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Interview With Bernardine Dohrn, Bernardine Dohrn

Winthrop University Oral History Program

In her interview with Ron Chepesiuk, Bernardine Dohrn detailed her part in the 60s anti-war movement. She covered such topics as the Gulf War, the feminist movement and gender rights, the Weather Underground, former SDS members, Kent State, and other movement events. Dohrn also discussed her involvement in dealing with poverty and children’s rights as a lawyer. Dohrn’s focuses before and after the Vietnam War was the failure of family court and the United States’ inability to deal with impoverished families and children. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.

Episcopal Church Home For Children Records - Accession 31, Episcopal Church Home For Children

Manuscript Collection

This collection is a valuable source on the Church’s historical effort to extend its services for the social improvement of South Carolina (in this case the Episcopal Diocese’s program for destitute children.) While there is information on the Episcopal Home for Children from its beginning in 1850 to 1967, the actual records do not start until 1866. A centennial history of the Episcopal Home will serve as an aid and general guideline to the researcher. (See box 1, folder 1). The collection consists of minutes, reports of the annual meeting, general correspondence, superintendent’s records, health records, attendance registers, financial records, …

Johnston Family Papers - Accession 1217, American Civil War, Thomas Jefferson Johnston, Robert James Johnston, Johnston Family, Huber Family, Nesbit Family, Stassen Family

Manuscript Collection

The Johnston Family Papers consists mostly of material genealogical in nature. This genealogical material was accumulated by Andrew D. Johnston with much being handed down to him by family members. Also included is genealogical research conducted by Mr. Johnston and by Patricia Andrews Johnston Treadwell. The research includes Family Tree Makers files, pedigree charts, descendant reports, ahnentafel reports, family unit charts, grave records, family narratives, published genealogical materials, marriage announcements, and obituaries. The prominent family names are Johnston, Huber, Nesbit, Stassen, Wiedderecht, Glass, Briegel, and Boese. Also included in this collection are the personal papers of Thomas Jefferson Johnston, Burdette …

Interview With Herman K. Harris, Herman K. Harris

Winthrop University Oral History Program

Rev. Herman K. Harris II (1939-1988) discusses his family background, growing up in Heath Springs, SC, the Civil Rights movement in the south (Rock Hill in particular), the Freedom Riders, Friendship College, drugs, students in general and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Rev. Harris was involved in the movement from 1959 through 1964 and was arrested 33 times in the process. He participated in the Freedom Rides and was among those beaten in Anniston, Alabama. He attended Friendship College in Rock Hill, SC and graduated from Morris College in 1964. This interview took place on …

Saturday Afternoon Club Of Rock Hill Records - Accession 152, Book Club Of Rock Hill, Saturday Afternoon

Manuscript Collection

This collection consists of the records produced and collected by the Saturday Afternoon Club of Rock Hill. The records consists of meeting minutes, constitution and bylaws, correspondence, rosters, yearbooks, calendars, and other records. There is also some yearbooks related to the Women’s Club of Rock Hill of which the Saturday Afternoon Club was a member. The Saturday Afternoon Club was organized in 1922 and was federated into the South Carolina Federation of Women’s Clubs in 1924. The purpose of the club is “to study together those things which will interest and improve the lives of its members through intellectual and …

York County League Of Women Voters - Accession 161, League Of Women Voters, York County

Manuscript Collection

The York County League of Women’s Voters is a political organization active in encouraging citizen participation in the electoral process and the government in general. The collection consists of bylaws, constitutions, correspondence, membership lists, newsletters, publications, program notes, minutes, annual reports, model cities information, project information, and questionnaires concerning the creation, activities and early history of the League.

Perihelion Club Of Rock Hill Records - Accession 72, Book Club Of Rock Hill, Perihelion

Manuscript Collection

The Perihelion Club of Rock Hill Records consist of minutes, financial statements, membership lists, yearbooks, correspondence and news clippings, concerning the literary activities of the club. The Perihelion Club of Rock Hill was organized in 1898 as a book club. It was federated with the South Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs in 1898 and with the General Federation of Women's Clubs in 1929.

Dorothy Moser Medlin Papers - Accession 1049, Dorothy Moser Medlin

Manuscript Collection

(The Dorothy Moser Medlin Papers are currently in processing.)

This collection contains most of the records of Dorothy Medlin’s work and correspondence and also includes reference materials, notes, microfilm, photographic negatives related both to her professional and personal life. Additions include a FLES Handbook, co-authored by Dorothy Medlin and a decorative mirror belonging to Dorothy Medlin.

Major series in this collection include: some original 18th century writings and ephemera and primary source material of André Morellet, extensive collection of secondary material on André Morellet's writings and translations, Winthrop related files, literary manuscripts and notes by Dorothy Medlin (1966-2011), copies …

The Blue Ridge Railroad: Letters Of Mr. George A. Trenholm And Mr. William Gregg On That Subject - Accession 1208 - M575 (628), Blue Ridge Railroad, George A. Trenholm, William Gregg

Manuscript Collection

The collection consists of a booklet of letters to the editor from George A. Trenholm and William Gregg concerning The Blue Ridge Railroad. This railroad was to be built to complete the connection of the line that was to run from Charleston, SC to Cincinnati, Ohio. This line would have run from Anderson, SC to Knoxville, TN. Construction began in 1854 and ceased just before the beginning of the Civil War. The railroad was never completed. The letters appeared in the Edgefield Advertiser, Charleston Courier, and Charleston Mercury in 1860.

The Ten Tribes Of Wier In America - Accession 715 No. 6, Family History - Wier Family, William Swansea Wier

Manuscript Collection

The Ten Tribes of Wier in America was compiled and printed by William Swansea Wier in Atlanta, Georgia in 1933. The book covers the family and descendants of Thomas and Mary Withrow Wier from the 1700s through 1933. They eventually settled in Greenwood, S.C. There are handwritten notes in the book presumably added by the author. Other surnames found in the volume include: Blake, Britt, Dunbar, Gregg, Peden, McDill, McDowell, Mull, and Scott. The book includes photographs and a folding generational chart. Please see the attached document.

Arnold Michael Shankman Papers - Accession 98, Arnold Michael Shankman

Manuscript Collection

The Arnold Shankman Papers consist mainly of photocopies of manuscript collections which Dr. Shankman used for his research and writing. Included are pamphlets, biographical sketches, correspondence and newspaper accounts. Most of the collection relates to the American Civil War, particularly in Illinois, Georgia, and Pennsylvania, but there is material relating to Jewish history, African-Americans and United States foreign relations.

Arnold Michael Shankman Papers - Accession 259, Arnold Michael Shankman

Manuscript Collection

The Arnold Shankman Papers are a treasure trove of historical research in a variety of areas. Within the American Civil War era, Shankman had extensively researched the “copperhead” movement of northern opposition to the war and was an expert on one of its leading members, Clement Vallandigham. Pursuing his interest in ethnic history, Dr. Shankman was a pioneer in the study of how ethnic and immigrant groups viewed each other. For example, he was one of the first to use early African-American newspapers to determine the views of blacks toward Italian immigrants and other groups. Shankman also was singularly instrumental …

Miriam Williford Papers - Accession 157, Miriam Williford

Manuscript Collection

The Miriam Williford Papers consist of correspondence, newspaper clippings, lecture and teaching materials, research notes, professional files, rough notes and drafts of publications, copies of historical manuscripts from other repositories, and other Papers, The collection pertains to Willifords’ teaching and publishing activities, and to her involvement with professional organizations and seminars such as the Latin American Studies Association (1975). Her research files include extensive material on Jeremy Bentham and his interest in Latin America, and includes correspondence with Simon Bolivar and other leaders of Latin American independence; papers on the administration of Mariano Galvez, Chief of State of Guatemala from …

Interview With Walter Hardin, Walter Hardin

Winthrop University Oral History Program

In his August 27, 2015 interview with Michelle Dubert-Bellrichard, Walter Hardin shares his life story growing up on Winthrop Campus and discusses his career at Winthrop from 1987 through the present. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.

Interview With Bob Gorman, Robert M. Gorman

Winthrop University Oral History Program

In his August 20, 2015 interview with Michelle Dubert-Bellrichard, Bob Gorman describes his career at Winthrop from 1986-2014, and his involvement in the Vote of No Confidence in 1995. Gorman compares the Winthrop of 1986 to the Winthrop of today and recounts the history of Presidents from 1986 to the present. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.

Interview With Martha Cranford, Martha Cranford

South Carolina Mother of the Year Oral History Archives

Interview with Martha Cranford, Chair of the South Carolina Mothers Association.

Interview With Shirley Fishburne, Shirley Herlong Fishburne

South Carolina Mother of the Year Oral History Archives

Interview with Shirley Herlong Fishburne, South Carolina Mother of the Year Committee member.

Interview With Jean Ishbel Long Dowty, Jean Long Dowty

South Carolina Mother of the Year Oral History Archives

Interview with Jean Ishbel Long Dowty, mother of 2007 South Carolina Mother of the Year, Judith Dowty Pittard.

Interview With Margie Mitchell, Margie Mitchell

South Carolina Mother of the Year Oral History Archives

Interview with Margie Mitchell, daughter of 2003 South Carolina Mother of the Year, Marjorie Rivers Mitchell, and member of the South Carolina Mother of the Year Selection Committee.

Interview With Kathleen Lightsey, Kathleen Lightsey

South Carolina Mother of the Year Oral History Archives

Interview with Kathleen Lightsey, member of the South Carolina Mothers Association and South Carolina Mother of the Year Selection Committee.

Interview With Betty Jean Ulmer Mcgregor, Betty Jean Ulmer Mcgregor

South Carolina Mother of the Year Oral History Archives

Interview with Betty Jean Ulmer McGregor, 2009 South Carolina and National Mother of the Year.

Interview With Jason H. Silverman, Jason H. Silverman

Winthrop University Oral History Program

In his July 30, 2015 interview with Michelle Dubert-Bellrichard, Jason Silverman details his career at Winthrop since 1984. Silverman recalls the administrations of President Lader, Piper, DiGiorgio, and Comstock. In particular, Silverman recounts the events leading up to the vote of no confidence in 1995, his involvement as chair of faculty conference, and what happened on campus after the motion failed to pass. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.

Interview With Deane Rast Risher, Deane Rast Risher

South Carolina Mother of the Year Oral History Archives

Interview with Deane Rast Risher, 2004 South Carolina Mother of the Year.

Interview With Joyce White Rheney, Joyce White Rheney

South Carolina Mother of the Year Oral History Archives

Interview with Joyce White Rheney, 2001 South Carolina Mother of the Year.

Interview With Jean Orr Belcher, Jean Belcher

South Carolina Mother of the Year Oral History Archives

Interview with Jean Orr Belcher, 2006 South Carolina Mother of the Year.

Interview With Elsie Porth Shealy, Elsie Porth Shealy

South Carolina Mother of the Year Oral History Archives

Interview with Elsie Porth Shealy, 1988 South Carolina Mother of the Year.

Interview With Judith Ann Dowty Pittard, Judith Ann Dowty Pittard

South Carolina Mother of the Year Oral History Archives

Interview with Judith Ann Dowty Pittard, 2007 South Carolina Mother of the Year.

Interview With Miriam Elizabeth Mclaurin Gulledge, Miriam Mclaurin Gulledge

South Carolina Mother of the Year Oral History Archives

Interview with Miriam Elizabeth McLaurin Gulledge, 2012 South Carolina Mother of the Year.

Interview With Florinette Ford Renfrow, Florinette Ford Renfrow

South Carolina Mother of the Year Oral History Archives

Interview with Florinette Ford Renfrow, 2002 South Carolina Mother of the Year.

Interview With Peggy Kinney, Mrs. William Light Kinney

South Carolina Mother of the Year Oral History Archives

Interview with Peggy Kinney, member of the South Carolina Mothers Association and South Carolina Mother of the Year Selection Committee.