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Interview with Haywood Allen - OH 099

Haywood Allen

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Topics include family background and experiences as sheriff of Cleveland County, North Carolina.
Interview with Gladys Talbert Barron - OH 117

Gladys Louise Talbert Barron

This interview was conducted with Gladys Louise Talbert Barron (1906-2003). Mrs. Barron graduated from Winthrop College in 1926 with a Bachelor's degree and in 1949 with a Master's degree. In this interview Ms. Barron discusses her memories of Winthrop College including Winthrop uniforms, the Blue Line, Morning Watch, YWCA, SGA, departmental clubs, Fine Arts Series, college chaperones, famous guests, rules, the Daisy Chain, Junior-Senior dance and the college farm. This interview is a great snapshot into the life of a Winthrop student in the 1920s.
Interview with Sara Margaret McKee Bratcher - OH 111

Sara Margaret McKee Bratcher

This interview was conducted with Sara Margaret "Maggie" McKee Bratcher (1902-1987). Mrs. Bratcher focuses on the life as a typical Southern farm woman of the 1900s. Topics include farm and house work, child rearing, religion and church life and her family. Mrs. Bratcher was also the first person in Anderson County to receive a pacemaker.
Interview with Naomi Banks Bridges - OH 110

Naomi Banks Bridges

In her December 6, 1980 interview with her daughter Kathryn Bridges, Naomi Banks Bridges describes her schooling, time at Winthrop, and the effects of World War II on her family. Bridges concludes her interview describing Christmas day and her family’s Christmas traditions. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.
Interview with Nellie Crouch - OH 116

Nellie Crouch

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Mrs. Crouch recollects about Winthrop founder and first president, David Bancroft Johnson and his wife Mai Rutledge Smith Johnson. Subjects include Mr. Johnson’s early life, marriage, children and the Johnson’s social and religious life.
Interview with John Ralph Friday - OH 114

John Ralph Friday

This interview was conducted with John Ralph Friday (1926-1994). Mr. Friday was a Judge based in North Carolina and in this interview he discusses his collegiate, military, and early law career of Judge Friday and his views about parole, capital punishment, prisoner rights and other judicial and penal topics.
Interview with Bessie Louise Garison - OH 104

Bessie Louise Garison

In December 1980, Anne Ledford interviewed Winthrop alumna and former faculty member Bessie Louise Garison (1892–1985). Born in Ridgeway, SC, Garison moved with her family to Rock Hill in 1895, the same year Winthrop relocated there from Columbia. In the interview, she recalls her childhood in Rock Hill, witnessing the construction of the Winthrop campus, and attending Winthrop’s kindergarten and Model School (later the Winthrop Training School housed in the Withers/W.T.S. Building). Garison enrolled at Winthrop College in 1908 at age sixteen and graduated in 1912. She later returned as an Instructor of Fine Arts, serving from 1937 to 1958. She reflects on student life during her college years, her experiences in the Model School, and her observations of campus buildings, uniforms, professors, and daily routines. Garison also shares insights into how Winthrop evolved between her time as a student and her later career as a faculty member.
Interview with Linnea Garrison - OH 107

Linnea Garrison

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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.
Interview with Myrtle Goldstein - OH 106

Myrtle Goldstein

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Mrs. Goldstein talks mainly of her visits to China in 1980. She includes observations about transportation, Chinese diet, clothing and medical care, limited attractions for tourists, labor problems, restrictions on travel and government implemented birth control. She also discusses her initial reaction upon arriving in Chester in the 1970s.
Interview with Charles W. Hall - OH 118

Charles W. Hall

This interview is with Mr. Charles W. Hall, who was the Director of the Museum of York County. Mr. Hall talks about his personal and educational background, his association with the public school system and how he contributed to changes in the school system. He also talks about the Museum of York County and the changes he made as director, including the establishment of summer classes, the redesigning of the museum, the completion of the planetarium in 1977, and the additions of new exhibits and monthly art shows in order to draw in people. Mr. Hall also discusses his personal travels and travelling with Maurice Stans in order to add to the African animals’ collection at the museum.
Interview with Minnie Brown Hembree - OH 94

Minnie Brown Hembree

This interview was conducted with Minnie E. Brown Hembree (1893-1984). Mrs. Hembree was born in Haywood County, NC. Mrs. Hembree born in 1893 describes life goring up in a mountain community in North Carolina. She also discusses their move to Rock Hill, SC, her work in the Highland Park mill in Rock Hill, and Mill Village life in the early to mid 1900’s.

This interview was conducted by Winthrop graduate student, Fred E. Hembree (1952-2010) and was part of a series of three interview conducted about family life and mill workers in 20^th century Rock Hill, SC. The other interviewees in this series are Vera Taylor Johnston (1913-1988) and Margaret Johnston Corder (1929-2009).
Interview with Charles R. Jonas - OH 113

Charles R. Jonas

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Former Representative Jonas discusses his college years, military service, career in Congress and his opinions on issues such as the Abscam scandal and the results of the 1980 elections.
Interview with Margaret W. Macaulay - OH 108

Margaret W. Macaulay

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Macaulay, a former Winthrop faculty member, discusses life in Chester, South Carolina during the first two decades of the 20^th century and reminisces about the early history of Winthrop College, particularly the activities of President David Bancroft Johnson, Winthrop's first president (1886-1928).
Interview with Dorothy Maddox - OH 101

Dorothy Maddox

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Maddox, a 1943 graduate of Winthrop, discusses life at Winthrop, including President Phelps’ administration, classes, rules and regulations, the World War II period, physical education and sports, the School of Education, buildings on campus, expenses, class traditions and social life.
Interview with Jason Dector McSwain - OH 115

Jason Dector McSwain

Mr. Jason Dector McSwain (1917-2007) talks of his service in the Civilian Conservation Corps at Kings Mountain, S.C., which was part of the New Deal program established by President Roosevelt during the great depression. He talks about how he joined the C.C. Camp and his lifestyle living in the barracks, including his uniforms, schedule, food, activities, classes and lessons, writing home, and getting paid each month. Mr. McSwain also talks about serving in the military for a time before returning to the Civilian Conservation Corps as a leader. Mr. McSwain served in World War II and served as Post Commander of the V.F.W. in Clover, SC. He worked at the Celanese Plant in Rock Hill and was a farmer.
Interview with Philip B. Mishoe and Lloyd Willard Cannon - OH 105

Philip B. Mishoe and Lloyd Willard Cannon

This interview was conducted with World War II Navy veterans; Philip B. Mishoe (1918-1995) and Lloyd Willard Cannon (1918-1992). Both men were natives of Conway, SC and signed up for the Navy before the United States entered the war. While in training, the US declared war and both men were deployed. They discuss their experiences in the war while serving on the U.S.S New York and the U.S.S. Independence, during the North Atlantic Mission and the North African Torch Operation.
Interview with Cologera Petruzella - OH 120

Cologera Petruzella

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Mrs. Petruzella talks about her life in Sicily and her life in the United States.
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.
Interview with Lonny L. Svantesson - OH 109

Lonny L. Svantesson

This interview with Lonny L. Svantesson was conducted by Ernest Lewis Gibson about Lonny’s experiences as a transfer student at Winthrop College from Sweden in 1980. The interview was conducted for a class assignment by Mr. Gibson. In this interview, Mr. Svantesson discusses social customs, economics, hobbies, politics, education, Winthrop and comparisons of the U.S. and their countries.
Interview with Susie Westbrook - OH 119

Susie Ann Thomas Westbrook

Mrs. Susie Ann Thomas Westbrook (1906-1994), a 1927 graduate of Winthrop College, talks about her student days at Winthrop, including the Winthrop Training School, teachers, uniforms, culture, entertainment and changes to the school.