- Collection:
- Tom Crosby’s Rosenwald School Oral History Collection, 2006-2011
- Title:
- Willie Mae Kelly oral history interview, 2007 July 18
- Creator:
- Kelly, Willie Mae, 1925-2009
- 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:
- 2007-07-18
- Subject:
- Kelly, Willie Mae, 1925-2009--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, Newberry County, Whitmire, Tinker Creek Elementary School
United States, South Carolina, Union County, 34.68928, -81.61942
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, Willie Mae Kelly, discusses her educational experiences at Tinker Creek Elementary School in Union County, South Carolina, its physical layout, teachers and coaches at Sims High School, combined-grade classes and activities such as recess games, cake walks, spelling bees, and exchanging letters with students at nearby Poplar Grove School, challenges faced walking to school, favorite subjects and activities including clubs and sports, especially basketball. More broadly, she addresses the importance and role of education, including her own decision not to attend college and the decisions of her sister, who became a teacher, and her husband, also present during the interview, who enlisted in the U.S. Army. Willie Mae Jeter Kelly was born 1925 to Mary Peake and Clayton Jeter in Santuck, South Carolina, one of ten children. Tom Crosby interviewed Willie Mae Kelly at her residence in Santuck, South Carolina, on July 18, 2007. Interview covers Kelly's education at Tinker Creek Elementary School (of the town of Whitmire, S.C.) in the 1930s and at Sims High School from 1944 to 1947.
- Metadata URL:
- http://digital.tcl.sc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/tomcrosbystr/id/61
- 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 (34 min., 32 sec.) : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in.;1 audiocassette (34 min., 32 sec.) : stereo. ; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in.
- Original Collection:
- Tom Crosby oral history collection, 2006-2011
Kelly, Willie Mae (Jeter) 18Jul2007 CROS 015 - Contributing Institution:
- South Caroliniana Library
- Rights:
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