- Collection:
- Tom Crosby’s Rosenwald School Oral History Collection, 2006-2011
- Title:
- Mary Dillard oral history interview, 2008 January 9
- Creator:
- Dillard, Mary Gregory, 1938-
- Contributor to Resource:
- Crosby, Tom, 1940-
South Caroliniana Library. Office of Oral History - Publisher:
- Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina. South Caroliniana Library
- Date of Original:
- 2008-01-09
- Subject:
- Dillard, Mary Gregory, 1938---Interviews
Sims High School (Union, S.C.)--Alumni and alumnae--Interviews
Benedict College--Alumni and alumnae--Interviews
African American teachers--South Carolina--Interviews
African Americans--Social life and customs--20th century
African American schools--South Carolina--Union County--History--20th century
African Americans--Education--South Carolina--History--20th century
African Americans--South Carolina--Interviews - Location:
- United States, South Carolina, Richland County, Columbia, Benedict College, 34.01321, -81.02009
United States, South Carolina, Union County, 34.68928, -81.61942
United States, South Carolina, Union County, Union, Maple Ridge Elementary School
United States, South Carolina, Union County, Union, McBeth Grammar School, 34.70708, -81.6176
United States, South Carolina, Union County, Union, Sims High School, 34.70097, -81.6101
United States, South Carolina, York County, Rock Hill, Friendship Junior College - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- In this oral history interview, Mary Dillard discusses her educational experiences at Maple Ridge Elementary, St. Jacobs Lodge, McBeth Elementary and Sims High schools (Union County, South Carolina), her time attending Friendship Junior College and Benedict College, and her teaching experiences at various schools in Georgia and South Carolina (including Bryson High School, Sims High School, and Union High School) prior to her retirement in 1992. Dillard also discusses her work as an author of children's books like "The Bushy Tailed Cousins" and "Jeepers Creepers, the Squirrels are Coming." Mary Ellen Gregory Dillard was born on January 14, 1938, in Union, South Carolina, one of 14 children born to Arrie Belle Gilliam and Benjamin Gregory. She became a high school teacher at various schools in upstate South Carolina before retiring in 1992. Tom Crosby interviewed Mary Dillard at her residence in Union, South Carolina, on January 9, 2008.
- Metadata URL:
- http://digital.tcl.sc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/tomcrosbystr/id/45
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Copyright: University of South Carolina. The transcript and audio are provided for individual Research Purposes Only; for all other uses, including publication, reproduction, and quotation beyond fair use, permission must be obtained in writing from: The South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, 910 Sumter Street, Columbia, SC 29208
- Extent:
- 1 sound disc (46 min., 14 sec.) : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in.;1 audiocassette (46 min., 14 sec.) : stereo. ; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in.
- Original Collection:
- Tom Crosby oral history collection, 2006-2011
Dillard, Mary 09Jan2008 CROS 018 - Contributing Institution:
- South Caroliniana Library
- Rights:
-
