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History 616

History 616

 
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  • Interview with Haywood Allen by Haywood Allen

    Interview with Haywood Allen

    Haywood Allen

    IN PROCESSING

    Topics include family background and experiences as sheriff of Cleveland County, North Carolina.

  • Interview with Gladys Talbert Barron by Gladys Talbert Barron

    Interview with Gladys Talbert Barron

    Gladys Talbert Barron

    IN PROCESSING

    This interview focuses on Ms. Barron’s 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.

  • Interview with Sara Margaret McKee Bratcher by Sara Margaret McKee Bratcher

    Interview with Sara Margaret McKee Bratcher

    Sara Margaret McKee Bratcher

    IN PROCESSING

    This interview focuses on the life of Mrs. Bratcher 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 by Naomi Banks Bridges

    Interview with Naomi Banks Bridges

    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 by Nellie Crouch

    Interview with Nellie Crouch

    Nellie Crouch

    IN PROCESSING

    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 R. Friday by John R. Friday

    Interview with John R. Friday

    John R. Friday

    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.

  • Interview with Bessie Garison by Bessie Garison

    Interview with Bessie Garison

    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.

  • Interview with Linnea Garrison by Linnea Garrison

    Interview with Linnea Garrison

    Linnea Garrison

    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.

  • Interview with Myrtle Goldstein by Myrtle Goldstein

    Interview with Myrtle Goldstein

    Myrtle Goldstein

    IN PROCESSING

    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 by Charles W. Hall

    Interview with Charles W. Hall

    Charles W. Hall

    IN PROCESSING

    Mr. Hall talks about his background, his association with the public school system and the Museum of York County.

  • Interview with Minnie Hembree by Minnie Hembree

    Interview with Minnie Hembree

    Minnie Hembree

    IN PROCESSING

    This is part of a series of three interviews on the family life of mill workers in 20th century Rock Hill. Mrs. Hembree, born in 1893, describes her life in the mountains of Haywood County, North Carolina and her work in Rock Hill’s cotton mills.

  • Interview with Charles R. Jonas by Charles R. Jonas

    Interview with Charles R. Jonas

    Charles R. Jonas

    IN PROCESSING

    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 by Margaret W. Macaulay

    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).

  • Interview with Dorothy Maddox by Dorothy Maddox

    Interview with Dorothy Maddox

    Dorothy Maddox

    IN PROCESSING

    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 D. McSwain by Jason D. McSwain

    Interview with Jason D. McSwain

    Jason D. McSwain

    IN PROCESSING

    Mr. McSwain discusses his service in the Civilian Conservation Corps at Kings Mountain, North Carolina.

  • Interview with Philip B. Mishoe and Lloyd W. Cannon by Philip B. Mishoe and Lloyd W. Cannon

    Interview with Philip B. Mishoe and Lloyd W. Cannon

    Philip B. Mishoe and Lloyd W. Cannon

    IN PROCESSING

    These two former soldiers discuss their experiences aboard the USS New York, the USS Independence, the North Atlantic Mission and the North African Torch Operation.

  • Interview with Cologera Petruzella by Cologera Petruzella

    Interview with Cologera Petruzella

    Cologera Petruzella

    IN PROCESSING

    Mrs. Petruzella talks about her life in Sicily and her life in the United States.

  • Interview with Katharine Strozier by Katharine Strozier

    Interview with Katharine Strozier

    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 Svantesson by Lonny Svantesson

    Interview with Lonny Svantesson

    Lonny Svantesson

    IN PROCESSING

    Subjects include social customs, economics, hobbies, politics, education, Winthrop and comparisons of the U.S. and their countries.

  • Interview with Susie Westbrook by Susie Westbrook

    Interview with Susie Westbrook

    Susie Westbrook

    IN PROCESSING

    Mrs. Westbrook, a 1927 graduate student of Winthrop College, talks about her student days at Winthrop, including the Winthrop Training School, teachers, uniforms, culture, entertainment and changes to the school.

 
 
 
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