- Collection:
- Tom Crosby’s Rosenwald School Oral History Collection, 2006-2011
- Title:
- Willie Jefferson oral history interview, 2006 December 11
- Creator:
- Jefferson, Willie M., 1927? -
- 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:
- 2006-12-11
- Subject:
- Jefferson, Willie M.--Interviews
Booker T. Washington High School (Columbia, S.C.)--Faculty--Interviews
Mayesville Institute (Mayesville, S.C.)--Alumni and alumnae--Interviews
Allen University--Alumni and alumnae--Interviews
African American school administrators--South Carolina--Interviews
African Americans--Social life and customs--20th century
African American schools--South Carolina--Sumter County--History--20th century
African Americans--Education--South Carolina--History--20th century
African Americans--South Carolina--Interviews - Location:
- United States, South Carolina, Richland County, Columbia, Allen University, 34.01071, -81.02037
United States, South Carolina, Sumter County, 33.91617, -80.38232
United States, South Carolina, Sumter County, Mayesville, Mayesville Institute - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- In this oral history interview, Willie M. Jefferson discusses his educational experiences at Mayesville Institute in Mayesville, South Carolina, the school's 160 acre farm, classes in blacksmithing, masonry, carpentry, graduating in 1946, attending Allen University, teaching at Booker T. Washington High School in Columbia, becoming principal at Dennis High School and Mt. Pleasant High School (both in Lee County), and later becoming an Assistant Superintendent. Willie M. Jefferson was born in 1927. Tom Crosby interviewed Willie Jefferson on December 11, 2006. Interview covers Jefferson's education at the Mayesville Institute from the mid 1930s until 1943 and at Allen University (Columbia, S.C.) from 1943 to 1946.
- Metadata URL:
- http://digital.tcl.sc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/tomcrosbystr/id/66
- 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 (69 min., 59 sec.) : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in.;1 audiocassette (69 min., 59 sec.) : stereo. ; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in.
- Original Collection:
- Tom Crosby oral history collection, 2006-2011
Jefferson, William 11Dec2006 CROS 001 - Contributing Institution:
- South Caroliniana Library
- Rights: