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Interview with John Freeman
John A. Freeman
OH 174
IN PROCESSING
This interview was conducted to gather information on Dr. Freeman and his book Survival Gardening for an article to be published. Dr. Freeman discusses the ideas, philosophy and research for his book on small plot gardening for optimum nutritional value.
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Interview with John R. Friday
John R. Friday
OH 114
IN PROCESSING
This interview is about the collegiate, military and early law career of Judge Friday and his views about parole, capital punishment, prisoner rights and other judicial and penal topics.
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Interview with Eddie Friel, Kathleen Neill, Donna Hotaling
Eddie Friel, Kathleen Neill, and Donna Hotaling
OH 082
IN PROCESSING
Subjects include genealogical research facilities in Ireland, problems in genealogical research and how to use certain types of public records.
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Interview with Nellie Frost
Nellie Frost
OH 389
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 Charles Wesley Fruit, Jr.
Charles Wesley Fruit Jr.
OH 057
In his interview with Michael Cooke, Charles W. Fruit, Jr. (1925-1985) discusses his work with the United Way and their involvement in the sickle cell anemia program in South Carolina. Mr. Fruit details United Way’s efforts to establish the program in Charleston, South Carolina. Mr. Fruit also details their involvement in furthering the research and development in the sickle cell programs as well as in aiding the cooperation of the different agencies involved in program.
*Charles Wesley Fruit, Jr. states in the interview that he was born in 1925, however other records indicate that his birthday was February 23, 1926.
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Interview with James Thomas Funderburk - OH 137
James Thomas Funderburk
OH 137
This interview was conducted with Chester Mayor James Thomas Funderburk (1922-1983) concerning the mysterious death of eighteen-year-old black man Mickey McClinton which sparked a series of protests in Chester, SC during the fall of 1979. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) organized these protests. Mickey McClinton’s death was initially determined to be the result of a hit-and-run accident, but rumors quickly spread that McClinton was the victim of a racially motivated slaying sparking the protests. Mayor Funderburk (Mayor of Chester, SC 1975-1983) discusses the incident and how the events of unfolded during the fall of 1979. Subjects include civil rights in Chester; and social unrest among blacks in Chester.
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Interview with Christine Gaffin
Christine Gaffin
OH 443
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 Bessie Garison - OH 104
Bessie Garison
OH 104
In December of 1980 and April 21, 1981, Anne Ledford and Susan Rippy interviewed Winthrop alumni and former faculty member Bessie Garison. Garison describes student life at Winthrop from 1908 until her graduation in 1912, as well as her memories of Winthrop’s training school. Garison discusses her memories of Winthrop’s founding, campus life, buildings, uniforms, and professors. Garison offers insights on changes made at Winthrop between her years as a student and when she began teaching in 1937. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.
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Interview with Debbie Garrick
Debbie Garrick
OH 653
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. Debbie Garrick, Development Officer at Winthrop University. In her interview with Andrew Russell, Debbie Garrick discusses her memories and thoughts of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Mrs. Garrick describes her experience during the events and the response of the Winthrop and Rock Hill communities.
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Interview with Linnea Garrison
Linnea Garrison
OH 107
IN PROCESSING
Subjects include education in the Northwest, the Depression years, her philosophy of art, differences in educational levels between the South and other regions of the U.S. and the difficulty of moving to small southern towns.
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Interview with Pat Gates
Pat Gates
OH 498
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 Maria Gelabert - OH 662
Maria Gelabert
OH 662
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 Dr. Maria Gelabert, Professor of Chemistry at Winthrop University. In her interview with Andrew Russell, Dr. Gelabert discusses her memories and thoughts of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Dr. Gelabert describes her experience during the events and the devastation that resulted from them while living in New Jersey and working at Wagner College on Staten Island.
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Interview with George W. Hynd
George W. Hynd, Winthrop University, and COVID-19 Pandemic
OH 740
This interview was conducted by Abby B. Hieber with Dr. George Hynd, Interim President of Winthrop University (2020-22), as part of Project 2020: A Collaborative Oral History. Dr. Hynd discusses his experiences amid the COVID-19 pandemic from an administrative and personal point of view, often shedding light on the University’s response to the public health crisis. Dr. Hynd details the technological and logistical challenges the University faced following the shift to virtual learning. He also analyzes the emotional toll of the pandemic on students and young adults facing increased stress and social isolation. Other notable topics of conversation include the introduction of health protocols (vaccines, masks, social distancing, etc.) as well as the greater institutional hurdles Winthrop and higher education faced amid the critical year 2020.
George W. Hynd, Ed.D., (b. 1947) is a distinguished university administrator, academic, and child clinical neuropsychologist who served as Interim President of Winthrop University from March 2020 to June 2022. He previously held administrative, academic, and research positions at several universities including Oakland University, College of Charleston, Purdue University, and the University of Georgia to name a few. He and his wife, Dr. Alison Hynd, who is also a child neuropsychologist, reside in Mount Pleasant, SC. In 2023, Dr. Hynd joined AGB Search, a higher education executive search firm, as an Executive Search Consultant.
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 Past Presidents [of Georgia Homemakers Council]
Georgia Homemakers Council
OH 448
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 Mary White Gettys
Mary White Gettys
VHP 094
In her October 14, 2009 interview with Miciah Bennett, Mary White Gettys relays her experience in the WAVES as a code breaker. Gettys details the equipment she used and the secrecy in her work. Gettys speculates what the WAVES did for women and provides her opinion on the wars in the Middle East. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.
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Interview with Vernon Gettys, Callie Gettys, and Fravor Miller
Vernon Gettys, Callie M. Gettys, Fravor Miller, Fort Mill Manufacturing Company, Springs Industries, and Nancy Biggs Thomas Wofford
OH 175
This interview with Vernon Gettys, Callie Gettys, and Fravor Miller was conducted by Nancy Thomas Wofford for her 1984 Winthrop thesis titled, Fort Mill: Transition From A Farming To A Textile Community, 1880-1920. Subjects include Fort Mill Manufacturing Co., Springs Industries, Ivey’s Mill in Fort Mill, Catawba Power Company, and the Evolution of the Early Cotton Textile Mills in York County, SC
Vernon Gettys (1900- 1985) was born near Santee, SC and came to Fort Mill after the flood of 1916 washed away the land he farmed. Mr. Gettys with his parents lived for a time near Red River Road and talks about the Carhartt Mansion and the area around it. He talks about his father drowning near the Carhartt mansion and talks a lot about the 1916 flood that devastated the area and prompted him to move to Fort Mill where he farmed for A. O. Jones before going to work for the Fort Mill Manufacturing Company. He discusses cotton farming, sharecropping, education, working on a dock, black and white relations especially in regards farms and working at the mill, life working at the mill, and pay.
Callie M. Gettys (1906-1985) was Vernon’s second wife and she worked for a brief time in the Fort Mill Manufacturing Company but spent most of her time working days as a cleaning woman in Fort Mill, SC. She discusses many aspects of her job as a cleaning woman and generally what life was like living in the area. She discusses a lot of her day-to-day concerns and experiences including during the Great Depression.
Fravor Miller (1906-1986) worked in the supply room at the Fort Mill Manufacturing Company for 27 years. He discusses his experiences at the mill and growing up. He talks about his father farmed at Gold Hill. He talks about the hungry and the poor and tells a story about a white man and his wife starving to death in 1919.
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Interview with Harold Brite Gilbreth
Harold Brite Gilbreth
OH 148
Dr. Harold Brite Gilbreth (1908-1988) worked at Winthrop College from 1935-1974 as a professor of Business, Chairman of the Department of Business and Economics, and as the Director of Graduate Studies. In this interview Dr. Gilbreth discusses Winthrop College's move to Coeducation which became reality in 1974. He also discusses the Philosophy of Business and Vocational Education.
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Interview with Alice Anderson Gill
Alice Anderson Gill
OH 043
IN PROCESSING
Ms. Gill discusses her education at Winthrop and recollections of her father, John Gary Anderson, owner of the Rock Hill Buggy Company and founder of the Anderson Motor Car Company. Subjects include recollections about Mr. Anderson’s childhood, his Rock Hill Plan for raising the price of cotton in South Carolina and his founding, development and closing of the Anderson Motor Car Company. Mr. Anderson also wrote his autobiography and another book about Rock Hill titled City without Cobwebs.
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Interview with Eva Gill
Eva Gill
OH 425
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 Rubie Gillion
Rubie Gillion
OH 435
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 Edith Gladden
Edith Gladden
OH 377
IN PROCESSING
Interviews with extension members and agents throughout the country documenting the history and development of the extension movement in the U.S. The interviews describe homemaking, child bearing and family management in the small towns and rural areas where they live. They also discuss the role of extension homemakers groups in their lives.
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Interview with J. C. Glen - OH 688
J. C. Glen and Emmett Scott High School
OH 688
This interview was conducted by Dr. George Garrison with J.C. Glen for his History of Emmett Scott High School project. Emmett Scott was the segregated African Americans in Rock Hill South Carolina. It was named for Emmett Scott the former aid to Booker T. Washington and President Woodrow Wilson. Emmett Scott was opened in 1920 and closed in 1970 with integration in the school district. J.C. Glen is a Rock Hill native and alumnus of Emmett Scott. In this interview Mr. Glen discusses his experiences growing up in Rock Hill during segregation and his educational experiences. He details the impact Emmett Scott had on the black community and Rock Hill in general. Mr. Glen also discusses sports in the local area. He was very involved in baseball during his time at Emmett Scott and after. Mr. Glen details his experiences as a baseball player both locally and in semi-pro leagues. He discusses other local athletes and their accomplishments as well.
