Interviewee

Anna Heriot Dixon

Interviewer

Ann Yarborough Evans

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Abstract

Anna Dixon, in her July 1974 interview with Ann Yarborough Evans, described the lifestyle and traditions she experienced during her years as a student at what is now Winthrop University (then Winthrop Normal and Industrial College). Dixon graduated in 1917 and covered topics such as being campused, the train station, education for women, uniforms, curriculum, and the training school. She also touched on what might get a girl expelled and how the students were graded. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.

Publication Date

7-25-1974

Unique Identifier

OH 008

Format

MP3

Length

00:37:42

Restrictions

This interview is open for use.

Series

Alumni

Disciplines

Oral History

Keywords

Winthrop history, Class of 1917, Campused, Higher Education for Women, Train station, Sally Lunn bread, training school, uniforms, Student organizations, Grading, the Blue Line, Permission to Date, Room Inspections, Matron

Interview with Anna Heriot Dixon

LC Subject Headings

Winthrop Normal and Industrial College -- Alumni and alumnae, Winthrop Normal and Industrial College -- History, Women college students -- South Carolina, Women college students -- Social life and customs

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