is of Ms. Judy Longshaw, Manager of the Office of Communications and Marketing at Winthrop University. Ms. Longshaw takes a different approach to the oral history interview by reading some of the items that appeared in FYI, Winthrop University’s Faculty News Publication in the weeks after the attacks. Mrs. Longshaw also describes her memories of the events and experiences.
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Interview with Amy Phillips
Amy Phillips
OH 657
This interview was conducted for the as part of the 20th Anniversary of the September 11th Terrorist Attacks on the United States. This effort was to produce a history of the university’s, as well as the community’s, response in the days and weeks following the attacks. A key aspect of the project was a series of audio-taped interviews conducted with various members of the Rock Hill and Winthrop communities who felt their stories needed to be shared.
This interview is of Mrs. Amy Phillips, Residential Learning Coordinator and Academic Associate at Winthrop University. In her interview with Andrew Russell, Amy Phillips discusses her memories and experiences of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Mrs. Phillips describes her experiences and thoughts during the events as well as the response of her local community.
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Interview with Leah Simmonds
Leah Simmonds
OH 658
This interview was conducted for the as part of the 20th Anniversary of the September 11th Terrorist Attacks on the United States. This effort was to produce a history of the university’s, as well as the community’s, response in the days and weeks following the attacks. A key aspect of the project was a series of audio-taped interviews conducted with various members of the Rock Hill and Winthrop communities who felt their stories needed to be shared.
This interview is of Mrs. Leah Simmonds, Financial Analyst in the College of Arts and Sciences at Winthrop University. In this interview with Andrew Russell, Leah Simmonds describes her thoughts and memories of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Ms. Simmonds describes her experience during the events, the response of the company she worked for, and the response of the Greater D.C. area during the attacks.
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Interview with ZaDonna Slay
ZaDonna Slay
OH 659
This interview was conducted for the as part of the 20th Anniversary of the September 11th Terrorist Attacks on the United States. This effort was to produce a history of the university’s, as well as the community’s, response in the days and weeks following the attacks. A key aspect of the project was a series of audio-taped interviews conducted with various members of the Rock Hill and Winthrop communities who felt their stories needed to be shared.
This interview is of Ms. ZaDonna Slay, Admissions Coordinator and Instructor for the Master of Social Work at Winthrop University. In her interview with Andrew Russell, ZaDonna Slay discusses her thoughts and memories during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Mrs. Slay describes her experiences as well as the response of her local community to the events.
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Interview with Gloria Walker
Gloria Walker, Emmett Scott High School, and Civil Rights
OH 691
This interview was conducted by Dr. George Garrison with Gloria Walker with a focus on the History of Emmett Scott High School. Emmett Scott was the segregated high school for African-Americans, which was named after Emmett Scott, a former aide to Booker T. Washington and President Woodrow Wilson. The school opened in 1920 and was closed in 1970 when full integration was implemented in Rock Hill, SC schools. Gloria Walker is a 1969 graduate of Rock Hill High School discusses attending Rock Hill Schools during integration and the civil rights movement at large.
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Interview with Eugene 'Gene' Driver
Julius Eugene Driver
Driver, Gene, 2018
In his January 24, 2018 interview with Emily Deinert, Gene Driver discusses his career in the Air Force – he served during the Cold War and the Vietnam War. During the Cold War, he was loaned out to the CIA and worked in Area 51 with an alias doing research with the spy planes. He discusses who else worked in Area 51 with him (he knows only aliases), and why they were chosen to work on this secret project. Driver then talks about when he was sent to Vietnam in 1967, and describes the mortar attacks on the air force base at which he was stationed and how he earned a bronze star with the “V” device.
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Interview with Robert and Geraldine Allen - OH 535
Robert Allen, Geraldine Allen, Rock Hill Printing and Finishing Company, Bleachery, and Alexander Keith Windham
OH 535
In their July 22, 2017 interview with Alex Windham, Bob and Jerri Allen detailed their thoughts and memories of their time at the Rock Hill Printing and Finishing Company referred to by locals as the “Bleachery.” Bob and Jerri spoke of the time of the 1940s through 2017 and on the follow topics: Race relations, day-to-day job responsibilities and actions, technology changes, their work with Christian youth, and the decline of the Bleachery, their thoughts on the redevelopment of the Bleachery to the year 2017. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.
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Interview with Jack Bolin - OH 536
Jack Bolin, Rock Hill Printing and Finishing Company, Bleachery, and Alexander Keith Windham
OH 536
In his July 22, 2017 interview with Alex Windham, Jack Bolin detailed his thoughts and memories of his time at the Rock Hill Printing and Finishing Company referred to locals as the Bleachery. Bolin spoke of the time of the 1950s through 2017 and on the follow topics: Race relations, the strike of 1956, day-to-day job responsibilities and actions, technology changes, art the decline of the Bleachery. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.
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Interview with James Covington - OH 537
James Covington, Rock Hill Printing and Finishing Company, Bleachery, and Alexander Keith Windham
OH 537
In his July 10, 2017 interview with Alex Windham, James Covington detailed his thoughts and memories of his time at the Rock Hill Printing and Finishing Company referred to locals as the Bleachery. Covington spoke of the time of the 1950s through 2017 and on the follow topics: Race relations, day-to-day job responsibilities and actions, technology changes, the buyout of the Bleachery by Springs, the decline of the Bleachery. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.
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Interview with William Easley - OH 538
William Easley, Rock Hill Printing and Finishing Company, Bleachery, and Alexander Keith Windham
OH 538
In his July 7, 2017 interview with Alex Windham, William Bill Easley detailed his thoughts and memories of his time associated with the Rock Hill Printing and Finishing Company referred to locals as the Bleachery. Easley spoke of the time of the 1920s through 2017 and on the follow topics: Race relations, his father Joseph Easley Assistant Plant Manager of the Bleachery and his childhood around his father, day-to-day job responsibilities and actions when he began work for Springs, technology changes, the buyout of the Bleachery by Springs, the decline of the Bleachery, his work as a Springs employee, his thoughts on the redevelopment of the Bleachery site into University Center at Knowledge Park and his activities until 2017. Also Easley offered his opinions on how Rock Hill was impacted by the Bleachery from the 1930s to 2017.
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Interview with Michael Joslin Gordon - OH 539
Michael Joslin Gordon, Rock Hill Printing and Finishing Company, Bleachery, and Alexander Keith Windham
OH 539
In his May 18, 2017 interview with Alex Windham, Michael Joslin Gordon detailed his thoughts and memories of his time at the Rock Hill Printing and Finishing Company referred to locals as the Bleachery. Gordon spoke of the time of the 1960s through 2017 and on the following topics: Race relations, Archie Joslin, day-to-day job responsibilities and actions, technology changes, the buyout of the Bleachery by Springs, the decline of the Bleachery, his work as a salesmen and businessman to the year 2017.
