Interviewer
Robert Gorman
Files
Download Interview (111.0 MB)
Abstract
Louise Pettus discusses her childhood growing up in Lancaster County, her experiences operating and working in a cotton gin owned by her family, her academic career, and her teaching career. Bob Gorman interviewed Ms. Pettus as part of his research into an article he wrote title “Queen Cotton: The Story of a Woman Ginner” that was published in the Winter 2005-2006 Sandlapper magazine.
Publication Date
1-5-2005
Unique Identifier
OH 640
Format
1 Cassette; MP3; WAV;
Length
02:01:17
Disciplines
Law
Recommended Citation
Pettus, Mildred Louise, "Interview with Louise Pettus - OH 640" (2005). Winthrop University Oral History Program. OH 640.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/oralhistoryprogram/632
LC Subject Headings
Pettus, Louise, 1926-2021--Interviews; Pettus, Louise, 1926-2021--Childhood and youth; Pettus Cotton Gin Company; Family-owned business enterprises--South Carolina--Lancaster County; Cotton gins and ginning--South Carolina--Lancaster County; Indian Land (S.C.)--History; Lancaster County (S.C.)--History
