Interview with Gayle and Joe Lanford - OH 254

Interviewee

Gayle Campbell Lanford
Joe Lanford

Interviewer

Rebecca Masters and John Gaston

Files

Streaming Media

Abstract

This interview was conducted for the as part of the Winthrop History Project spearheaded by Winthrop President Emeritus Dr. Anthony DiGiorgio and Rebecca Masters to “document the 24-year path of the original Winthrop College to becoming Winthrop University.” This effort was to produce a history of the institution and Dr. DiGiorgio’s tenure as president as a supplement to Dr. Ross Webb’s history of Winthrop (The Torch is Passed) that covered Winthrop history up to Dr. DiGiorgio becoming president. A key aspect of the project was a series of audio-taped interviews conducted with various members of the extended Winthrop community who participated in or helped guide the advancement of Winthrop over these years. That way, the Winthrop story will be told in an array of participants’ own words, own voices and from their own perspectives.

This interview is with Gayle and Joe Lanford. Gayle Campbell Lanford (1940-2017) attended Winthrop from 1958 through 1961 and graduated in 1962 with a degree in English and a minor in French. She returned to Winthrop and received a Master’s degree in Guidance and Counseling in 1972. Joe Lanford was the City Planner of Rock Hill, SC and City Manager for a large portion of President DiGiorgio’s tenure. In this interview Gayle discusses her experiences attending Winthrop and Joe discusses is experiences and impressions working with Winthrop President, Dr. Anthony DiGiorgio as Rock Hill Manager.

Publication Date

3-4-2015

Unique Identifier

OH 254

Format

MP3; WAV;

Length

01:18:27

Restrictions

This interview is open for use.

Series

Anthony DiGiorgio

Disciplines

Oral History

Keywords

Alumni, rules and regulations, dining hall, City of Rock Hill, Knowledge Park, Hardin Family Gardens, Golden Ratio, Rep. Herb Kirsh, Mayor Betty Jo Rhea, Mayor Doug Echols, City Councilman Melford Wilson, Presidents, Martha Piper, Jamie Comstock, First Lady Gale DiGiorgio

Recommended Citation

Lanford, Gayle Campbell and Lanford, Joe, "Interview with Gayle and Joe Lanford - OH 254" (2015). Winthrop University Oral History Program. OH 254.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/oralhistoryprogram/297