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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
Creator
Hunt, Irene Elizabeth Stephens, 1910-2008, interviewee
Contributor
Wright, Christina, interviewer
Weinstein, Elizabeth, Contributor
Date (Text)
2004-02-13
Place of Creation
Charlotte, North Carolina
Publisher
J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Extent
1 audio file (41:03) : digital, MP3 + 1 transcript (28 pages : PDF)
Biographical/Historical Note
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.
Other Identifiers
Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:1771
System Control No.
BB-HU0007
Subject (Person)
Hunt, Irene Elizabeth Stephens, 1910-2008
Subject (Corporate)
Rockwell Rosenwald School (Mecklenburg County, N.C.)
Subject (Topic)
African American elementary schools
Education, Rural
Teachers
Students
Segregation in education
African Americans--Segregation
Geographic Coverage
North Carolina--Charlotte
North Carolina--Charlotte--Derita
North Carolina--Mecklenburg County
South Carolina--Gaffney
Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
Subject (Occupation)
Elementary school principals
Subject (Date)
1910-2000
Type
Audio
Format
spoken word
Interviews
Oral histories
Language
English
Usage Statement
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Copyright Holder
This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Record Appears in
Oral History Collections > The Era Before Brown v. Board of Education
Internet Mime Type
audio/mpeg
Location of Original
J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Reproduction Note
MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV production master file. Interview originally recorded on minidisc and digitized using a Digidesign 003 rack.
2008-07-17

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