Oral history with Rebecca D. Bryan

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Title:

Oral history with Rebecca D. Bryan

Date:

1971

Interviewee:

Bryan, Rebecca D.

Description:

Rebecca Bryan discusses memories of her life in Charleston. She mentions a contest between the fire departments, the Womens Exchange on King Street, Dixie Antique Shop, transportation as a young girl, several significant earthquakes and hurricanes, the history of her house at 110 Broad Street, the Battery as a child, her childhood schooling, the Charleston Exposition of 1901, and a story about the Charleston Light Dragoons. Audio with transcript and tape log.

Collection Title:

South Carolina Historical Society Oral Histories

Contributing Institution:

South Carolina Historical Society

Media Type:

Oral Histories

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Wister, Owen, 1860-1938, King, Mitchell, 1783-1862, Bryan, George S., 1809-1895

Topical Subject:

Tennis, Natural disasters, Schools--South Carolina, Fourth of July, Antiques business, Cable cars (Streetcars), Charleston Light Dragoons, Bridge clubs, Womens Exchanges

Geographic Subject:

Charleston (S.C.)

S.C. County:

Charleston County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

44-13 Bryan

Date Digital:

2010-05-27

Digitization Specifications:

Mp3 derivative audio created with Audacity software. Archival masters are wav files.

Internet Media Type:

audio/mpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Digital resource copyright 2010, The South Carolina Historical Society. All rights reserved. For more information contact The South Carolina Historical Society, 100 Meeting St., Charleston, SC 29405

Admin ID:

220913