- Collection:
- Tom Crosby’s Rosenwald School Oral History Collection, 2006-2011
- Title:
- Kenneth Alston oral history interview, 2009 May 15
- Creator:
- Alston, Kenneth, 1951-
- 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:
- 2009-05-15
- Subject:
- Alston, Kenneth, 1951---Interviews
Allen University--Faculty--Interviews
Benedict College--Faculty--Interviews
University of South Carolina--Faculty--Interviews
Allen University--Alumni and alumnae--Interviews
Howard University--Alumni and alumnae
Friendship Junior College (Rock Hill, S.C.)
African American teachers--South Carolina--Interviews
African American chemists--United States--Interviews
African Americans--Social life and customs--20th century
African American schools--South Carolina--York County--History--20th century
African Americans--Education--South Carolina--History--20th century
African Americans--South Carolina--Interviews - Location:
- United States, South Carolina, York County, 34.97475, -81.18442
United States, South Carolina, York County, Rock Hill, Emmett Scott High School
United States, South Carolina, York County, Rock Hill, West End Elementary School - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- In this oral history interview, Kenneth Alston discusses his educational experiences at West End Elementary and Emmett Scott High School (York County, South Carolina), Friendship Junior College (Rock Hill, South Carolina), St. Augustine's College (Raleigh, North Carolina), and Howard University, from which he earned his doctorate in chemistry. Alston describes his time spent with the National Institute of Health where he worked under two Nobel Prize winning chemists, Christian B. Anfinsen and Max Ferdinand Perutz, and his teaching career at Allen University, Benedict College, and the University of South Carolina. Dr. Kenneth Alston, an educator and research chemist, was born in Rock Hill, South Carolina in 1951, and has four siblings. Tom Crosby interviewed Dr. Kenneth Alston at his office on the campus of Allen University, Columbia, South Carolina, on May 15, 2009. Interview covers Alston's education at West End Elementary School (of Rock Hill, S.C.) from 1958 to 1964 and at Emmett Scott High School (of Rock Hill, S.C.) from 1965 to 1969.
- Metadata URL:
- http://digital.tcl.sc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/tomcrosbystr/id/63
- 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 (51 min., 38 sec.) : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in.;1 audiocassette (51 min., 38 sec.) : stereo. ; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in.
- Original Collection:
- Tom Crosby oral history collection, 2006-2011
Alston, Kenneth 15May2009 CROS 042 - Contributing Institution:
- South Caroliniana Library
- Rights:
-
