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Interview with Hester Broughton
Hester Broughton
IN PROCESSING
Ms. Broughton is a Winthrop alumna and former employee. Subjects include Winthrop during the Great Depression, including a discussion of the Winthrop Administration, classes, student life, culture and entertainment, appropriation cuts, faculty/staff housing, Dr. James P. Kinard’s administration, Dr. Shelton Phelps, town girls, out-of-state students, and the American Association of University Professors’ (AAUP) controversy.
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Interview with Bessie Garison - OH 104
Bessie Garison
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 Margaret W. Macaulay
Margaret W. Macaulay
IN PROCESSING
Macaulay, a former Winthrop faculty member, discusses life in Chester, South Carolina during the first two decades of the 20th century and reminisces about the early history of Winthrop College, particularly the activities of President David Bancroft Johnson, Winthrop's first president (1886-1928).
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Interview with Isabel Potter
Isabel Potter
In her April 22, 1980 interview with Jeff Clark, Isabel Potter shares her experience as a Biology instructor during the Depression. Potter recalls how budget changes affected her classes and the general atmosphere on campus. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.
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Interview with Dorothy Rauch
Dorothy Rauch
In her April 30, 1980 interview with Jeff Clark, Dorothy Rauch recalls growing up on campus and attending Winthrop during the Great Depression. In particular, Rauch shares what it was like as a Day Student and the changes she witnessed on campus. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.
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Interview with Walter B. Roberts
Walter B. Roberts
In his April 25, 1980 interview with Jeff Clark, Walter Roberts shares his experience as the chair of the Music Department and a faculty member during the Great Depression. Roberts discusses morale on campus and how the University remained fairly unaffected by change. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.
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Interview with Celesta Wine Shippey
Celesta Wine Shippey
IN PROCESSING
Professor of English at Winthrop (1941-1965). Subjects include the biographical and family background of Mrs. Shippey, her views on the educational system in the U.S. and Brussells, where she lived until 1914, the Brethren Church, her teaching experience at Oak Park Junior College, Winthrop College, Pakistan and the AAUP censorship of Winthrop College. She also discusses her travels around the world, particularly China and Russia.
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Interview with Elizabeth F. Johnson - OH 053
Elizabeth F. Johnson
IN PROCESSING
Professor of Modern Languages at Winthrop College from 1922-1955, Dr. Johnson discusses her background, honors in school, how the Great Depression affected Winthrop, teaching at Winthrop, American Association of University Women (AAUW) involvement, “adoption” of foster children, travel in Europe, the Rock Hill Planning Commission and other teaching positions after retirement.
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Interview with Melford Wilson - OH 079
Melford Alonzo Wilson
This interview was done by Debbie Mollycheck for articles for the Johnsonian (student newspaper). Debbie Mollycheck is a Winthrop College graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in 1976 and a Master of Science in 1979. The Wilson interview concerns his run for a Rock Hill City Council seat. Dr. Melford Wilson (1939-2024) was a Winthrop professor of Political Science for over fifty years, started the Winthrop Model United Nations, and served at one time as the director of the International Center and Vice President for Academic Affairs. In the interview, Dr. Wilson describes his decision to run for Rock Hill City Council and also discusses his experience during the campaign. During the discussion, he talks about the amount of registered voters in District Six and explains the makeup of District Six. Dr. Wilson would go on to win the seat on the Rock Hill City Council in 1978 and ran for reelection in 1979.
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Interview with Carol Bocan - OH 049
Carol Bocan
IN PROCESSING
Dr. Bocan was an associate professor in the Home Economics Department at Winthrop College. This interview focuses on divorce, it’s after effects and some of the things that can be done to prepare for the aftermath.
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Interview with William Ivy Long - OH 39
William Ivy Long
Professor of Drama at Winthrop College (1954-1976), William Ivey Long (1911-1998), Sr. discusses his early interest in drama as a child, his family, his education at the University of North Carolina, his service as a company clerk in the army during World War II, his work in North Carolina as a drama director, his work in developing the drama department at Winthrop, some of his first Winthrop Productions, the creation of Winthrop’s annual One Act Play Festival as a result of his experience at the University of North Carolina, his interest in playwriting, the benefit of theatre on children’s mental and social development, his work with the Children’s Little Theatre in Rock Hill, Winthrop Theatre department’s role in the Rock Hill community, his experience with The Lost Colony outdoor drama, the changes in theatre students over the course of his career, his advice for young people, and his thoughts on creativity and creatives.
*The Interviewer Mary Wood Long (1919-1998) was the wife of William Ivey Long, Sr.
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Interview with Julia H. Post
Julia H. Post
IN PROCESSING
Chairman of Physical Education Department at Winthrop College (1932-1962), Ms. Post discusses her early childhood, interest and work with various crafts and arts, including needlework, sewing, and flower arrangement, cooking favorites, creativity and her retirement.
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Interview with Alice Hayden Salo
Alice Hayden Salo
Professor of Dance in the Physical Education Department at Winthrop (1937-1944 and 1948-1973), Ms. Salo describes her childhood and education in Florida, her interests, philosophy and creativity regarding modern dance and its development, her career teaching tennis, swimming and dance at Winthrop and her attendance at the Demonstration School.
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Interview with Frank Bryan Tutwiler - OH 26
Frank Bryan Tutwiler
This interview is with Dr. Frank Bryan Tutwiler who was born in Virginia on October 6, 1924 and he passed away in York, South Carolina on April 20, 1979. Dr. Tutwiler was a faculty member in the Chemistry Department at Winthrop College from 1955-1979. In this interview, Dr. Tutwiler discusses how different sciences are viewed, the relation between science and religion, how sciences are used in the world, both good and bad and those in between, and what the different sciences are, including physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy, and geology. He also talks about what science degree programs were offered at Winthrop while he taught there and how he attempted to create an astronomy program as well. Dr. Tutwiler also talks about stereotypes surrounding scientists and how these have affected which sciences are more popular and with whom they are more popular. He also discusses how the teaching of the sciences has changed and developed alongside the development of the sciences themselves.
*From 0:30:42 to 0:31:27 and again at 0:52:24 to 0:53:21, there is the start of a discussion about coeducation at Winthrop, but then it switches back to Dr. Tutwiler.
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Interview with Charles B. Notess - OH 786
Charles Boris Notess and Dinkins Program Board
This interview was done by Winthrop student, Debbie Mollycheck, for an article for the Johnsonian (student newspaper) in the spring of 1976. Debbie Mollycheck is a Winthrop College graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in 1976 and a Master of Science in 1979 and worked for a time as a student editor for the Johnsonian. She conducted this interview with Dr. Charles B. Notess (1928-2008) who was a professor of Sociology at Winthrop College from 1975 to 1979. The subject of the interview is the Dinkins Program Board which was a new committee started during the 1975/1976 academic year with 8 sub-committees and the interview starts with an interview of a student who was running for the 1976/1977 President of the Dinkins Program Board.
The first 4:14 minutes of the recording are of an unknown student (possibly Debra J. Kimbrell, ’77, who served on the 1975/1976 ATS Committee and served as President of the Dinkins Program Board during the 1976/1977 academic year) who was serving on the ATS Committee or the Special Events Committee the year prior (1975/1976) and then ran for President of the Dinkins Program Board for the 1976/1977 academic year. The first interviewee discusses what the Dinkins Program Board is and the 8 committees that it comprises, their role in organization and what the role of the president is.
The recording (00:04:14 – 00:36:01) then switches over to an interview with Dr, Charles Notess (1928-2008) Dr. Notess discusses the differences between the Dinkins Program Board, the Dinkins Policy Board, and the Dinkins Student Center. He discusses the differences in makeup and the duties of the committees. Dr. Notess also discusses the change in social atmosphere that has occurred at Winthrop with the admission of men as students. Dr. Notess also talks about the different types of Winthrop students, and the effect that their living situation has on their attendance of Winthrop events.
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Interview with Mary Denny Matthews
Mary Denny Matthews
In her April 21, 1975 interview with Ann Yarborough Evans, Mary Denny Matthews shares her experiences as a student from 1915-1919 and her career at Winthrop from 1920-1942. Matthews lends stories of student life and how WWI shaped Winthrop. Matthews also explains why she decided not to teach and instead have a career at Winthrop. Matthews concludes her interview with details on the strike at Winthrop for equal pay for women. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.
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Interview with Robert Bristow - OH 002
Robert O'Neil Bristow
Robert O’Neil Bristow (1926-2018) was an accomplished writer, author, and professor of journalism at Winthrop College from 1962-1987. In this interview, Bristow discusses writing his first story while he was in the Navy, his experience in World War II, inspiration for one of his protagonists, his parents, the effect of childhood trauma on his novels, his issues with authority, his work on a newspaper, his experience as an undergraduate at the University of Oklahoma, publishing his early pieces in magazines, his first novel, his development as a writer, inspirational works and authors (such as Nelson Algren, Robert Penn Warren, John Steinbeck), and his writing process and style. Bristow also discusses his novel, Night Season, which was published in 1970. In reference to this novel, Bristow discusses his experience with preaching at a Black church in Oklahoma around 1956-57, writing Black characters, moving to South Carolina in the 1960s, his perspective on reviews of his novels, his experience with conducting research for Night Season, and writing female characters. Bristow also discusses teaching at Winthrop, his earlier life in Oklahoma, as well as his use of intimacy and sexuality in his work. Bristow also discusses his novels Time for Glory and Laughter in Darkness.
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Interview with Marguerite Tolbert - OH 003
Emmie Marguerite Tolbert
Marguerite Tolbert (1893-1982) was a Winthrop alumna (class of 1914), club woman, and administrator with the Opportunity School in Columbia, South Carolina. In this interview, Miss Tolbert discusses her experience as a student at Winthrop College. She discusses dining hall conversation and interactions with faculty members, her parents, and her home life with her parents. She also discusses riding the train to Winthrop, dorm life, holidays and weekends at Winthrop, Benjamin Tillman and his close supervision of Winthrop students, rules for Winthrop students, and the blue line. She also talks about her pride surrounding graduation, the training school, her internship, the Greatest Educators in America reception at the Waldorf in New York City, the controversy surrounding Billy Mitchell, summer school at Winthrop, notable male professors, Winthrop’s status as the best teaching college in the state, and Dr. D.B. Johnson. She also discusses dating at Winthrop, clubs, free time activities, and a pageant. Miss Tolbert also discusses the shift in her teaching philosophy as well as specific units taught at Winthrop. This interview also includes comments from Wil Lou Gray, (1883-1984) regarding the summer teaching training institute at Winthrop.
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