- Collection:
- Tom Crosby’s Rosenwald School Oral History Collection, 2006-2011
- Title:
- Jimmie Sims oral history interview, 2007 July 10
- Creator:
- Sims, Jimmie, 1922-2011
- 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:
- 2007-07-10
- Subject:
- Sims, Jimmie, 1922-2011--Interviews
Sims High School (Union, S.C.)--Alumni and alumnae--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, Union County, 34.68928, -81.61942
United States, South Carolina, Union County, Union, Beaty Bridge School, 34.5868, -81.58871
United States, South Carolina, Union County, Union, Carem Elementary School
United States, South Carolina, Union County, Union, McBeth Grammar School, 34.70708, -81.6176
United States, South Carolina, Union County, Union, Poplar Grove School, 34.63125, -81.54066
United States, South Carolina, Union County, Union, Sims High School, 34.70097, -81.6101 - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- In this oral history interview, Jimmie Sims discusses his educational experiences in Union, South Carolina at McBeth, Carem, Poplar Grove, Beaty Bridge and Sims High School, being drafted into the United States Army, attending the Tuskegee Institute graduating with a degree in nutritional dietetics, field trips to Charleston, South Carolina, and Asheville, North Carolina, social clubs, organizations and sports activities at Sims High School. Jimmie Sims was born in 1922 to Ellen Lyles and Willie Arthur Sims. Tom Crosby interviewed Jimmie Sims at his residence on July 10, 2007. Interview covers Sims' education at McBeth Elementary, Carem Elementary, Poplar Grove, and Beaty Bridge Elementary Schools in the 1930s and at Sims High School from 1940 to 1943.
- Metadata URL:
- http://digital.tcl.sc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/tomcrosbystr/id/53
- 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 (38 min., 54 sec.) : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in.;1 audiocassette (38 min., 54 sec.) : stereo. ; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in.
- Original Collection:
- Tom Crosby oral history collection, 2006-2011
Sims, Jimmie 10Jul2007 CROS 014 - Contributing Institution:
- South Caroliniana Library
- Rights: