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Interview With Martha "Marty" Grigsby, Martha Grigsby
Interview With Martha "Marty" Grigsby, Martha Grigsby
Winthrop University Oral History Program
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 …
Interview With Barbara Stephens Haigler - Oh 295, Barbara Stephens Haigler
Interview With Barbara Stephens Haigler - Oh 295, Barbara Stephens Haigler
Winthrop University Oral History Program
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.
Ms-130: World War I Letters Of Henry W. Straus, Devin Mckinney
Ms-130: World War I Letters Of Henry W. Straus, Devin Mckinney
All Finding Aids
This collection comprises 48 letters from Henry W. Straus to his wife Anna. They were written between June 1918 and March 1919, when Henry, as a U.S. Army medical officer, was serving a British ambulance corps in France. Throughout the letters, Straus addresses his wife with great tenderness and yearning, anticipating their reunion and post-war life. He also displays a progressive attitude with respect to women’s independence, abilities, and right to do useful work.
Special Collections and College Archives Finding Aids are discovery tools used to describe and provide access to our holdings. Finding aids include historical and biographical information …
Kickin’ Sand And Tellin’ Lies Performance Program, Jenaveve Linabary
Kickin’ Sand And Tellin’ Lies Performance Program, Jenaveve Linabary
Kickin' Sand and Tellin' Lies: The Play
This document is the program created for the Linfield College Theatre’s November 2012 production of Kickin’ Sand and Tellin’ Lies by Jackson B. Miller and Christopher Forrer. The play was created as part of the Launching through the Surf: The Dory Fleet of Pacific City project, which focuses on the historical and contemporary role of dory fishers and dories in the life of the coastal village of Pacific City, Oregon. Inspired by stories from the project interviews, the play is a fictional work.
The program provides details related to the production, including a cast list and short actor biographies, listings …
Prompt Book: Kickin’ Sand And Tellin’ Lies, Jennifer Layton
Prompt Book: Kickin’ Sand And Tellin’ Lies, Jennifer Layton
Kickin' Sand and Tellin' Lies: The Play
This document is the prompt book created by stage manager Jennifer Layton for the Linfield College Theatre's November 2012 production of Kickin’ Sand and Tellin’ Lies by Jackson B. Miller and Christopher Forrer. The prompt book includes ground plans with blocking diagrams that depict the movements of the actors throughout the play, notations that indicate the timing for lighting, sound, and multimedia cues called by the stage manager during performances, and administrative materials such as rehearsal schedules, lists of stage properties and costume pieces, and other documents related to the process of creating the production.
Mary
Oral Histories
Age when Interviewed: 19
Date of Interview: Fall 2012
Race: African American / White
Gender: Female
Keywords: Housing insecurity, Intergenerational poverty
ACE Factors: Parental separation or divorce, Domestic violence
Born in the Twin Cities, Mary is an African American/White woman who participated in the Voices of Homelessness project as a first year student at St. Catherine University.Beginning around age 4 and then throughout her childhood she experienced homelessness, frequently being passed between parents and relatives and spending time in foster care. In her interview she discusses intergenerational poverty and her experiences, as an adolescent, couch-surfing and being kicked out of …
Nora
Oral Histories
Age when Interviewed: 25
Date of Interview: Fall 2012
Race: White
Gender: Female
Keywords: Housing insecurity, Single parent
ACE Factors: Physical abuse, Domestic violence, Household substance abuse, Criminal household member, Parental separation or divorce, Mental illness in household
Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, Nora is a single mother who participated in the Voices of Homelessness project as a junior at St. Catherine University. She experienced housing insecurity from her mid-adolescence until her mid-twenties. She went on to earn a Bachelor’s from St. Catherine University in 2014, prior to which she earned an Associate’s Degree in Health Care and Human Services. …
Helen
Oral Histories
Age when Interviewed: 23
Date of Interview: Fall 2012
Race: Hispanic
Gender: Female
Keywords: Housing insecurity, Immigrant, Frequent moves, Intergenerational poverty, Food insecurity, Domestic violence
ACE Factors: Domestic violence
Born in Florida to an immigrant Hispanic family, Helen participated in the Voices of Homelessness project as a junior at St. Catherine University. From birth she experienced housing insecurity and throughout her life her family moved frequently, often doubling up with friends and relatives. In her interview she discusses intergenerational poverty, food insecurity, and domestic violence.
Stacy
Oral Histories
Age when Interviewed: 19
Date of Interview: Fall 2012
Race: White/Asian
Gender: Female
Keywords: Housing insecurity, Frequent moves, Food insecurity
ACE Factors: Parental separation or divorce
Born in rural Minnesota, Stacy is a White/Asian woman who participated in the Voices of Homelessness project as a first year student at St. Catherine University.. She experienced housing insecurity beginning at the age of 6 and throughout her childhood. In her interview she discusses frequent moves, couch-surfing, getting kicked out of her home, and being passed around from relative to relative, as well as food insecurity and poverty.
Interview With Richard Dinning, Richard Dinning
Interview With Richard Dinning, Richard Dinning
Winthrop University Oral History Program
In his October 17, 2012 interview with Robert Ryals, Richard Dinning (1922-2022) details his thoughts and memories as an Army Air Corps cadet at Winthrop. Dinning includes details of his career in the Army Air Corp during WWII.
Captain Richard Dinning (1922-2022) was a combat pilot and WWII veteran. Capt. Dinning flew a B-17 bomber on 33 missions over Germany from 1944 to 1945. Before his stint in the war his Army Air Corp training brought him to Winthrop College. In 1943 the U. S. Army established the 41st College Training Detachment at Winthrop College to train young men for …
Interview With Lib Guerry, Lib Guerry
Interview With Lib Guerry, Lib Guerry
Winthrop University Oral History Program
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 Frances Case, Frances Case
Interview With Frances Case, Frances Case
Winthrop University Oral History Program
In her October 11, 2012 interview with Robert Ryals, Frances Case 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. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.
Jazz
Oral Histories
Age when Interviewed: 32
Date of Interview: Fall 2012
Race: African American
Gender: Female
Keywords: Housing insecurity, Frequent moves, Food insecurity, Intergenerational poverty, Single parent
ACE Factors: Parental separation or divorce
Born in Illinois, Jazz is an African American, LGBTQ-identified, single mother who participated in the Voices of Homelessness project as a senior at St. Catherine University. At the time of her interview, she lived in public housing and was experiencing housing insecurity. In May 2013 she graduated with a bachelor’s degree from St. Catherine University, and before that she obtained an LPN degree from a non-accredited trade school. Beginning …
Curating And Commemorating The City: Research, Oral History, And Mobile Publishing, David Braunlich, Gabriella Halligan-Taylor, Kelsey Smith
Curating And Commemorating The City: Research, Oral History, And Mobile Publishing, David Braunlich, Gabriella Halligan-Taylor, Kelsey Smith
Undergraduate Research Posters 2012
Our research team recorded, analyzed, processed, and extracted digital clips from more than 50 oral history interviews in support of two major centennials--those of Shaker Heights and the West Side Market. They learned important historical skills while working in a dynamic team and contributing to a major public and digital history project.
Shaleen
Oral Histories
Age when Interviewed: 31
Date of Interview: Fall 2012
Race: White
Gender: Female
Keywords: Housing insecurity, Food insecurity
ACE Factors: Parental separation or divorce
Shaleen is a White woman who moved to the Twin Cities as a young child and she participated in the Voices of Homelessness project as a junior at St. Catherine University.. Prior to transferring to St. Kate’s, she earned a G.E.D. and took community college courses. Before this, starting at age 13 and throughout her adolescence, she experienced homelessness and in her interview she discusses couch-surfing and sleeping under bridges, as well as eviction from various …
The Avenger - August-December 2012, Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale Museum
The Avenger - August-December 2012, Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale Museum
The Avenger
No abstract provided.
The Avenger - March-May 2012, Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale Museum
The Avenger - March-May 2012, Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale Museum
The Avenger
No abstract provided.
Interview With Leonard Hewell "Kip" Carter, Leonard Hewell Carter
Interview With Leonard Hewell "Kip" Carter, Leonard Hewell Carter
Winthrop University Oral History Program
In his February 10, 2012 interview with Robert Ryals, Leonard Hewell “Kip” Carter details growing up in the South during segregation and the Civil Rights Movement, as well as his life as political aide/campaign treasurer to Newt Gingrich. Included are details of his college education at UNC-Chapel Hill – classes, professor, and the Red Scare. Carter shares the history of his friendship and working relationship with Newt Gingrich, the scandals Gingrich faced, and the ultimate end of their relationship. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.
Kickin' Sand And Tellin' Lies, Jackson B. Miller, Christopher Forrer
Kickin' Sand And Tellin' Lies, Jackson B. Miller, Christopher Forrer
Kickin' Sand and Tellin' Lies: The Play
This document is the script of the two-act play, Kickin’ Sand and Tellin’ Lies, by Jackson B. Miller and Christopher Forrer. The Linfield College Theatre Program presented the world premieres of the play in November 2012 in McMinnville, Oregon and in Pacific City, Oregon. The play was created as part of the Launching through the Surf: The Dory Fleet of Pacific City project, which focuses on the historical and contemporary role of dory fishers and dories in the life of the coastal village of Pacific City, Oregon. Inspired by stories from the project, Kickin’ Sand and Tellin’ Lies is a …