- Collection:
- Tom Crosby’s Rosenwald School Oral History Collection, 2006-2011
- Title:
- Dorothy Evans oral history interview, 2010 May 29
- Creator:
- Dorrah-Evans, Dorothy Mae Lomax, 1906-2012
- 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:
- 2010-05-29
- Subject:
- Dorrah-Evans, Dorothy Mae Lomax, 1906-2012--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, District of Columbia, Washington, Amidon-Bowen Elementary School, 38.87982, -77.01815
United States, District of Columbia, Washington, Samuel Chapman Armstrong Technical High School
United States, South Carolina, Laurens County, 34.48357, -82.00593
United States, South Carolina, Richland County, 34.0218, -80.90304
United States, South Carolina, Richland County, Columbia, Allen University, 34.01071, -81.02037 - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- In this oral history interview, Dorothy Evans discusses her educational experiences growing up in Washington, D.C., attending Amidon-Bowen Elementary and Samuel Chapman Armstrong Technical High School prior to moving to South Carolina and attending Allen University, majoring in elementary education and working in the cafeteria, living at Coppin Hall, walking to Sunday service at Bethel A.M.E., and being sent home for refusing to clean the President's office. Evans also discusses her twenty-year teaching career at Jackson High School (Camden, S.C.), Barksdale-Harnie School (Laurens County, S.C.) and Bell Street High School (Clinton, S.C.), her 1941 return to Washington, D.C. to work for the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and her observations on segregation and violence in the workplace. A second interview covers similar subject matter. Dorothy Mae Lomax Dorrah-Evans was born in Washington, D.C. on January 30, 1906, one of three children born to Adele Chapell. She died at the age of 106 on March 16, 2012. Tom Crosby interviewed Dorothy Evans at her residence in Temple Hills, Maryland, on May 29, 2010. Interview covers Evan's education at Amidon-Bowen Elementary and Samuel Chaplain Armstrong Technical High schools (of Washington, D.C.) from the early 1910s to the late 1910s and her graduation from Allen University (of Columbia, S.C.) in 1922.
- Metadata URL:
- http://digital.tcl.sc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/tomcrosbystr/id/76
- 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:
- 2 sound discs (83 min., 60 sec.) : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in.;2 audiocassettes (83 min., 60 sec.) : stereo. ; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in.
- Original Collection:
- Tom Crosby oral history collection, 2006-2011
Evans, Dorothy 29May2010 CROS 033 trk 1 of 2 - Contributing Institution:
- South Caroliniana Library
- Rights:
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