Irene Elizabeth Hunt oral history interview, 2004 February 13

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Irene Elizabeth Hunt describes her early life growing up in Gaffney, South Carolina during the early twentieth century and the great importance of education to her family. Topics include helping to educate her siblings; memories of one of her favorite teachers, Mrs. Littlejohn; her educational experiences at Barber-Scotia College, Johnson C. Smith University, and the University of Pittsburgh; and her career as a teacher at Rockwell Rosenwald School in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina beginning in the 1940s.

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Title: Irene Elizabeth Hunt oral history interview, 2004 February 13
Interviewee: Hunt, Irene Elizabeth Stephens, 1910-2008
Interviewer: Wright, Christina
Contributor: Weinstein, Elizabeth
Place of Publication: Charlotte, North Carolina
Publisher: J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Date of Interview: 2004-02-13
Physical Description: 1 audio file (41:03) : digital, MP3 + 1 transcript (28 pages : PDF)
Object Type: sound recording-nonmusical
Genre: spoken word
Language: eng
Interviewee Biography: Irene Elizabeth Hunt was a 94-year-old woman at the time of interview, which took place in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was born in Gaffney, South Carolina in 1910. She was educated at Barber-Scotia College and Johnson C. Smith University, and received her Master's in Education at the University of Pittsburgh. She was employed as a principal and teacher at Rockwell Rosenwald School. She also taught in schools in South Carolina, and at Torrence Lytle School and Shamrock Gardens Elementary School in Charlotte.
Abstract: Irene Elizabeth Hunt describes her early life growing up in Gaffney, South Carolina during the early twentieth century and the great importance of education to her family. Topics include helping to educate her siblings; memories of one of her favorite teachers, Mrs. Littlejohn; her educational experiences at Barber-Scotia College, Johnson C. Smith University, and the University of Pittsburgh; and her career as a teacher at Rockwell Rosenwald School in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina beginning in the 1940s.
Digital Object Notes: MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV production master file. Interview originally recorded on minidisc and digitized using a Digidesign 003 rack.
Interviewee Occupations: Elementary school principals
Teachers
Subjects--Names: Hunt, Irene Elizabeth Stephens, 1910-2008
Subjects--Organizations: Rockwell Rosenwald School (Mecklenburg County, N.C.)
Subjects--Topics: African American elementary schools
Education, Rural
Teachers
Students
Segregation in education
African Americans--Segregation
Subjects--Geographic: North Carolina--Charlotte
North Carolina--Charlotte--Derita
North Carolina--Mecklenburg County
South Carolina--Gaffney
Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
Subjects--Genre: Interviews
Oral histories
Coverage--Dates: 1910-2000
Digital Collection Title: The era before Brown v. Board of Education
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This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Internet Media Type: audio/mpeg
Identifier: BB-HU0007

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