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Interview with Judy Longshaw - OH 656
Judy Longshaw
OH 656
This interview was conducted for the as part of the 20th Anniversary of the September 11th Terrorist Attacks on the United States. This effort was to produce a history of the university’s, as well as the community’s, response in the days and weeks following the attacks. A key aspect of the project was a series of audio-taped interviews conducted with various members of the Rock Hill and Winthrop communities who felt their stories needed to be shared.
This interview is of Ms. Judy Longshaw, Manager of the Office of Communications and Marketing at Winthrop University. Ms. Longshaw takes a different approach to the oral history interview by reading some of the items that appeared in FYI, Winthrop University’s Faculty News Publication in the weeks after the attacks. Mrs. Longshaw also describes her memories of the events and experiences.
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Interview with William Ivy Long - OH 39
William Ivy Long
OH 039
Professor of Drama at Winthrop College (1954-1976), William Ivey Long (1911-1998), Sr. discusses his early interest in drama as a child, his family, his education at the University of North Carolina, his service as a company clerk in the army during World War II, his work in North Carolina as a drama director, his work in developing the drama department at Winthrop, some of his first Winthrop Productions, the creation of Winthrop’s annual One Act Play Festival as a result of his experience at the University of North Carolina, his interest in playwriting, the benefit of theatre on children’s mental and social development, his work with the Children’s Little Theatre in Rock Hill, Winthrop Theatre department’s role in the Rock Hill community, his experience with The Lost Colony outdoor drama, the changes in theatre students over the course of his career, his advice for young people, and his thoughts on creativity and creatives.
*The Interviewer Mary Wood Long (1919-1998) was the wife of William Ivey Long, Sr.
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Interview with Stephen Lovegrove - OH 126
Stephen Lovegrove
OH 126
In his December 2014 interview with Michelle Dubert-Bellrichard, Stephen Lovegrove shares his story coming to Winthrop as an “out” student recently kicked out of a religious college. Lovegrove details his perception of the attitude toward LGBTQ people and issues in Winthrop and Rock Hill. Lovegrove identifies resources in the community that are beneficial to LGBTQ people. He also comments on the LGBTQ social movement in terms of growing acceptance and the challenges it will face. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.
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Rachael Myers WIS News Report with Guest Dr. Constance Myers on Women’s Suffrage - OH 42
Rachael Myers Lowe, Constance Myers, and Women's Suffrage
OH 042
This interview was a part of the WIS Special News Report on women’s suffrage in South Carolina. The anchor of this news report is Rachael Myers Lowe, and there are also clips of Dr. Constance Ashton Myers (1926-2012), a scholar who collected many interviews from South Carolina suffragists. In this interview, they discuss the ratification of the 19th amendment in South Carolina, suffragettes in South Carolina, the National American Woman’s Suffrage Association, the National Women’s Party, tactics for protest in South Carolina, opposition to the movement, and newspaper columns for suffragists. Dr. Myers also discusses Eulalie Salley (1883-1975) of Aiken, South Carolina, one of the most prominent South Carolina suffragists. Rachael Myers Lowe is the daughter of Constance Myers.
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Interview with David M. Lowry - OH 754
David M. Lowry, Winthrop University, and Organist
OH 754
This interview was conducted by Lenora M. Jeffcoat ‘01 and Ryan Holcombe with Dr. David M. Lowry, Professor Emeritus of Music at Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC. Dr. Lowry reflects on his storied career as an organist and college professor. He first touches on his early years as an aspiring musician and later highlights his work as an educator and advocate for organ playing—whether in the classroom or church. Dr. Lowry also recounts the installation of the Gabriel Kney Organ in Barnes Recital Hall as well as the restoration of the D.B. Johnson Memorial Organ in Byrnes Auditorium, both at Winthrop University. Other topics of conversation include the centrality of the Church and congregations in regard to the presence and upkeep of organs.
Dr. David M. Lowry (b. 1938) is a notable organist, harpsichordist, music director, and retired Professor of Music (1965-2012) at Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC. At the time of the interview, he served as the Parish Musician of the Church of the Good Shepard in Columbia, SC and as the principal of the Anglo-Catholic Parish of the Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina. He previously served as the Music Director of the York County Choral Society in Rock Hill (1980-2011). Dr. Lowry has been an active member and officer of several music organizations including the Association of Anglican Musicians (AAM), Royal School of Church Music (RSCM), and the American Guild of Organists (AGO).
He holds several academic degrees including a Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) from the University of North Texas. Professor Lowry has also completed studies in New College – Oxford (UK) as well as in Haarlem, the Netherlands.
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Interview with James Luchs - VHP 110
James Luchs, Korean War, and Vietnam War
VHP 110
This interview was conducted with Dr. James Luchs (b. July 11, 1933) as part of the Veterans History Project. Dr. Luchs served from 1954 to 1956 during the Korean War as Radio Engineer in the Army 4th Infantry. He also in the Naval Reserve from 1957 to 1977. He rose to a Lieutenant Commander in the 7th Core Artillery and was a Debriefing Officer. He discusses his time in the military in communications and later his responsibilities debriefing POWs when they returned from Vietnam. He recalls many of the stories told to him during those briefings. In the second interview, Luchs discusses many of the stories he heard about his uncle who had served in the Navy during WWII. Dr. Luchs also talks a bit about his work as a debriefing Officer during the Vietnam War in a second interview that focuses on his wife’s uncle’s experiences during the WWII (see VHP 114 for more about Dr. Luchs experiences during the his military career.)
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Interview with James Luchs - VHP 114
James Luchs, Steven Martin Matis, and World War II
VHP 110
In the interview, Veteran Dr. James Luchs (b. July 11, 1933) talks about the experiences of his wife’s uncle and World War II Veteran, Sgt. Stephen Martin Matis (1915-2005). Steven’s family was from Hungary and spoke German, but he was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. He worked as a machinist at General Cable Corp in Perth Amboy before enlisting in the Army Air Force during World War II. Mr. Luchs tells several stories that were told to him by Sgt. Matis during his time in the Air Force. In the interview, Dr. Luchs discusses several of the stories including one about shooting down balloons sent from Japan with incendiaries attached. He also, relates a story about Sgt. Matis’ plane being shot down over German occupied territory and being captured by German soldiers. Matis received medical attention from the German doctors which included the use of synthetic plasma and was subject to interrogations. Sgt. Matis survived the war and eventually made it back home to New Jersey. For his service he earned the Air Medal and the Purple Heart. Dr. Luchs also talks a bit about his work as a debriefing Officer during the Vietnam War (see VHP 110 for more about Dr. Luchs experiences during the his military career.)
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Interview with Susan Gayle Ludvigson
Susan Ludvigson
OH 165
IN PROCESSING
South Carolina poet and Winthrop professor of English, Ludvigson discusses biographical information, her writing career and the Guggenheim Fellowship Award.
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Interview with Cora Lykken
Cora Lykken
OH 483
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 Margaret W. Macaulay
Margaret W. Macaulay
OH 108
IN PROCESSING
Macaulay, a former Winthrop faculty member, discusses life in Chester, South Carolina during the first two decades of the 20th century and reminisces about the early history of Winthrop College, particularly the activities of President David Bancroft Johnson, Winthrop's first president (1886-1928).
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Interview with Rosalie Anderson "Andie" MacDowell - OH 195
Rosalie Anderson MacDowell
OH 195
This recording consists of a press conference held by Winthrop Public Information Office (PIO) with several media outlets regarding Actress/Model Andie MacDowell’s return to Winthrop for Alumni Weekend. Rosalie Anderson “Andie” MacDowell attended Winthrop for two years (1976-1978) before her modeling and acting career. Know as “Rose” when she attended Winthrop, she talks about her time at Winthrop. She also discusses her role in the movie “Greystoke” and the new movie “Saint Elmo’s Fire,” her modeling career before getting into acting, her previous acting experience, her lifestyle and hobbies, traveling and living in Paris for a while, and how her career as a model and now an actress has changed her plans for her future.
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Interview with Arnetta Gladden Mackey - OH 17
Arnetta Gladden Mackey
OH 017
This collection includes an interview with Arnetta Gladden Mackey (1948-2009) who, along with Delores Johnson Hurt, was one of the first two undergraduate students admitted to Winthrop in 1964. She graduated from Winthrop in 1967. Mrs. Mackey discusses her childhood and family, her feelings about attending college, receiving her scholarship to Winthrop, and her feelings about attending an all-white school. She also describes her experience living in the dorm, Rat Week, her social life, her experience with her white peers, and her experience with academics. Mrs. Mackey discusses her experience with the lack of Black churches in the area, the white church she initially attended (Oakland Baptist), and the Black church (Mt. Prospect Baptist Church) she attended once Oakland Baptist refused to let her in for worship. Mrs. Mackey also discusses the reaction she received from students, faculty, and members of the Rock Hill community, as well as her life and family after her graduation.
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Interview with Arnetta Gladden Mackey - OH 639
Arnetta Gladden Mackey
OH 639
This collection includes an interview with Arnetta Gladden Mackey (1948-2009) who, along with Delores Johnson Hurt, was one of the first two undergraduate students admitted to Winthrop in 1964. She graduated from Winthrop in 1967. She discusses her childhood, her family, the scholarship that allowed her to attend Winthrop, her experience coming into an all-white school, her participation in school events, the reactions of groups within the community, and her experience with the other students at Winthrop.
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Interview with Francis Murray Mack
Francis Murrary Mack
OH 051
IN PROCESSING
York County historian and civic leader. Colonel Mack discusses his paternal ancestry, siblings, children, early life, education, military service (National Guard and World War I) and additional history of the Fort Mill area.
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Interview with Marion Joseph Mack, Jr. - OH 686
Marion Joseph Mack Jr. and Emmett Scott High School
OH 686
This interview was conducted by Dr. George Garrison with Marion Joseph Mack, Jr. for his Emmett Scott History Project. Emmett Scott was the segregated high school for African-Americans which was named after Emmett Scott a former aide to Booker T. Washington and President Woodrow Wilson. The school opened in 1920 and closed in 1970 with full integration of Rock Hill South Carolina schools. Mr. Mack is the son of Marion Joseph Mack, Sr. (1920-2006), who was a teacher at Emmett Scott High School from 1950-1970 and then at Northwestern High School from 1970-1981. In this interview Mr. Mack discusses his opinion of his father’s experiences and career in the South Carolina Education system. Mr. Mack details both his father’s and his mother’s challenges and ambitions in their careers as well as his experience growing up in Rock Hill during segregation and the period of integration. He details the cultural and environmental changes and how they effected not only the students but the teachers during the integration period.
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Interview with Dorothy Maddox
Dorothy Maddox
OH 101
IN PROCESSING
Maddox, a 1943 graduate of Winthrop, discusses life at Winthrop, including President Phelps’ administration, classes, rules and regulations, the World War II period, physical education and sports, the School of Education, buildings on campus, expenses, class traditions and social life.
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Interview with Madison McKnight - OH 747
Madison McKnight, COVID-19 Pandemic, and Rock Hill School District
OH 747
This interview was conducted by Stacy Steele with Madison McKnight as part of Project 2020: A Collaborative Oral History. In the interview, McKnight discusses her experiences as an elementary student in the Rock Hill School District, particularly as a virtual learner, amid the novel COVID-19 pandemic. She details the educational and social challenges of schooling in 2020. Notable topics of conversation include education, virtual learning, technology, and social isolation.
Madison McKnight, at the time of the interview, was a fourth-grade student at Northside Elementary School of the Arts in Rock Hill, SC. She is the daughter of Project 2020 Director, Dr. O. Jennifer Dixon-McKnight.
Spearheaded by Dr. O. Jennifer Dixon-McKnight, Assistant Professor of History and African American studies at Winthrop University, Project 2020 is best summarized in her words: “The goal was to conduct interviews that explored the various ways in which Americans were experiencing and being impacted by the various watershed moments that emerged during 2020 (the global pandemic, social unrest, financial challenges, issues with healthcare, etc.)."
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Interview with Nancy Madre
Nancy Madre
OH 432
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 Martha Manning - OH 297
Martha Joyce Richardson Manning
OH 297
Martha Joyce Richardson Manning (1936-) is a 1973 Winthrop College graduate (Masters Degree) who was enrolled to further her career as a reading teacher at the suggestion of parents and school board members. Mrs. Manning was married the Reverend Jesse Franklin “Frank” Manning (1933-2006) and has three children at the time of her enrollment. Mrs. Manning discusses her professional life as well as her experience as a student in the education program at Winthrop. She talks about her professors, her rigorous class load, and the College president, Dr. Charles B. Vail (president from 1973-1982). Mrs. Manning graduated with a “Reading Teacher Award,” and took a test to receive a certification that allowed her to teach reading from elementary to college levels in South Carolina. She discusses how Winthrop helped her to further her passion for education.
Martha Manning is the author of her autobiography My Angel and Me (2017)
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Interview with Margaret R. Rucker - OH 760
Margaret R. Rucker, Civil Rights Movement, and Black Women
OH 760
This interview was conducted by Delmarie Wilson with Margaret R. Rucker as part of Project 2020: A Collaborative Oral History. Rucker discusses her humble upbringing in the rural, segregated South and details her experiences as an African American during the Civil Rights Movement (1950s-60s). She also details her journey as a first-generation college student and later her involvement in nonviolent, civil rights protests. Notable topics of conversation include the 20th-century Black experience, the Civil Rights Movement, racial injustice, higher education, and the role of Black women in the fight for social justice. Rucker also reflects on the Black Lives Matter movement and its overall relation to the Civil Rights Movement—both its similarities and differences.
Margaret R. Rucker (b. 1940) is a native of Eastover, Richland County, South Carolina. While at college, Rucker studied Education with a concentration in English and a minor in Spanish. She is also a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) Sorority, Inc.
Spearheaded by Dr. O. Jennifer Dixon-McKnight, an Assistant Professor of History and African American studies at Winthrop University, Project 2020 is best summarized in her words: “The goal was to conduct interviews that explored the various ways in which Americans were experiencing and being impacted by the various watershed moments that emerged during 2020 (the global pandemic, social unrest, financial challenges, issues with healthcare, etc.)."
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Interview with Jalie Martin
Jalie Martin
OH 454
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 Ruth Erline Mathis Martin
Ruth Erline Mathis Martin and Sickle Cell Anemia
OH 328
In her June 1984 interview with Michael Cooke, Ruth Erline Mathis Martin (1934-2020) discussed her time as a DHEC employee in the sickle cell anemia program. She covered topics of DHEC’s involvement with community groups, sickle cell anemia community groups and their success and failures, and the James R. Clark Sickle Cell Foundation. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.
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Interview with Henrietta Massey - OH 700
Henrietta Massey and Emmett Scott High School
OH 700
This interview was conducted by Dr. George Garrison with Mrs. Henrietta Massey for his History of Emmett Scott High School project. Emmett Scott High School was the segregated school for African Americans in Rock Hill, South Carolina. It was named for Emmett Scott, a former aide to Booker T. Washington and President Woodrow Wilson. Emmett Scott High School was opened in 1920 and closed in 1970 with the integration of the Rock Hill School District. Mrs. Massey was a teacher at Emmett Scott High School during the 1960s and then was moved along with the students to Rock Hill High School following integration of the school district. Mrs. Massey was born in Laurens, SC and worked in Abbeville, SC under the principal Lemuel B. Moore Jr., the son of Lemuel B. Moore who was the second principal at Emmett Scott. She discusses her experience as a teacher in the Rock Hill School District both in the segregated system and the integrated system. Mrs. Massey also discusses her personal experiences in the Rock Hill black community during the Civil Rights Movement and the student sit-ins that occurred in 1971. She details the impact of the faculty as individuals as well as Emmett Scott as a whole on the community.
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Interview with Mary Elizabeth Massey - OH 44
Mary Elizabeth Massey
OH 044
Dr. Mary Elizabeth Massey (1915-1974) was an historian, educator, and author. She was a Winthrop History Professor from 1950 through 1974 with a focus on the American Civil War. This recording consists of Dr. Massey’s address during the December 15, 1972 Winthrop graduation ceremonies at Byrnes Auditorium. The recording begins with the organ playing and then Winthrop President Charles Shepard Davis introduces Dr. Massey. Dr. Masey addresses the graduates of 1972 from the 00:09:08 mark through the 00:29:05 mark of the recording.