- Collection:
- Tom Crosby’s Rosenwald School Oral History Collection, 2006-2011
- Title:
- Rosana Felder oral history interview, 2007 September 4
- Creator:
- Felder, Rosana, 1909-2012,
- 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:
- 2007-09-04
- Subject:
- Felder, Rosana, 1909-2012--Interviews
Booker T. Washington High School (Columbia, S.C.)--Alumni and alumnae--Interviews
Allen University--Alumni and alumnae--Interviews
African American teachers--South Carolina--Interviews
African Americans--Social life and customs--20th century
African American schools--South Carolina--Richland County--History--20th century
African Americans--Education--South Carolina--History--20th century
African Americans--South Carolina--Interviews - Location:
- United States, South Carolina, Richland County, 34.0218, -80.90304
United States, South Carolina, Richland County, Columbia, Allen University, 34.01071, -81.02037
United States, South Carolina, Richland County, Columbia, Booker T. Washington High School, 33.99404, -81.02565 - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- In this oral history interview, Rosana Felder discusses her educational experiences at Booker T. Washington High School (class of 1922) and Allen University (class of 1949), her teaching experiences at Swanson Elementary (Greenville County), and her time spent singing for the Allen University and Bethel A.M.E. choruses. Rosana Byrd Felder was born April 4, 1909 in Whitmire, Newberry County, South Carolina, one of five children born to Carlie Sims and Dean Barry ""DB"" Byrd. She died on February 23, 2012. Tom Crosby interviewed Rosana Felder at her residence in the Historic Waverly Community in Columbia, South Carolina, on September 4, 2007. Interview covers Felder's education at Booker T. Washington High School (of Columbia, S.C.) from the mid-1910s to the early 1920s and at Allen University in the late 1940s.
- Metadata URL:
- http://digital.tcl.sc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/tomcrosbystr/id/65
- 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 (45 min., 29 sec.) : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in.;1 audiocassette (45 min., 29 sec.) : stereo. ; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in.
- Original Collection:
- Tom Crosby oral history collection, 2006-2011
Felder, Rosana 04Sep2007 CROS 043 - Contributing Institution:
- South Caroliniana Library
- Rights:
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