- Collection:
- Tom Crosby’s Rosenwald School Oral History Collection, 2006-2011
- Title:
- Rosa Jeter oral history interview, 2007 June 14
- Creator:
- Jeter, Rosa, 1940-
- 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:
- 2007-06-14
- Subject:
- Jeter, Rosa, 1940---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, McBeth Elementary School
United States, South Carolina, Newberry County, Whitmire, Tinker Creek Elementary School
United States, South Carolina, Sumter County, 33.91617, -80.38232
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, Rosa Jeter discusses her educational experiences at Tinker Creek Elementary, McBeth Elementary, and Sims High schools in Union County, South Carolina, commenting specifically on school lunches, closings, study habits, and her walking several miles to school. Jeter also discusses her husband Frank Jeter and his work for the federal government, which enabled their family to live abroad for several years in Mexico, the Philippines, and Crete. One of 11 children, Rosa Savage Jeter was born in 1940, in Union County, South Carolina. Tom Crosby interviewed Rosa Jeter on June 14, 2007. Interview covers Jeter's education at Tinker Creek and McBeth Elementary Schools (of the town of Whitmire, S.C.) from the late 1940s to the mid-1950s and at Sims High School from 1955 to 1959.
- Metadata URL:
- http://digital.tcl.sc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/tomcrosbystr/id/69
- 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 (46 min., 20 sec.) : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in.;1 audiocassette (46 min., 20 sec.) : stereo. ; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in.
- Original Collection:
- Tom Crosby oral history collection, 2006-2011
Jeter, Rosa 14Jun2007 CROS 011 - Contributing Institution:
- South Caroliniana Library
- Rights:
-
