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Interview with Jean Cauthen
Jean Cauthen
OH 226
IN PROCESSING
Ms. Cauthen discusses student life at Winthrop from 1930-1931 and 1941-1944. Topics include town girls, rules and regulations, being married as a student, Dr. Kinard’s influence, the infirmary, the farm and the shack, study habits, dorms, the training school, the library, swimming and the Blue Line.
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Interview with Amanda Cavin - OH 650
Amanda Cavin
OH 650
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 Mrs. Amanda Cavin, Winthrop’s Director of the Eagle STEM Scholars Program in Physics, Chemistry, and Geology. In this interview with Andrew Russell, Amanda Cavin discusses her thoughts and memories of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Mrs. Cavin describes her experience during the events, the response of the local area she was in at the time, and of the country as a whole.
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Interview with Amanda Cavin - OH 713
Amanda Cavin
OH 713
This interview was conducted by Baylee Hughes with Amanda Cavin as part of the “Being LGBTQIA+ at Winthrop” Oral History Project spearheaded by Baylee Hughes. Amanda was a post-traditional student at Winthrop graduating a Bachelor of Science from the College of Educations (2015) and later with a Master of Education degree (2017). Amanda has worked for Winthrop since 2019 as the Director of the EagleSTEM Scholars Program. In this interview, Amanda discusses her experiences at Winthrop for the “Being LGBTQIA+ at Winthrop” Oral History Project. This project was created to record the voices and experiences of historically marginalized LGBTQIA+ university students, former students, and employees of Winthrop University. This project aims to address the lack of source material available concerning the experiences of LGBTQIA+ students and staff on college campuses with the goal of helping to fill the gap in the historical record with these interviews.
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Interview with Lucretia Cayruth
Lucretia Cayruth
OH 253
In her interview with Michael Cooke, Lucretia Cayruth discusses her experiences growing up in South Carolina and her involvement with the Progressive Democratic Party. Mrs. Cayruth details her education, and experiences that lead her to become involved with the Progressive Democratic Party as well as the efforts to enable the black community to register to vote in South Carolina. Mrs. Cayruth discusses her interactions with John McCray and her role in the Progressive Democratic Party in Columbia South Carolina.
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Interview with Joe Chambers - OH 330
Joe Chambers and Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation
OH 330
This collection consists of an interview with Dr. Joe Chambers (1932-2019) concerning his work with the Health Department in South Carolina involving sickle cell disease. Dr. Chambers begins the interview by discussing his education, his time working in public health, his military service, his medical career, and his introduction to sickle cell disease in medical school. Dr. Chambers also discusses William Saunders and his work, the objectives of the Health Department concerning sickle cell disease, genetic counseling, testing and screening, the stigma surrounding sickle cell disease, community interest in sickle cell disease, the purpose of public health services, and issues surrounding public health budget cuts.
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Interview with Floy Chapman
Floy Chapman
OH 445
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 John Chester
John Chester
VHP #080
In his April 3, 2008 interview with Kristin Malone, John Chester details his service overseas in Europe during WWII. Included are stories of interactions with German soldiers and the rules and regulations of the United States Military. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.
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Interview with Herbert Chisholm
Herbert Chisholm
VHP 003
In his March 6, 2004 interview with Erin Robinson, Herbert Chisholm recollects stories of his time in the Army in Africa and Europe during WWII. Chisholm recalls life as a black soldier and living conditions for all soldiers. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.
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Interview with Howard Chisolm - OH 710
Howard Chisolm and Emmett Scott High School
OH 710
This interview was conducted by Dr. George Garrison with Howard Chisolm for Dr. Garrison’s project on the History of Emmett Scott High School. 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 when full integration was implemented in Rock Hill, SC schools. In this interview, Mr. Chisolm was a 1957 graduate of Emmett Scott High School. He attended Cherry Grove Elementary and West End Elementary before going to Emmett Scott. In this interview Mr. Chisolm discusses growing up in the area and discusses his experiences and recollections while attending Emmett Scott.
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Interview with Chris Chandler - OH 723
Chris Chandler, COVID-19 Pandemic, and Education
OH 723
This interview was conducted by Stacy Steele with Chris Chandler as part of Project 2020: A Collaborative Oral History. In the interview, Chandler discusses his experience as an administrator in Rock Hill School District amid the COVID-19 pandemic. He sheds light on the educational and social challenges that school administrators, educators, and students faced in response to the pandemic, particularly when it came to reopening in the fall of 2020. Other notable topics include COVID protocols, hybrid learning, and the long-term effects of the pandemic on education.
Christ Chandler is an assistant principal and former social studies teacher at Rock Hill High School. Chandler earned all three of his degrees from Winthrop University: B.A. in History, M.A. in History, and M.A. in Educational Leadership.
Spearheaded by Dr. O. Jennifer Dixon-McKnight, Assistant Professor of History and African American studies, the project 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 Cindy Oltman - OH 749
Cindy Oltman, COVID-19 Pandemic, and Sun City Carolina Lakes
OH 749
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Interview with Edward W. Clark
Edward W. Clark
OH 159
IN PROCESSING
Dr. Edward Clark, professor of English at Winthrop College, discusses his hobby of gravestone rubbing.
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Interview with Henry Clark
Henry Clark
Clark, Henry, 2005
In his October 26, 2005 interview, Henry Clark discusses his time in the Air Force during World War II. He talks about how he enlisted after Pearl Harbor, and then talks about his time serving in the Pacific Theater. He remembers where he was when the Atomic Bombs were dropped, and how he felt when the war ended. He then talks about his transition to civilian life and how he kept up with men he served with.
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Interview with Septima Poinsette Clark - OH 129
Septima Poinsette Clark
OH 129
This interview with Septima P. Clark was conducted by Mary Ann Wright for a Winthrop College class project on April 10, 1981. Septima Poinsette Clark (1898-1987) was an African-American educator and Civil Rights Activist from Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Clark discusses her family background and the influence that had on her life. Her mother was raised in Haiti and taught by the English while her father was a slave on the Joel Poinsett plantation. She details her experience growing up in Charleston during segregation and the struggle for education. Dr. Clark discusses her career as an educator and activist for education. Dr. Clark was pivotal in the voter registration movement across the South. She developed and led many handwriting clinics and education workshops in her Citizenship Education Program. Her work with the NAACP and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is discussed in detail. Dr. Clark has received many awards and recognition including the Living Legacy Award given to her by President Carter and her honorary Doctorate of Letters degree from the College of Charleston.
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Interview with Septima Poinsette Clark - OH 131
Septima Poinsette Clark
OH 131
This interview is conducted by Dena Gray with Mrs. Septima Poinsette Clark (1898-1987) for a Winthrop College class project. Mrs. Clark was an African-American educator and leader in the Civil Rights Movement. She was born and raised in Charleston, South Carolina. Mrs. Clark discusses her work as an African-American educator in the Deep South, and her struggle for equal pay for all teachers. Mrs. Clark also discusses her work with the voter registration programs in the South as part of the effort to assist more African-Americans to register to vote as well as the discriminatory practices they had to overcome. Mrs. Clark details her work with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights movement as well as her involvement with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. While describing her background and childhood, Mrs. Clark illustrates the disparity between white and black communities in the South.
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Interview with Irene Clause - OH 503
Irene Clause
OH 503
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 Arthur John Howaes Clement Jr.
Arthur John Howard Clement Jr.
OH 249
In his interview with Michael Cooke, Arthur John Howard Clement Jr. (1908-1986) discusses his life and work in Charleston, South Carolina. Mr. Clement details his experiences growing up in the South and what lead him to become active in political issues. He relates his involvement with the South Carolina Progressive Democratic Party whose purpose was to provide African Americans a more active voice in state and national elections. He also discusses his role in and work with the NAACP. He even served as President of the Charleston Branch of the NAACP. In 1950, Clement opposed incumbent Rep. L. Mendel Rivers in South Carolina’s First Congressional District, becoming the first African American in South Carolina to run for Congress as a Democrat. Mr. Clement also discusses his experience with the Avery Institute and how that helped shape his political ideology.
*many online sources incorrectly state that Arthur J. H. Clement, Jr. died in 1985, however he passed away on September 23, 1986
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Interview with an Unidentified Clemson Student - OH 18
Clemson Student
OH 018
This collection contains a brief interview from a Clemson graduate (who requested anonymity) regarding his experience visiting Winthrop College in the 1930s. He describes entering in the dining hall as a group with the Winthrop students already seated, pranks the girls would play on them, socializing between Winthrop and Clemson students, and the social expectation that South Carolina girls would attend Winthrop and South Carolina country boys would attend Clemson.
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Interview with Elijah Cobb
Elijah Cobb
Cobb, Elijah, 2005
On March 15, 2005, Elijah Cobb’s granddaughter, Avella Michelle Knowlin, interviews him about his past experiences in World War II. He also adds information about where he worked and what he was involved in within the companies he worked for. He mainly worked for an Engineer Headquarters Company in the Army, and after getting home from being in the war he worked for smaller companies within his town of Georgetown, South Carolina.
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Interview with Anna Coburn
Anna Coburn
OH 412
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 Emma Cooper Cockfield
Emma Cooper Cockfield
OH 010
In her 1977 interview with Ann Yarborough Evans, Emma Cockfield describes her time as a student at Winthrop from 1910-1914. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.
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Interview with Aileen Cole
Aileen Cole
OH 019
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 John S. Cole
John S. Cole
OH 206
This interview includes a brief biographical history of John S. Cole. This interview also discusses the Warring Decision which did away with the literacy test that was administered at the voting polls. The Progressive Democratic Party and the Democratic Party also discussed along with the many methods for registration voters.
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Interview with John S. Coleman
John S. Coleman
OH 206
IN PROCESSING
This interview includes a brief biographical sketch about John S. Coleman. Topics include the Waring Decision, which did away with the literacy test that was administered at the voting polls, the Progressive Democratic Party and Democratic methods for registering voters.
