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Interview with Kimberly Paul Simpson - OH 281

Kimberly Paul Simpson

This interview is with Mrs. Kimberly Paul Simpson who attended Winthrop from 2002 to 2005 in order to get a Master’s in Early Childhood and Curriculum Development (December 15, 2005). Before she attended Winthrop, she graduated from College of Charleston in 1991 with her undergraduate degree. Mrs. Simpson discusses her time at Winthrop as a graduate student, including being a member of the Phi Delta sorority, her favorite professors and classes, learning teaching games and strategies, working in the library, and comparing Winthrop and the College of Charleston. She also talks about her career as a teacher, including her time at Mt. Holly Elementary, and how to help students with comprehension and her personal teaching style. Mrs. Simpson also mentions touring Winthrop with her daughter and the many relatives of hers that have graduated from Winthrop including her father.
Interview with Shannon Simpson - OH 273

Shannon Simpson

In her June 12, 2013 interview with Martha Manning, Shannon Simpson detailed her time as an undergraduate student at Winthrop from 1995-1999. Discussed are details of Simpson’s life as a student – residence halls, classes, meals – rules and regulations on campus, and her desire to go back to Winthrop as a graduate student in 2013. Included are Simpson’s thoughts on professors, traditions, and cultural events on campus. Simpson also shares details of her career as a police officer after attending Winthrop to a transition as an employee in Human Resources. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.
Interview with Brown Simpson Jr. - OH 283

William Brown Simpson Jr.

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Interview with Regina Varnadore - OH 277

Regina Varnadore

In her June 26, 2013 interview with Martha Manning, Regina Varnadore details her time at Winthrop from 1986-1989 as an Elementary Education major. In particular, Varnadore describes the process of earning a degree in Elementary Education. Varnadore discusses her experience student teaching and her career as a teacher. Varnadore mentions her opinions on education in Rock Hill and employees in the school district. Provided is information on Varandore’s family, the story of Varnadore earning her Master’s degree, and her future in the teaching profession. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.
Interview with Cynthia Venables - OH 278

Cynthia Venables

In her July 3, 2013 interview with Martha Manning, Cynthia Burris Venables shares her experiences at Winthrop from 1985-1989, as well as her career teaching English. Discussed is Venables coursework as an English major and the rigor of her studies. Additionally, Venables talks about Latin and Biology courses and who her favorite professors were. Venables details what it is like teaching in the 21^st Century, her opinions on technology and teaching, and her accomplishments as an educator.
Interview with Hope Weatherly - OH 271

Hope Weatherly

In her May 22, 2013 interview with Martha Manning, Hope Weatherly detailed her thoughts and memories at Winthrop from 1970-1976. In particular, Weatherly discusses the evolution of her studies at Winthrop, starting as a music major then graduating with a degree in education. Weatherly recalls her opinions on University presidents, professors, and food. Weatherly concludes her interview by discussing her career as a social worker and the challenges she faced in her profession.
Interview with Susan Winn Westbrook - OH 280

Susan Winn Westbrook

This interview was conducted with Rock Hill native Susan Winn Westbrook. Mrs. Westbrook is a 1987 Rock Hill High school graduate and initially came to Winthrop to become a teacher in 1987, but dropped out after her freshmen year. In 2006, she returned to Winthrop and graduated in 2011, majoring in early childhood education. She did not live on campus, but commuted to school and she discusses what being a commuter student is like. She discusses the friends she made on campus and her experience with her family while being a student, as well as the general experiences of a non-traditional student at Winthrop. She also discusses how Winthrop helped prepare her teaching career, specifically as a second grade teacher at Sunset Park Elementary School.
Interview with Jane West - OH 274

Martha Jane Cato West

In her July 15, 2013 interview with Martha Manning, Jane Cato West (Class of 1968) details her time at Winthrop as a Biology major in the 1960s. Briefly, West discusses student life and Winthrop traditions, but she provides insight into her life student teaching at Florence High School. Additionally, West includes her experience in required courses like English and Math, as well as experiments conducted in her Biology courses. West concludes the interview with her overall perceptions of Winthrop.
Interview with Frances Case - OH 289

Frances Elizabeth Kendrick Case

In her October 11, 2012 interview with Robert Ryals, Frances Elizabeth Kendrick Case (Class of 1951) details her experience at Winthrop from 1947-1951. In particular, Case provides insight into the many rules and regulations students had to follow concerning dress, the Blue Line, curfew, cars, and smoking. Case speaks about student and dorm life, and her experience as a graduate student at Columbia University in New York City. Case concludes her interview by discussing her involvement with Winthrop since she graduated.
Interview with Doris "Dorothy" Ezell Schmitz - OH 302

Doris Ezell-Schmitz

In her December 11, 2012 interview with Robert Ryals, Doris Schmitz detailed her time at Winthrop during the era of desegregation and social unrest. Schmitz recalls the Civil Rights movement in Rock Hill and her family’s involvement. In particular, Schmitz describes her perception of the similarities and differences between white and black students during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Schmitz also recalls the courses and professors that had a profound effect on her future career as an educator. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.
Interview with Martha "Marty" Grigsby - OH 293

Martha Grigsby

In her December 10, 2012 interview with Robert Ryals, Martha Grigsby detailed her thoughts and memories of her time at Winthrop University. Grigsby shares the story of how she was able to attend Winthrop and the members of her community who assisted her in this process. Included are details of working in the dining hall on a scholarship, how relationships were formed amongst students, and how the students navigated Winthrop’s strict rules. Grigsby concludes her interview by stating how Winthrop helped her career as an educator and how she has stayed involved as an alumna. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.
Interview with Lib Guerry

Lib Guerry

In her October 11, 2012 interview with Robert Ryals, Lib Guerry recalls her two-year experience at Winthrop. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.
Interview with Barbara Stephens Haigler - OH 295

Barbara Stephens Haigler

Barbara Stephens Haigler is a Winthrop University alumna from the class of 1957. In this interview, Mrs. Haigler discusses her decision to attend Winthrop, her arrival, dorm life, working as a hall monitor, her host mother, the blue line, campus rules and regulations, gym class, the dining hall, social events, concerts and recitals as a band major, practice teaching at Winthrop Training School, teaching music as a career after graduation, and meeting her husband.
Interview with Joanne Woods McMaster and Lois Morton

Joanne Woods McMaster and Lois Morton

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Interview with Phyllis Whitmire

Phyllis Whitmire

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Interview with Margaret Howell Heath

Margaret Howell Heath

In her October 12, 2006 interview with Nicole L. Wilson, Margaret Howell Heath explains why she joined the WAVES and shares her experiences being stationed in San Francisco. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.
Interview with Jean Cauthen - OH 226

Mary Eugenia Okey Cauthen

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.
Interview with Rhoda Carter Hunter - OH 222

Rhoda Carter Hunter

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This interview focuses on Winthrop from 1925-1930. Topics include dorm life, church, the Blue Line, uniforms, D. B. Johnson, the dining hall, swimming, Dr. Kinard, Greek letter clubs, favorite teachers and classes, weekend activities, dating, religion, admission of men and minorities, and Dr. DiGiorgio and changes he brought to Winthrop.
Interview with Anna Jones - OH 228

Anna Jones

In this interview, Anna Jones (1908-2007), a 1930 Winthrop alumna, discusses her decision to attend Winthrop, being a day student (not living on campus), uniforms, walking to school, classes, rules, swimming, her professors, teaching as career after her graduation in 1930, her experiences in the education program, student teaching, attending chapel services in Tillman Hall (she calls it Main Building), Winthrop’s founder and first president, Dr. David Bancroft Johnson, the blue line, Christmas at Winthrop, summer school, dorm life, and May Day, and her impressions of Rock Hill.
Interview with Annie M. Scoville

Annie M. Scoville

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Ms. Scoville discusses classes at Winthrop, basketball, teacher training, career as a teacher, marriage, restrictions, uniforms, daily routines, pranks, homesickness, clubs, swimming, sports, entertainment, library, professors and Christmas at Winthrop.
Interview with Rose Neel "Neely" Milling Todd - OH 218

Rose Neel Milling Todd

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Ms. Todd describes college life during 1933-1937 including academics, leisure time, rules and regulations and campus activities.
Interview with Louise Pettus - OH 258

Mildred Louise Pettus

Louise Pettus shares her memories and thoughts about her years at Winthrop College (1942-1946). She discusses her switching her major from business to history, the kinds of productions and programs that occurred at Winthrop, and how buildings have changed since she was a student. She talks at length about the buildings and their uses, from Main Building becoming Tillman Hall to Carnegie Library becoming Rutledge. She also discusses the stricter student policies that took place while she was enrolled, like campusing students or shipping them home. If a student was campused as a punishment, they could not leave campus grounds for sometimes up to two weeks. She discusses the types of general education courses she took as well as some of the specialized classes for her history major. Some interesting classes she took include archery and spring hockey. She discusses the military men housed in Bancroft Hall during her time at Winthrop.
Interview with Rosalie Anderson "Andie" MacDowell - OH 195

Rosalie Anderson MacDowell

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.
Interview with Ida Crawford Stewart - OH 197

Ida Barksdale Crawford Stewart

This interview was conducted by Winthrop archivist and professor Ron Chepesiuk for an article on Mrs. Ida Crawford Stewart for The State Magazine published on January 5, 1986 titled, “Estee Lauder’s Missionary.” Ida Crawford Stewart (1922-2023), art-educator, beautician and businesswoman, was a 1943 Winthrop College graduate and served as Director of Alumni Affairs at Winthrop College. She began her career at Estee Lauder in 1961 as Vice President and later Acting President for Estee Lauder Inc., New York The interview focuses on Stewart’s Winthrop experiences and her career.
Interview with Frances Patton Statham - OH 182

Frances Patton Statham

Frances Patton Statham (1931-2020) was born in Catawba, South Carolina to Ernest Boyd & Kathleen Patton. She attended Winthrop College and graduated with a B.S. degree in 1951. The next year on June 28 Frances married Dr. George Wilkes Statham. Continuing her education, Mrs. Statham attended the University of Georgia and received a M.F.A in 1970. Frances also studied at the Royal Conservatory in Canada and with tenor Ralph Errolle. In November of 1976, France Patton Statham divorced her husband and moved to Atlanta, Georgia. Mrs. Statham has written several historical romances set in the south. In this interview, she discusses her discovery of an interest in writing, her inspiration behind her first novel, personal history as a part of living in the South, the necessity of accurate research for historical romance writing, her writing process, her experience with publishing, her decision to write historical romance novels instead of gothic novels, her other artistic interests, the relation between her music education and writing novels, the Dixie Council of Authors and Journalists, her involvement with Winthrop, her future plans, an approximation of her sales, and an explanation of book sales in foreign markets.