Great Depression

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  Interview with Hester Broughton - OH 088

  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 Agnes Lawton - OH 100

  Agnes Lawton

  In her November 13, 1980 interview with Lewis P. Armistead, Agnes Lawton relays her family history and career as a teacher. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.

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  Interview with Isabel Potter - OH 089

  Carrie Isabel Potter

  This interview features Carrie Isabel Potter (1900–1997), a biology instructor at Winthrop College from 1928 to 1966, who was interviewed by Winthrop student Jeff Clark for an oral history project on the college during the Great Depression. Potter reflects on her experiences as a faculty member during the early 1930s, discussing declining enrollment, reductions in state funding, faculty salary cuts and layoffs, and the effects of budget constraints on academic departments and campus programs. She describes how the Biology Department adapted by improvising and constructing equipment rather than purchasing commercially manufactured materials. Potter also recalls the close relationships among faculty members and between faculty and students, inexpensive forms of entertainment, and the generally positive morale and sense of community on campus despite the financial difficulties of the Depression. She discusses student life and the restrictions placed on students' activities, as well as changes in the campus atmosphere and enrollment as economic conditions improved. Her recollections provide insight into how the Great Depression affected Winthrop College's finances, academic programs, faculty, students, and campus life.

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  Interview with Dorothy Rauch - OH 036

  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 - OH 090

  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 Jessie Lee Strong - OH 077

  Jessie Lee Strong

  IN PROCESSING

  A Rock Hill resident, most of the discussion concerns Mrs. Strong and her activities as a teacher and community leader, but also included is information on the Depression and the lives of African Americans in Rock Hill.

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  Interview with Katharine Strozier - OH 112

  Katharine Strozier

  In her December 6, 1980 interview with Rebecca Myers, Katharine Strozier shares the details of her life at Winthrop from the time she was in Training School until the time she graduated. Included are the memories of her life after Winthrop as a teacher and how her mother lived after the death of President James P. Kinard. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.

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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 Mary Denny Matthews - OH 016

  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.