Interviewer
Anne Ledford
Files
Abstract
In December 1980, Anne Ledford interviewed Winthrop alumna and former faculty member Bessie Louise Garison (1892–1985). Born in Ridgeway, SC, Garison moved with her family to Rock Hill in 1895, the same year Winthrop relocated there from Columbia. In the interview, she recalls her childhood in Rock Hill, witnessing the construction of the Winthrop campus, and attending Winthrop’s kindergarten and Model School (later the Winthrop Training School housed in the Withers/W.T.S. Building). Garison enrolled at Winthrop College in 1908 at age sixteen and graduated in 1912. She later returned as an Instructor of Fine Arts, serving from 1937 to 1958. She reflects on student life during her college years, her experiences in the Model School, and her observations of campus buildings, uniforms, professors, and daily routines. Garison also shares insights into how Winthrop evolved between her time as a student and her later career as a faculty member.
Publication Date
12-10-1980
Unique Identifier
OH 104
Format
1 Cassette; MP3; WAV;
Length
01:31:24
Restrictions
This interview is open for use.
Series
Alumni, Faculty and Staff, History 616
Disciplines
Oral History
Keywords
Anne Ledford, Bessie Garison, Winthrop, Alumni, faculty, 1980, 1900’s, Rippy
Recommended Citation
Garison, Bessie Louise, "Interview with Bessie Louise Garison - OH 104" (1980). Winthrop University Oral History Program. OH 104.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/oralhistoryprogram/94
LC Subject Headings
Winthrop Normal and Industrial College -- Alumni and alumnae, Winthrop Normal and Industrial College -- History, Winthrop College, the South Carolina College for Women -- Faculty, Winthrop College, the South Carolina College for Women --History, Laboratory schools -- South Carolina -- Rock Hill, College students -- Social life and customs, Teachers-- Training of, Kinard, James Pinckney, 1864-1951 -- Family