- Collection:
- Tom Crosby’s Rosenwald School Oral History Collection, 2006-2011
- Title:
- Julia Long oral history interview, 2007 August 23
- Creator:
- Long, Julia, 1918-2011
- 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:
- 2007-08-23
- Subject:
- Long, Julia, 1918-2011--Interviews
Benedict College--Alumni and alumnae--Interviews
African Americans--Social life and customs--20th century
African American schools--South Carolina--Chester County--History--20th century
African Americans--Education--South Carolina--History--20th century
African Americans--South Carolina--Interviews - People:
- Long, Lawrence W., -1985
- Location:
- United States, South Carolina, Chester County, 34.69206, -81.15953
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, York County, Rock Hill, Finley Elementary School - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- In this oral history interview, Julia Spann Long discusses her educational experiences attending Finley Elementary and High School (Chester County, South Carolina), Benedict College, majoring in English and Math, and her Master's studies at Atlanta University (now Clark Atlanta University), teaching career at H.H. Butler High School, Johnson C. Smith University, and University of South Carolina, Union, and her husband Dr. Lawrence W. Long and his pioneering efforts to establish medical care for African Americans in and around Union County, including the establishment of a hospital. Dr. Julia Spann Long was born on November 2, 1918 in Chester, South Carolina. One of nine children, she married Dr. Lawrence W. Long, a pioneer in medical services for African Americans in Union County, in 1953. Mother of two children and life-long resident of Union County, she died in 2011. Tom Crosby interviewed Dr. Julia Spann Long her residence in Union, South Carolina, on August 23, 2007. Interview covers Long's education at Finley Elementary School in the mid-1920s and at Benedict College in the early 1930s.
- Metadata URL:
- http://digital.tcl.sc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/tomcrosbystr/id/46
- 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 (48 min., 44 sec.) : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in.;1 audiocassette (48 min., 44 sec.) : stereo. ; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in.
- Original Collection:
- Tom Crosby oral history collection, 2006-2011
Long, Julia 23Aug2007 CROS 016 - Contributing Institution:
- South Caroliniana Library
- Rights:
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