- Collection:
- Tom Crosby’s Rosenwald School Oral History Collection, 2006-2011
- Title:
- Jean Hopkins oral history interview, 2009 May 7
- Creator:
- Hopkins, Jean, 1931-
- 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:
- 2009-05-07
- Subject:
- Hopkins, Jean, 1931---Interviews
Waverly Graded School (Columbia, S.C.)--Students--Interviews
African American nurses--Employment--South Carolina
Midwifery--South Carolina
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, Booker T. Washington High School, 33.99404, -81.02565
United States, South Carolina, Richland County, Columbia, Columbia Hospital School of Nursing
United States, South Carolina, Richland County, Columbia, Mills Creek AME School
United States, South Carolina, Richland County, Columbia, USC School of Nursing
United States, South Carolina, Richland County, Columbia, Waverly Elementary School - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- In this oral history interview, Jean Sanders Hopkins discusses her educational experiences at Mill Creek A.M.E. Church and Waverly School in Columbia, South Carolina, addresses internal racism among African-American teachers and students, her ground-breaking hire as one of the first African-American nurses at Dorn Veterans Hospital (Columbia, South Carolina) and her position as a member of the Board of Trustees of Palmetto Richland Hospital. Jean Sanders Hopkins was born 1931 in Pin Cushion, Richland County, South Carolina. Child of Lucy Taylor Sanders and Henry Mack Sanders, she was reared by her maternal great grandmother, Charlotte Taylor, and her maternal grandfather, Robert ""Sudie"" Taylor. Tom Crosby interviewed Jean Hopkins in her office at the Carolina School for Inquiry in Columbia, South Carolina, on May 7, 2009. Interview covers Hopkins' education at Mills Creek AME School (preschool) from 1935 to 1937, Waverly Elementary School (grades 1-6) from 1937 to 1942, booker T. Washington High School from 1943 to 1947, the Columbia Hospital School of Nursing from 1950 to 1953, and at the USC School of Nursing rom 1972 to 1976. All schools were located in Columbia, S.C.
- Metadata URL:
- http://digital.tcl.sc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/tomcrosbystr/id/78
- 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., 04 sec.) : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in.;1 audiocassette (45 min., 04 sec.) : stereo. ; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in.
- Original Collection:
- Tom Crosby oral history collection, 2006-2011
Hopkins, Jean 07May2009 CROS 026 - Contributing Institution:
- South Caroliniana Library
- Rights:
-
