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  Interview with Janet Cassell - OH 500

  Janet Cassell

  OH 500

  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. Ray Cassell - OH 451

  Mrs. Ray Cassell

  OH 451

  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 Marie Cauhape - OH 417

  Marie Cauhape

  OH 417

  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 Jean Cauthen - OH 226

  Mary Eugenia Okey Cauthen

  OH 226

  This interview was conducted with Mary Eugenia "Jean" Okey Cauthen (1911-1998) who graduated from Winthrop College in 1944 with a degree in English. She originally attended Winthrop in 1930-1931, but left because she got married (Joseph Claude Cauthen, Jr.). 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 20^th Anniversary of the September 11^th 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 - OH 253

  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 - OH 445

  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 - VHP 080

  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 - VHP 003

  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 Janice Chism - OH 585

  Janice Chism

  OH 585

  This interview was conducted for the as part of the Winthrop History Project spearheaded by Winthrop President Emeritus Dr. Anthony DiGiorgio and Rebecca Masters to “document the 24-year path of the original Winthrop College to becoming Winthrop University.” This effort was to produce a history of the institution and Dr. DiGiorgio’s tenure as president as a supplement to Dr. Ross Webb’s history of Winthrop (The Torch is Passed) that covered Winthrop history up to Dr. DiGiorgio becoming president. A key aspect of the project was a series of audio-taped interviews conducted with various members of the extended Winthrop community who participated in or helped guide the advancement of Winthrop over these years. That way, the Winthrop story will be told in an array of participants’ own words, own voices and from their own perspectives.

  This interview is of Winthrop Professor Emerita of Biology and Anthropology Dr. Janice Chism. Dr. Chism started at Winthrop in 1989 as an Adjunct Professor and became a fulltime tenure track faculty member in 1992. In the interview she discusses her career as well as her Winthrop experiences since she began her Winthrop career in 1989.

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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 - OH 159

  Edward William Clark

  OH 159

  This interview was conducted with Dr. Edward William Clark (1943- ), professor of English at Winthrop College, about his hobby of gravestone rubbing.

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  Interview with Henry Clark - VHP 63

  Henry Clark

  VHP 63

  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 Landry Clause - OH 503

  Irene Landry Clause, National Extension Homemakers Council, and Voices of American Homemakers

  OH 503

  Irene Landry Clause (1915-2002) was born and raised in Labadieville, Louisiana and was a member of the homemaker’s club for 38 years. In this interview, she reflects on club life, homemaking, childbearing, and family management in the small towns and rural communities where she lived. She also discusses the important role that Extension Homemakers groups played in the lives of women during that time. This interviewer became ill, so Mrs. Clause conducted the interview self.

  This interview was conducted as part of a three-year oral history project titled Voices of American Homemakers, funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and organized by the National Extension Homemakers Council (NEHC). The project resulted in approximately 200 interviews with women across the United States, documenting their experiences in the early homemaker’s club movement.

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  Interview with Arthur John Howard Clement Jr. - OH 249

  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 - VHP 050

  Elijah Cobb

  VHP 050

  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 E. Coburn - OH 412

  Anna E. Jensen Coburn, National Extension Homemakers Council, and Voices of American Homemakers

  OH 412

  Anna E. Jensen Coburn (1906-1998) was born and raised in Nebraska and was a charter member of the D to Day Extension Club. She was active member of the Extension Homemakers for over 48 years. In this interview, Anna Coburn discusses the history of the club and its impact on her life as a homemaker. Coburn recounts the early days of the club, including the types of lessons offered and the social activities. She also reflects on how Extension activities have been helpful to her over the years, as well as the ways in which homemaking has changed since the early 20th century. Coburn also shares personal anecdotes about her childhood, married life, and experiences with changing technology and social norms.

  This interview was conducted as part of a three-year oral history project titled Voices of American Homemakers, funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and organized by the National Extension Homemakers Council (NEHC). The project resulted in approximately 200 interviews with women across the United States, documenting their experiences in the early homemaker’s club movement.

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  Interview with Emma Cooper Cockfield - OH 010

  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.