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Transcript of oral history interview, Hilton Head, S.C., 2000 July 14. Final copy prepared 2003 Jan. 27. Interviewed by Citadel Professor of History, David H. White. Transcript 16 p. Lawyer, Governor of S.C., ambassador, educator, Army officer,…

Interview recorded April 4-6, 2000 in South Carolina. Final copy prepared October 23, 2002. James A. Grimsley is a graduate of The Citadel’s Class of 1942 and served as President of The Citadel from 1980-1898. This interview relates to Grimsley’s…

Interview recorded July 20, 2000 in Miami, Florida. Final copy prepared January 31, 2003. Alvah Chapman was a graduate of The Citadel’s Class of 1942. He served in the Army, and was a newspaper executive. This interview relates to Chapman’s active…

Interview recorded August 16, 2000 in Charleston, S.C. Final copy prepared January 21, 2003. William M. Reynolds Jr. is a graduate of The Citadel’s Class of 1942. This interview relates to Reynolds’s active duty service from 1941-1945 as a…

Whitemarsh Smith III, Charleston native, Citadel alum, and long-time president of the Charleston Branch Pilot’s Association, has an extensive history in the waters of Charleston. In this interview, Smith dives into his experience as a Charleston…

Ruby Murray was born in Kingstree, South Carolina, and raised in St. Stephens, South Carolina. In the interview, she recalls her first day of employment at The Citadel’s Daniel Library on January 17, 1994, the same day Shannon Faulkner started taking…

Johnathan Lyon is a Dock Master at the Detyens Shipyard located in North Charleston, South Carolina. Lyon was born in 1958 in Awendaw, South Carolina, and has been employed at the shipyard since 1974 when he was 16 years old. With an extensive…

Alma López and Mario Puga were born in Mexico. In this interview, they focus on their experiences as workers. Puga tells he started working at a young age with his father and asserts children mature quickly in Mexico. As a young man, he joined his…

John Holenko is a musician from New Jersey with a master’s degree from the University of Southern California in classical guitar. In this interview, Holenko explores how his interest in music began, his journey of getting into gigging in Boston and…

Corey Clayton is a College of Charleston graduate, University of Alabama Birmingham graduate, and a member of Omega PSI Phi Fraternity, Inc., who at the time of the interview worked for Brownstone Construction Group building the International African…