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Natalie Salazar Gomez, Csusb

South Colton Oral History Project Collection

No abstract provided.

Amilu Martin Stewart, Amilu Martin Stewart, Kelsey Duinkerken

First Women at Jefferson Oral Histories

Dr. Stewart spent her career as a surgeon and was in the first class of women who graduated from the Jefferson Medical College. When she started medical school she was married with a newborn baby, and even when her second child was born during her third year, she was only able to take a week off in order to retain her place within the medical college Despite an initial interest in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. Stewart pursued a residency in general surgery and a fellowship in transplantation surgery at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. She maintained an active …

Estela Aguilera-Brown, Csusb

South Colton Oral History Project Collection

No abstract provided.

Stella Jedrziewski Wawrynovic, Genevieve Jedrziewski Williams, Kelsey Duinkerken

Jefferson Nursing Oral Histories

This oral history was completed with Genevieve (Jenny) Williams about her older sister Stella Jedrziewski Wawrynovic, a 1940 graduate of Jefferson's Nursing Training School.

Stella Jedrziewski Wawrynovic was born in Osceola Mills, Pennsylvania to Polish immigrants. Her parents championed the importance of education for all of their children, and so when the oldest daughter Stella graduated from high school in 1936 she moved to Philadelphia to pursue a nursing degree at Jefferson's Nursing School. She began her career at Jefferson before joining the Army during WWII to work as a nurse. After the war she returned to Jefferson, where she …

Gilbert “Chato” Zamorano, Csusb

South Colton Oral History Project Collection

No abstract provided.

Oral History Civil Rights, Ruth M. Yepez

Civil Rights Movement

No abstract provided.

Cecilia Robledo Huerta, Csusb

South Colton Oral History Project Collection

No abstract provided.

Women And World War Ii At Gettysburg College, Keira B. Koch

Student Publications

An examination of the women attending Gettysburg College during World War II. This project examined what the women did and experienced during the World War II, along with analyzing campus culture and life.

Oral History: William Iannello, Andrew I. Dalton

Student Publications

Research paper devoted to the life of my grandfather, William Iannello, a second-generation Italian American. His parents came to the United States during the first decade of the 1900s from Calabria, the southernmost region of the Italian mainland.

Oral History: Kathleen Iannello, Abigail M. Finan

Student Publications

This research essay captures the reality of what it means to assimilate into American culture as an Italian and how the dynamic of identifying with a certain heritage has changed throughout the years. For my project I interviewed Kathleen Iannello, the granddaughter of two Italian American immigrants. By talking with Kathleen I was able to a gain a sense of the hardships and sacrifices her family made and connect them to the information I had learned in class.

Sharing Authority And Agency: A Multilogue Response To Goldenberg’S “Youth Historians In Harlem,” Part 2 Of 2, Jack Dougherty

Education's Histories

Jack Dougherty (Trinity College) provides a multilogue response to Part 2 of Barry M. Goldenberg's Youth Historians in Harlem series.

Amelia Earhart - A Study In Courage, Daring And Foolhardiness, Gene Tissot

ERAU Prescott Aviation History Program

Amelia Earhart, disappeared while almost completing an around-the-world flight. This was just one of her many daring adventures. Hear the story of her relatively short, but dynamic aviation career from Gene Tissot, whose father was Amelia’s mechanic during her Hawaii to California flight in 1935. Admiral Tissot knows the pacific well as a decorated combat pilot in Korea & Vietnam. He became the third naval aviator to achieve 1000 arrested carrier landings, without an accident over 20 years, flying 11 different aircraft types.

Engaging Many Minds: Nurturing Collaboration In A Steam Context, Mark Dzula

The Transdisciplinary STEAM+ Journal

This field note describes a recent interdisciplinary project facilitated by Jeremy Gercke, an art teacher at the Bishop's School in La Jolla, California. The project creates ceramic tile markers for flora around the Bishop's School campus. The markers feature QR codes linking to websites populated with student content, including: drawings, information, and oral histories. In this project, Mr. Gercke synthesizes his interests as an artist; maximizes his social connections to mentors, peers and students; and bridges disciplines to create opportunities for interdisciplinary (STEAM) inquiry.

Youth Historians In Harlem: Exploring The Possibilities In Collaborative History Research Between Local Youth And Scholars, Barry M. Goldenberg

Education's Histories

During 2014-15 academic year, high school students and Barry M. Goldenberg work together to study the history of education in Harlem.

Interview With Walter Hardin - Oh 311, Walter Anderson Hardin

Winthrop University Oral History Program

In an August 27, 2015, interview with Michelle Dubert-Bellrichard for the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program, Walter Hardin reflects on his unique upbringing on the Winthrop University campus and his extensive career at the institution beginning in 1987. Hardin offers personal insights into the university's evolution, campus life, and his professional journey within the Winthrop community.

Interview With Bob Gorman - Oh 169, 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.

Josie Guel, Csusb

South Colton Oral History Project Collection

No abstract provided.

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 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 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 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 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 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.

Rudy, Yolanda, And Josie Zamorano, Csusb

South Colton Oral History Project Collection

No abstract provided.

Remembering In Order To Forget, Sara Clark

Education's Histories

In this multilogue, Sara Clark lists 10 qualities of education histories using Donald Warren's methodological hypothesis.

Interview With Jason H. Silverman - Oh 291, 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.

Maria Melendrez-Gaumont, Csusb

South Colton Oral History Project Collection

No abstract provided.

Barbara Tenney, Barbara Tenney, Kelsey Duinkerken

First Women at Jefferson Oral Histories

Dr. Tenney knew from a very young age she wanted to become a pediatrician and first discovered her love of interacting with patients as a candy striper. After graduating from Wilson College she attended Jefferson Medical College, graduating in 1971. She then completed her fellowship and residency at New York University - Bellevue Hospital Center, where she helped establish a child abuse team. She left NYU and Bellevue Hospital Center for West Virginia for three years before rejoining the NYU faculty and becoming the Director of Pediatrics at Booth Memorial Medical Center. Dr. Tenney eventually joined a group practice in …

Rudy Contreras, Csusb

South Colton Oral History Project Collection

No abstract provided.

Ray Corral, Csusb

South Colton Oral History Project Collection

No abstract provided.