- Collection:
- Tom Crosby’s Rosenwald School Oral History Collection, 2006-2011
- Title:
- Howard Jeter oral history interview, 2009 October 11
- Creator:
- Jeter, Howard F., 1947-
- 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:
- 2009-10-11
- Subject:
- Jeter, Howard F., 1947---Interviews
Morehouse College (Atlanta, Ga.)--Alumni and alumnae--Interviews
Ambassadors--United States--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, Union County, 34.68928, -81.61942
United States, South Carolina, Union County, Union, McBeth Elementary School
United States, South Carolina, Union County, Union, Poplar Grove School, 34.63125, -81.54066
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, Howard F. Jeter discusses his educational experiences at Poplar Grove and McBeth Elementary, being the 1964 valedictorian of Sims High School, Morehouse College years, majoring in political science with minors in economics and French, the Merrill Study Travel Program/ Institute of European Studies, graduate work at Johns Hopkins University, and various assigned diplomatic positions to Africa, including stints as the U.S. Ambassador to Botswana (1983-1986) and Nigeria (2000-2003). Howard F. Jeter was born on March 6, 1947, one of three children born to Emma Mattocks and James Walter Jeter, Jr. of Santuck, South Carolina. Tom Crosby interviewed Howard Jeter on October 11, 2009. Interview covers Jeter's education at Poplar Grove and McBeth Elementary Schools in the mid-1950s and at Sims High School from 1960 to 1964.
- Metadata URL:
- http://digital.tcl.sc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/tomcrosbystr/id/77
- 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 (33 min., 19 sec.) : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in.;1 audiocassette (33 min., 19 sec.) : stereo. ; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in.
- Original Collection:
- Tom Crosby oral history collection, 2006-2011
Jeter, Howard F. 11Oct2009 CROS 040 - Contributing Institution:
- South Caroliniana Library
- Rights:
-
