Interview with Leslye Fleniken - OH 013

Interviewee

Leslye Lightsey Fleniken

Interviewer

Ann Yarborough Evans

Files

Streaming Media

Abstract

This interview features Leslye Lightsey Fleniken (1920–2019), a native of Fairfax, South Carolina, who attended Winthrop College from 1936 to 1940, graduating in 1940. Following her graduation, Fleniken taught for 35 years in the public schools of Williston-Elko, Bamberg, and Lake City, South Carolina, before later serving as a guidance counselor. In this interview, she reflects on her experiences as a student at Winthrop, discussing dormitory life, academics, the infirmary, student organizations, campus activities, dining services, college regulations, and long-standing traditions. The interview provides a vivid snapshot of the Winthrop College student experience during the late 1930s.

Publication Date

8-13-1974

Unique Identifier

OH 013

Format

Cassette; MP3; WAV;

Length

00:40:37

Restrictions

This interview is open for use under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections

Series

Alumni

Disciplines

Oral History

Keywords

1940s, Dining Hall, Regulations, Dorm Life, Infirmary, Clubs, Activities, Traditions

Recommended Citation

Fleniken, Leslye Lightsey, "Interview with Leslye Fleniken - OH 013" (1974). Winthrop University Oral History Program. OH 013.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/oralhistoryprogram/79