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Interview with Ida Crawford Stewart
Ida Barksdale Crawford Stewart
OH 197
This interview was conducted by Winthrop archivist and professor Ron Chepesiuk for an article on Mrs. Ida Crawford Stewart for The State Magazine published on January 5, 1986 titled, “Estee Lauder’s Missionary.” Ida Crawford Stewart (1922-2023), art-educator, beautician and businesswoman, was a 1943 Winthrop College graduate and served as Director of Alumni Affairs at Winthrop College. She began her career at Estee Lauder in 1961 as Vice President and later Acting President for Estee Lauder Inc., New York The interview focuses on Stewart’s Winthrop experiences and her career.
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Interview with Elizabeth Ellis Taylor
Elizabeth Ellis Taylor
OH 196
The subject of the interview is Mrs. Mary Gordon Ellis (1890-1934), the first female senator in the South Carolina General Assembly from Jasper County, 1928-1932, and county Superintendent of Education from 1924-1928. She was involved in controversial issues such as school consolidation, hiring of African American supervisors, buses for both races, equal textbooks, and required in-service training for teachers.
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Interview with Sarah Adkins, Nellie Stratton, and Jeanette Stratton
Sarah Adkins, Nellie Stratton, and Jeanette Stratton
OH 385
IN PROCESSING
Interviews with extension members and agents throughout the country documenting the history and development of the extension movement in the U.S. The interviews describe homemaking, child bearing and family management in the small towns and rural areas where they live. They also discuss the role of extension homemakers groups in their lives.
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Interview with Evelyn Alden
Evelyn Alden
OH 424
IN PROCESSING
Interviews with extension members and agents throughout the country documenting the history and development of the extension movement in the U.S. The interviews describe homemaking, child bearing and family management in the small towns and rural areas where they live. They also discuss the role of extension homemakers groups in their lives.
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Interview with Rose Alford - OH 319
Rose Alford and Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation
OH 319
This collection contains an interview of Rose Alford (1952-), a social worker with the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) crippled children’s rehabilitative clinic in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Mrs. Alford gives a brief overview of her life, her association with the DHEC, and her work on the sickle cell project throughout the 1970s. Mrs. Alford also describes South Carolina’s private sickle cell groups, the creation of some groups by the community (outside of the DHEC), the goals of the DHEC’s sickle cell programs, and health screenings or tests for sickle cell disease. She also discusses the tension and cooperation between the DHEC and the private sickle cell groups as well as similarities and differences between the two.
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Interview with Bertha Andrews
Bertha Andrews
OH 512
IN PROCESSING
Interviews with extension members and agents throughout the country documenting the history and development of the extension movement in the U.S. The interviews describe homemaking, child bearing and family management in the small towns and rural areas where they live. They also discuss the role of extension homemakers groups in their lives.
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Interview with Mrs. Irby Arnette
Mrs. Irby Arnette
OH 467
IN PROCESSING
Interviews with extension members and agents throughout the country documenting the history and development of the extension movement in the U.S. The interviews describe homemaking, child bearing and family management in the small towns and rural areas where they live. They also discuss the role of extension homemakers groups in their lives.
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Interview with Lillie Badgeley and Myra Daniel
Lillie Badgeley and Myra Daniel
OH 477
IN PROCESSING
Interviews with extension members and agents throughout the country documenting the history and development of the extension movement in the U.S. The interviews describe homemaking, child bearing and family management in the small towns and rural areas where they live. They also discuss the role of extension homemakers groups in their lives.
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Interview with Sarah Ball
Sarah Ball
OH 402
IN PROCESSING
Interviews with extension members and agents throughout the country documenting the history and development of the extension movement in the U.S. The interviews describe homemaking, child bearing and family management in the small towns and rural areas where they live. They also discuss the role of extension homemakers groups in their lives.
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Interview with Hudson Lee Barksdale
Hudson Lee Barksdale Sr.
OH 193
In his interview with Michael Cooke, Dr. Hudson L. Barksdale Sr. (1905-1986) discusses is his time as a South Carolina Representative and as a member of the Black Caucus. Mr. Barksdale was the first African-American member of Winthrop College’s Board of Trustees (1980-1983). Mr. Barksdale details his experiences in forming the Black Caucus and working to pass legislature that would improve the lives of blacks in South Carolina. Mr. Barksdale also discusses the Caucus’s work to increase black election to local, county, and state government positions.
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Interview with Louvenia Barksdale - OH 325
Louvenia Delores Barksdale and Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation
OH 325
This collection includes an interview of Louvenia D. Barksdale (1913-1990), who founded the Sickle Cell Foundation in 1974 (which was renamed the L.D. Barksdale Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation in her honor). In this interview, Ms. Barksdale discusses her early life, education, and experience as an African American educator in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Ms. Barksdale also discusses her initial interest in sickle cell disease, the formation of her organization, the South Carolina Genetic Grant, the functions of the L.D. Barksdale Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation (particularly testing, screening, transportation, and caring for the community), the difficulties of running the organization, donations from other organizations, the educational campaign about sickle cell disease, and the experience of sickle cell patients. She also describes the connection between her foundation and Dr. James R. Clark (a well-known sickle cell anemia expert from South Carolina).
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Interview with Thelma Barnes
Thelma Barnes
OH 422
IN PROCESSING
Interviews with extension members and agents throughout the country documenting the history and development of the extension movement in the U.S. The interviews describe homemaking, child bearing and family management in the small towns and rural areas where they live. They also discuss the role of extension homemakers groups in their lives.
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Interview with H. Barnstead
H. Barnstead
OH 420
IN PROCESSING
Interviews with extension members and agents throughout the country documenting the history and development of the extension movement in the U.S. The interviews describe homemaking, child bearing and family management in the small towns and rural areas where they live. They also discuss the role of extension homemakers groups in their lives.
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Interview with Diana Barton
Diana Barton
OH 396
IN PROCESSING
Interviews with extension members and agents throughout the country documenting the history and development of the extension movement in the U.S. The interviews describe homemaking, child bearing and family management in the small towns and rural areas where they live. They also discuss the role of extension homemakers groups in their lives.
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Interview with Sallie Bell
Sallie Bell
OH 460
IN PROCESSING
Interviews with extension members and agents throughout the country documenting the history and development of the extension movement in the U.S. The interviews describe homemaking, child bearing and family management in the small towns and rural areas where they live. They also discuss the role of extension homemakers groups in their lives.
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Interview with Nona Berry
Nona Berry
OH 415
IN PROCESSING
Interviews with extension members and agents throughout the country documenting the history and development of the extension movement in the U.S. The interviews describe homemaking, child bearing and family management in the small towns and rural areas where they live. They also discuss the role of extension homemakers groups in their lives.
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Interview with Sophie Bigge
Sophie Bigge
OH 487
IN PROCESSING
Interviews with extension members and agents throughout the country documenting the history and development of the extension movement in the U.S. The interviews describe homemaking, child bearing and family management in the small towns and rural areas where they live. They also discuss the role of extension homemakers groups in their lives.
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Interview with Keith Louis Bildstein
Keith Louis Bildstein
OH 180
The interview was conducted in preparation for an article to be written by Ron Chepesuik. Dr. Bildstein discusses his personal and educational background, his interest in birds and biology and his career at Winthrop. Dr. Bildstein received his BS in biology from Muhlenberg College in 1972 and then his Doctorate from Ohio State University. He came to work at Winthrop University in the fall of 1978. He discusses his interest in birds, originating from his father’s pastime of pigeon racing, and his study of birds, why he prefers studying birds over mammals, and the development of the study of birds. He also talks about his professional career, teaching at Winthrop University and awards he has received as a researcher and professor. Dr. Bildstein left Winthrop in 1992 and later became Director of Hawk Mountain Sanctuary and Director of Conservation Science at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary in Pennsylvania.
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Interview with Lillian Blonien
Lillian Blonien
OH 513
IN PROCESSING
Interviews with extension members and agents throughout the country documenting the history and development of the extension movement in the U.S. The interviews describe homemaking, child bearing and family management in the small towns and rural areas where they live. They also discuss the role of extension homemakers groups in their lives.
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Interview with Judy Jefferson Bradley
Judy Jefferson Bradley
OH 324
In her June 1984 interview with Michael Cooke, Judy Jefferson Bradley (1944-2006) discussed her work with the Orangeburg Area Sickle Cell Foundation. Bradley covered topics of sickle cell anemia, DHEC, the foundation and its successes and failures, Dr. James R. Clark, various people involved in the founding of the foundation, and COBRA. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.
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Interview with Dr. Dee Campbell Breeden - OH 323
Dee Campbell Breeden and Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation
OH 323
This collection includes an interview with Dr. Dee Campbell Breedon (1938-1998) concerning his work with the Department of Health and Environmental Control of South Carolina. Dr. Breedon discusses his early life, his education, the beginning of his career with the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), the creation of the sickle cell program of the DHEC, and Sickledex, which is a test for sickle cell disease. Dr. Breedon also describes the funding from the state, the formation of new community organizations to combat sickle cell disease, the relationships between the community groups and the DHEC, Dr. James Clark, and the politics surrounding sickle cell disease. Dr. Breedon also discusses the economic constraints surrounding healthcare in South Carolina, the concept of basic healthcare as a right, and the accomplishments of the DHEC and the community sickle cell groups.
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Interview with Ruth Bright
Ruth Bright
OH 395
IN PROCESSING
Interviews with extension members and agents throughout the country documenting the history and development of the extension movement in the U.S. The interviews describe homemaking, child bearing and family management in the small towns and rural areas where they live. They also discuss the role of extension homemakers groups in their lives.
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Interview with Margie Brookshire
Margie Brookshire
OH 507
IN PROCESSING
Interviews with extension members and agents throughout the country documenting the history and development of the extension movement in the U.S. The interviews describe homemaking, child bearing and family management in the small towns and rural areas where they live. They also discuss the role of extension homemakers groups in their lives.
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Interview with J. Arthur Brown
J. Arthur Brown
OH 250
In his interview with Michael Cooke, J. Arthur Brown (1914-1988) discusses his involvement with the NAACP. Mr. Brown details the NAACPs involvement in the Civil Rights Movement in the state of South Carolina. He discusses the pivotal cases of Brown vs. The Board of Education and his experiences with Judge Waties Waring.