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Interview with Queen Ann Butler Roseborough Davis - OH 124
Queen Ann Butler Roseborough Davis
OH 124
This interview was conducted by Reginald Gladney with Queen Ann Butler Roseborough Davis (b. 1938 for his Oral History Project. Mrs. Davis was born in Ridgeway, SC to Rev. James R. Butler (1903-2001) and Mary Green Butler (1910-1987). She discusses her childhood and the difficulties experienced by the black community in rural South Carolina during the Jim Crow period as well as the differences she experienced in the North during this time. She discusses the influences she had growing up that inspired her to join the Civil Rights Movement. Mrs. Davis also discusses the effects of the Movement in Winnsboro, South Carolina and more rural areas in general. Mrs. Davis attended Johnson C. Smith University for her BA in English and French and Winthrop College for her Master of Arts in Teaching. She details her experiences and opinion on the differences in education between the black and white communities. As well as her influences and decision to join the National Negro Council of Women (NCNW) and the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).
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Interview with Nancy Jane Day - OH 188
Nancy Jane Day
OH 188
This interview with Ms. Nancy Jane Day (1905-1995) talks about her work as a librarian in South Carolina. Ms. Day talks about working as a teacher before working in a high school library, college libraries, and public libraries. She was also the first Supervisor of Library Services of the South Carolina State Department of Education (1946-1970) and taught Library Science programs at various South Carolina colleges including Winthrop and Emory. Finally, she discusses what she accomplished as the Supervisor of Library Services and what she thinks about the future of libraries.
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Interview with Deirdre Healion - OH 735
Deirdre Healion, COVID-19 Pandemic, and Sun City Carolina Lakes
OH 735
This interview was conducted by Dr. O. Jennifer Dixon McKnight and Michaela Bessinger with Deirdre Healion as part of Project 2020: A Collaborative Oral History. In the interview, Healion reflects on her experiences amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the critical year 2020, often touching on topics such as social isolation and the digitization of everyday life (virtual activities, Zoom, etc.). She also discusses her military background and its influence on her response to the pandemic, notably in terms of the vaccine. Other notable topics of conversation include social unrest, religious services, and the gradual return to normalcy.
Deirdre Healion (b. 1950), a native of New York City, is a retired U.S. Air Force Officer who now resides in the Sun City Carolina Lakes community of Indian Land, SC. Following twenty years of military service, Healion worked for a Department of Defense (DoD) contractor before retiring. She is 1972 graduate of Molloy University.
Spearheaded by Dr. Dixon-McKnight, an Assistant Professor of History & 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 Deitre Owens Helvy
Deitre Owens Helvy, COVID-19 Pandemic, and Education
OH 737
This interview was conducted by Winthrop student Michaela Bessinger with Deitre Owens Helvy as part of Project 2020: A Collaborative Oral History. Helvy details her experiences as a Black female educator in Greenville County School District during the critical year of 2020. Her testimony provides a unique point of view by considering the Black experience in 2020, particularly in relation to the pandemic, education, and social justice. Other notable topics of conversation include the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual education, teacher recruitment, and social unrest.
Deitre Owens Helvy (b. 1977) is a Recruitment Specialist for Greenville County School District, a position she has held since 2016. She previously worked as a special education teacher and Instructional Support Specialist. Helvy holds a B.A. in Special Education and M.Ed. in Administration and Supervision, both from Clemson University.
Spearheaded by Dr. O. Jenifer Dixon-McKnight, an Assistant Professor of History & 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 Delancy McBride - OH 746
Delancy McBride, Black Women, and Small Businesses
OH 746
This interview was conducted by Kaniya Simpson with Delancy McBride as part of Project 2020: A Collaborative Oral History. McBride discusses her work in the haircare industry as well as the symbolic nature of hair to the African American community. She also details the role of social media in growing her business, and the importance of inspiring other Black women in the field.
Delancy McBride, a Rock Hill native, is a cosmetologist who works in the haircare industry.
Spearheaded by Dr. O. Jennifer Dixon-McKnight, an Assistant Professor of History & 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 Deliyah Tillman - OH 769
Deliyah Tillman, Winthrop University, and COVID-19 Pandemic
OH 769
This interview was conducted by William “Bill” Calandro with Deliyah Tillman as part of Project 2020: A Collaborative Oral History. Tillman first details her experiences as a high school student in a dual enrollment program amid the COVID-19 pandemic. She touches on the difficulties of losing a loved one to COVID-19 complications, all while trying to transition to college at Winthrop University amid a public health crisis. Tillman also notes the influence of the A.M.E Zion Church on her life, and the evolution of the church experience. She concludes by noting the importance of social justice efforts and her participation in a march against racial injustice in the summer of 2020.
Deliyah Tillman (b. 2001) was born in Greenwood, SC but was raised in Calhoun Falls, SC. She is an active member of the A.M.E. Zion Church and aspires to be an athletic director. At the time of the interview, she was a senior at Winthrop University studying Exercise Science with a minor in Health. She previously studied at Piedmont Technical College in Greenwood, SC through a high school dual enrollment program.
Spearheaded by Dr. O. Jennifer Dixon-McKnight, an Assistant Professor of History & 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 Dave Dellinger
David T. Dellinger
OH 235
In his February 1994 interviews with Ron Chepesiuk, Dave Dellinger revealed his view of his involvement during the anti-war movement. Dellinger was a non-violence activist and a leader of the anti-war movement of the 1960s. Dellinger discussed topics such as the sixties counterculture, Ho Chi Minh and their friendship, non-violence, self-esteem, drugs, the Chicago 7, Abbie Hoffman, and the legacy of the 1960s. Dellinger also discussed his views of activism of the 1990s, his view of the Clinton administration, the U.S. government and military, violence vs. non-violence, and the impact of the end of the Cold War on the anti-war movement. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.
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Interview with Mary Depew
Mary Depew
OH 519
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 St. Julian F. Devine - OH 207
St. Julian F. Devine
OH 207
In his interview with Michael Cooke, St. Julian F. Devine (1916-2000) discusses his life and experiences in the Charleston, South Carolina area. Mr. Devine details his work with the South Carolina Progressive Democratic Party as well as various other political organizations such as the Palmetto Voters Association. He also details his political work in the Charleston, South Carolina area. Devine served on the Charleston City Council from 1967 to 1975, making him the first African American member on the council since Reconstruction. He also served as Mayor Pro Tem in 1975. Mr. Devine was a very active participant in the Civil Rights Movement and efforts to improve the lives of the black community.
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Interview with Charlene Diel
Charlene Diel
OH 419
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 Rev. Dr. William P. Diggs - OH 687
William P. Diggs and Civil Rights
OH 687
This interview was conducted by Dr. George Garrison with Reverend William P. Diggs as part of his History of Emmett Scott High School and Rock Hill, South Carolina. Emmett Scott High School was the segregated African American high school named after Emmett J. Scott, a former aid to Booker T. Washington and President Woodrow Wilson. The school opened in 1920 and closed in 1970 with the integration of Rock Hill School District. Many Emmett Scott students went on to Friendship College. Reverend Diggs worked at Friendship and was involved in the Civil Rights Movement in Rock Hill. Reverend Diggs discusses his experiences growing up as well as his connection to Friendship College both personally as his grandfather Mansel P. Hall founded Friendship as well as professionally. He also discusses his work with support of the Civil Rights movement both in Friendship College and Rock Hill in general. Reverend Diggs also discusses some of the famous Civil Rights activists that he has met and worked with such as Martin Luther King Jr, and Benjamin Mays.
“Rev. Dr. William P. Diggs[1]
A leader in the church and community, the Rev. Dr. William P. Diggs contributed decades of his life for the betterment of the lives of South Carolinians. He was born in Columbia, South Carolina in 1926 and reared in Rock Hill. He earned several degrees: a Bachelor of Arts from Morehouse College; a Master of Arts in Sociology from Atlanta University; a Master of Divinity from Colgate-Rochester Divinity School; and a Doctor of Ministry from McCormick Theological Seminary, Chicago.
He helped organize South Carolina’s first sit-in demonstrations, held Feb. 12, 1960 in Rock Hill, primarily involving students from Friendship Junior College. As pastor of Trinity Baptist Church in Florence, SC for more than fifty years, he facilitated: the purchase of additional property; establishment of a highly acclaimed preschool ministry; a federally operated credit union; and purchase of commercial property that includes barber shops, beauty salons and a restaurant.
In addition, he has contributed his time and expertise to many institutions and organizations. He served as an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Friendship, Benedict and Morris colleges for an aggregate of twenty-four years. Diggs has served as board member of Friendship, Benedict and Morris colleges; Morehouse School of Religion; the Interdenominational Theological Center; Nannie Helen Burroughs School; the Greater Florence Habitat for Humanity; and the Florence Mayor’s Human Relations Committee. He has also served as president of the Florence Branch of the NAACP.
He is a recipient of numerous awards and honors including: the Order of the Palmetto; SC Black Hall of Fame; The Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce “Building the Bridges Humanitarian Award”; and seven honorary degrees.
Diggs retired from the pastorate in December 2013. He has been married to Clotilda Daniels Diggs for 62 years, and the couple has two adult children — Mary Lynne and William, Jr. (Lennette). They have one grandson, William II.”
Dr. Diggs dedicated his life and work to the betterment of lives for South Carolinians. Dr. Diggs helped organize the first sit-in demonstrations in South Carolina, February 12, 1960, primarily involving Friendship Junior College students which predated the Friendship Nine sit-in the following year.
[1] South Carolina African American: https://scafricanamerican.com/honorees/rev-dr-william-p-diggs/
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Interview with Anthony Joseph DiGiorgio - OH 156
Anthony Joseph DiGiorgio
OH 156
In his February 20, 2015 interview with Daniel Lee, Anthony DiGiorgio recollects the impact Hurricane Hugo had on Winthrop University and the Rock Hill Community. DiGiorgio discusses weather reports leading up to the hurricane, his personal experience with the storm, and the aftermath of Hugo on campus. DiGiorgio shares the ways in which Winthrop University assisted the community and its faculty and staff. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.
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Interview with Anthony Jospeh DiGiorgio - OH 594
Anthony Joseph DiGiorgio
OH 594
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 with former Winthrop president, Dr. Anthony Joseph DiGiorgio. Dr. DiGiorio (1940-2020) served as Winthrop’s ninth president for 24 years from 1989 through 2017. In this interview former President DiGiorgio discusses the later years of his tenure and his vision of Winthrop’s future.
In his more than two decades as Winthrop president, Dr. DiGiorgio led the college's conversion to Winthrop University and its commitment to individual academic program accreditation. Upon Anthony DiGiorgio's retirement from the presidency, the Board of Trustees conferred the titles of President Emeritus. Dr. DiGiorgio began his presidency at Winthrop after serving the College of New Jersey for 19 years in a variety of faculty and administrative positions, including vice president for academic affairs.
In addition to receiving numerous national accolades for overall institutional excellence, Winthrop, under DiGiorgio's leadership, achieved recognition for its dedication to "Education by Design," a concept that intertwines the planning, design, and expansion of campus facilities with the nature and character of Winthrop's learning community.
In addition to extensive adaptive re-use and renovation of Winthrop’s many historic buildings and spaces, new facilities added to the campus and its environs through this initiative have added immeasurably to the quality of life for all in the campus community. The new facilities include the Courtyard at Winthrop; the Lois Rhame West Health, Physical Education and Wellness Center; Leitner Wall; Winthrop Ballpark, Softball Complex, Memorial Tennis Courts, and Belk Track; Culp Chiller Plant, Owens Hall; Carroll Hall; Scholars Walk; Hardin Family Gardens; the Campus Center, itself, and almost 15 acres of land ensuring the university's westward growth path for years to come.
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Interview with Anthony Joseph DiGiorgio - OH 590
Anthony Joseph DiGiorgio and Gale Nesius DiGiorgio
OH 590
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 with former Winthrop president, Dr. Anthony Joseph DiGiorgio and his wife and former first lady, Gale Nesius DiGiorgio. Dr. DiGiorgio (1940-2020) served as Winthrop’s ninth president for 24 years from 1989 through 2017. In this interview former President DiGiorgio and former First Lady, Gale DiGiorgio, discuss their background and pre-Winthrop career as well as their first few years at Winthrop.
In his more than two decades as Winthrop president, Dr. DiGiorgio led the college's conversion to Winthrop University and its commitment to individual academic program accreditation. Upon Anthony DiGiorgio's retirement from the presidency, the Board of Trustees conferred the titles of President Emeritus and First Lady Emeritus to Dr. DiGiorgio and his wife Gale. Dr. DiGiorgio began his presidency at Winthrop after serving the College of New Jersey for 19 years in a variety of faculty and administrative positions, including vice president for academic affairs.
In addition to receiving numerous national accolades for overall institutional excellence, Winthrop, under DiGiorgio's leadership, achieved recognition for its dedication to "Education by Design," a concept that intertwines the planning, design, and expansion of campus facilities with the nature and character of Winthrop's learning community.
In addition to extensive adaptive re-use and renovation of Winthrop’s many historic buildings and spaces, new facilities added to the campus and its environs through this initiative have added immeasurably to the quality of life for all in the campus community. The new facilities include the Courtyard at Winthrop; the Lois Rhame West Health, Physical Education and Wellness Center; Leitner Wall; Winthrop Ballpark, Softball Complex, Memorial Tennis Courts, and Belk Track; Culp Chiller Plant, Owens Hall; Carroll Hall; Scholars Walk; Hardin Family Gardens; the Campus Center, itself, and almost 15 acres of land ensuring the university's westward growth path for years to come.
Gale DiGiorgio also played a distinctive role on the Winthrop campus and in the greater Rock Hill community. She served the campus and community as First Lady with sensitivity, style and grace. She was also an occasional instructor to undergraduate students and a mentor to student affairs professional staff. In addition, she was active as a community volunteer with a special emphasis on the well being of children.
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Interview with Anthony Joseph DiGiorgio - OH 591
Anthony Joseph DiGiorgio and Gale Nesius DiGiorgio
OH 591
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 with former Winthrop president, Dr. Anthony Joseph DiGiorgio and his wife and former first lady, Gale DiGiorgio. Dr. DiGiorio (1940-2020) served as Winthrop’s ninth president for 24 years from 1989 through 2017. In this interview former President DiGiorgio and former First Lady, Gale DiGirogio, discuss Hurricane Hugo and its effects on Winthrop, Dr. DiGiorio’s inauguration in 1990, and other important events and milestones of the early years of their tenure.
In his more than two decades as Winthrop president, Dr. DiGiorgio led the college's conversion to Winthrop University and its commitment to individual academic program accreditation. Upon Anthony DiGiorgio's retirement from the presidency, the Board of Trustees conferred the titles of President Emeritus and First Lady Emeritus to Dr. DiGiorgio and his wife Gale. Dr. DiGiorgio began his presidency at Winthrop after serving the College of New Jersey for 19 years in a variety of faculty and administrative positions, including vice president for academic affairs.
In addition to receiving numerous national accolades for overall institutional excellence, Winthrop, under DiGiorgio's leadership, achieved recognition for its dedication to "Education by Design," a concept that intertwines the planning, design, and expansion of campus facilities with the nature and character of Winthrop's learning community.
In addition to extensive adaptive re-use and renovation of Winthrop’s many historic buildings and spaces, new facilities added to the campus and its environs through this initiative have added immeasurably to the quality of life for all in the campus community. The new facilities include the Courtyard at Winthrop; the Lois Rhame West Health, Physical Education and Wellness Center; Leitner Wall; Winthrop Ballpark, Softball Complex, Memorial Tennis Courts, and Belk Track; Culp Chiller Plant, Owens Hall; Carroll Hall; Scholars Walk; Hardin Family Gardens; the Campus Center, itself, and almost 15 acres of land ensuring the university's westward growth path for years to come.
Gale DiGiorgio also played a distinctive role on the Winthrop campus and in the greater Rock Hill community. She served the campus and community as First Lady with sensitivity, style and grace. She was also an occasional instructor to undergraduate students and a mentor to student affairs professional staff. In addition, she was active as a community volunteer with a special emphasis on the well being of children.
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Interview with Anthony Joseph DiGiorgio - OH 593
Anthony Joseph DiGiorgio and Gale Nesius DiGiorgio
OH 593
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 with former Winthrop president, Dr. Anthony Joseph DiGiorgio and his wife and former first lady, Gale DiGiorgio. Dr. DiGiorio (1940-2020) served as Winthrop’s ninth president for 24 years from 1989 through 2017. In this interview former President DiGiorgio and former First Lady, Gale DiGirogio, discuss the settling in phase of their tenure after the first few years.
In his more than two decades as Winthrop president, Dr. DiGiorgio led the college's conversion to Winthrop University and its commitment to individual academic program accreditation. Upon Anthony DiGiorgio's retirement from the presidency, the Board of Trustees conferred the titles of President Emeritus and First Lady Emeritus to Dr. DiGiorgio and his wife Gale. Dr. DiGiorgio began his presidency at Winthrop after serving the College of New Jersey for 19 years in a variety of faculty and administrative positions, including vice president for academic affairs.
In addition to receiving numerous national accolades for overall institutional excellence, Winthrop, under DiGiorgio's leadership, achieved recognition for its dedication to "Education by Design," a concept that intertwines the planning, design, and expansion of campus facilities with the nature and character of Winthrop's learning community.
In addition to extensive adaptive re-use and renovation of Winthrop’s many historic buildings and spaces, new facilities added to the campus and its environs through this initiative have added immeasurably to the quality of life for all in the campus community. The new facilities include the Courtyard at Winthrop; the Lois Rhame West Health, Physical Education and Wellness Center; Leitner Wall; Winthrop Ballpark, Softball Complex, Memorial Tennis Courts, and Belk Track; Culp Chiller Plant, Owens Hall; Carroll Hall; Scholars Walk; Hardin Family Gardens; the Campus Center, itself, and almost 15 acres of land ensuring the university's westward growth path for years to come.
Gale DiGiorgio also played a distinctive role on the Winthrop campus and in the greater Rock Hill community. She served the campus and community as First Lady with sensitivity, style and grace. She was also an occasional instructor to undergraduate students and a mentor to student affairs professional staff. In addition, she was active as a community volunteer with a special emphasis on the well-being of children.
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Interview with Anthony Joseph DiGiorgio - OH 592
Anthony Jospeh DiGiorgio and Gale Nesius DiGiorgio
OH 592
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 with former Winthrop president, Dr. Anthony Joseph DiGiorgio and his wife and former first lady, Gale DiGiorgio. Dr. DiGiorio (1940-2020) served as Winthrop’s ninth president for 24 years from 1989 through 2017. In this interview former President DiGiorgio and former First Lady, Gale DiGirogio, discuss Winthrop Athletics.
In his more than two decades as Winthrop president, Dr. DiGiorgio led the college's conversion to Winthrop University and its commitment to individual academic program accreditation. Upon Anthony DiGiorgio's retirement from the presidency, the Board of Trustees conferred the titles of President Emeritus and First Lady Emeritus to Dr. DiGiorgio and his wife Gale. Dr. DiGiorgio began his presidency at Winthrop after serving the College of New Jersey for 19 years in a variety of faculty and administrative positions, including vice president for academic affairs.
In addition to receiving numerous national accolades for overall institutional excellence, Winthrop, under DiGiorgio's leadership, achieved recognition for its dedication to "Education by Design," a concept that intertwines the planning, design, and expansion of campus facilities with the nature and character of Winthrop's learning community.
In addition to extensive adaptive re-use and renovation of Winthrop’s many historic buildings and spaces, new facilities added to the campus and its environs through this initiative have added immeasurably to the quality of life for all in the campus community. The new facilities include the Courtyard at Winthrop; the Lois Rhame West Health, Physical Education and Wellness Center; Leitner Wall; Winthrop Ballpark, Softball Complex, Memorial Tennis Courts, and Belk Track; Culp Chiller Plant, Owens Hall; Carroll Hall; Scholars Walk; Hardin Family Gardens; the Campus Center, itself, and almost 15 acres of land ensuring the university's westward growth path for years to come.
Gale DiGiorgio also played a distinctive role on the Winthrop campus and in the greater Rock Hill community. She served the campus and community as First Lady with sensitivity, style and grace. She was also an occasional instructor to undergraduate students and a mentor to student affairs professional staff. In addition, she was active as a community volunteer with a special emphasis on the well being of children.
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Interview with Richard Dinning
Richard Dinning
OH 309
In his October 17, 2012 interview with Robert Ryals, Richard Dinning (1922-2022) details his thoughts and memories as an Army Air Corps cadet at Winthrop. Dinning includes details of his career in the Army Air Corp during WWII.
Captain Richard Dinning (1922-2022) was a combat pilot and WWII veteran. Capt. Dinning flew a B-17 bomber on 33 missions over Germany from 1944 to 1945. Before his stint in the war his Army Air Corp training brought him to Winthrop College. In 1943 the U. S. Army established the 41st College Training Detachment at Winthrop College to train young men for assignments in the Army Air Corps. These young men took classes at Winthrop, lived in “Fort Bancroft” [Bancroft Hall] and completed flight training at Roddey Field located just south of the city of Rock Hill off of SC Highway 72. Richard Dinning was one of the young men who arrived at Winthrop, which was an all-female institution at the time, and stayed for nine weeks in the Spring of 1943.
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Interview with Anna Heriot Dixon
Anna Heriot Dixon
OH 008
Anna Dixon, in her July 1974 interview with Ann Yarborough Evans, described the lifestyle and traditions she experienced during her years as a student at what is now Winthrop University (then Winthrop Normal and Industrial College). Dixon graduated in 1917 and covered topics such as being campused, the train station, education for women, uniforms, curriculum, and the training school. She also touched on what might get a girl expelled and how the students were graded. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.
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Interview with Bernardine Dohrn - OH 244
Bernardine Dohrn
OH 244
In her interview with Ron Chepesiuk, Bernardine Dohrn detailed her part in the 60s anti-war movement. She covered such topics as the Gulf War, the feminist movement and gender rights, the Weather Underground, former SDS members, Kent State, and other movement events. Dohrn also discussed her involvement in dealing with poverty and children’s rights as a lawyer. Dohrn’s focuses before and after the Vietnam War was the failure of family court and the United States’ inability to deal with impoverished families and children. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.
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Written Reminiscences of Dorothea Jansen
Dorothea Jansen and COVID-19 Pandemic
OH 783
These written responses were completed by Dorothea Jansen as part of Project 2020: A Collaborative Oral History. These recollections provide insight into the COVID-19 pandemic and critical year 2020, notably from the perspective of a retired American living in Lancaster County, South Carolina. Notable topics of conversation include COVID-19 virus, vaccination, masking, social isolation, education, social unrest, and disinformation.
Dorothea Jansen (b. 1947) is a native of Syosset, New York, and longtime resident of the Carolinas. She currently resides in the Legacy Park Community of Lancaster County, SC.
Spearheaded by Dr. O. Jennifer Dixon-McKnight, an Assistant Professor of History & 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 Paul White Drennan - OH 157
Paul White Drennan and World War I
OH 157
This interview is with Paul White Drennan, Sr. who was a WWI veteran. Mr. Drennan was born in York, South Carolina on February 13, 1896 and passed away on April 3, 1992. In this interview, Mr. Drennan reminisces about his life and experiences from 1918 and 1919, including such topics as training at Camp Watson in Spartanburg, crossing the Atlantic Ocean on a battleship, his time in France, his work as a member of the 131st Engineers, witnessing the Saint-Miheil Operation and General Summerall on October 8th and 9th and the “Watch on the Rhine” done by the 1st Division, being sick with the mumps, signing the payroll, and more.
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Interview with Eugene 'Gene' Driver - VHP 108
Julius Eugene Driver
VHP - 108
In his January 24, 2018 interview with Emily Deinert, Gene Driver discusses his career in the Air Force – he served during the Cold War and the Vietnam War. During the Cold War, he was loaned out to the CIA and worked in Area 51 with an alias doing research with the spy planes. He discusses who else worked in Area 51 with him (he knows only aliases), and why they were chosen to work on this secret project. Driver then talks about when he was sent to Vietnam in 1967, and describes the mortar attacks on the air force base at which he was stationed and how he earned a bronze star with the “V” device.
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Interview with Raya Dunayevskaya
Raya Dunayevskaya
OH 033
IN PROCESSING
Feminist, Marxist theoretician and secretary to Leon Trotsky for a short period during Trotsky’s exile in Mexico, Dunayevskaya discusses her upbringing, political philosophy (Marxism), relationship with Trotsky, male chauvinism, views on women’s rights, labor union activities, membership in the Socialist Workers Party, and translations of books on economics.
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Interview with Anne Duncan
Anne Duncan
OH 285
In her January 7, 2014 interview with Cody Willis, Anne Duncan reminisces of her time at Winthrop from 1974-1978 as a Physical Education major. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.