- Collection:
- Tom Crosby’s Rosenwald School Oral History Collection, 2006-2011
- Title:
- Agnes Burgess oral history interview, 2007 January 18
- Creator:
- Burgess, Agnes, 1914-2012,
- 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:
- 2007-01-18
- Subject:
- Women college students--South Carolina
African American teachers--South Carolina
African Americans--Social life and customs--20th century
African American schools--South Carolina--Orangeburg County--History--20th century
African Americans--Education--South Carolina--History--20th century
African Americans--South Carolina--Interviews
Claflin University--Alumni and alumnae--Interviews
Allen University--Alumni and alumnae--Interviews - People:
- Burgess, Agnes, 1914-2012--Interviews
- Location:
- United States, South Carolina, Lexington County, 33.90233, -81.27219
United States, South Carolina, Orangeburg County, Elloree, Elloree School, 33.52655, -80.58814
United States, South Carolina, Orangeburg County, Orangeburg, 33.49182, -80.85565
United States, South Carolina, Richland County, Columbia, 34.00071, -81.03481 - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- In this oral history interview, Agnes Hildebrand Wilson Burgess discusses her educational experiences at Claflin and Elloree elementary schools through her graduate work at Temple University and The Sorbonne, her outstanding achievements as an educator, and her travels to France and Kenya. Dr. Burgess was the first African-American teacher to receive the South Carolina Teacher of the Year Award. Agnes Hildebrand Wilson Burgess, an educator, was born in 1914 in Chapin, South Carolina, to Rev. Benjamin Franklin Hildebrand Sr. and Agnes Brogdon. Twice widowed, Dr. Burgess passed away October 6, 2012. Tom Crosby interviewed Agnes Burgess at her home on January 18, 2007. Interview covers Dr. Burgess' education at Claflin University (grades 1-7) and the Elloree School in the early 1920s, Allen University (high school) from 1928 to 1931, as well as at Allen University from 1932 onward.
- Metadata URL:
- http://digital.tcl.sc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/tomcrosbystr/id/89
- 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 (48 min., 05 sec.) : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in.;1 audiocassette (48 min., 05 sec.) : stereo. ; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in.
- Original Collection:
- Tom Crosby oral history collection, 2006-2011
Burgess, Agnes 18Jan2007 CROS 004 - Contributing Institution:
- South Caroliniana Library
- Rights:
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