Oral history with Tom and Hermina Waring

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Title:

Oral history with Tom and Hermina Waring

Date:

1983

Interviewee:

Waring, Tom

Description:

Tom Waring discusses the history of Charleston, particularly the population growth in surrounding cities such as North Charleston in the first part of the twentieth century, its designation as the “Holy City,” poverty following the Civil War, the increase in employment during World War I, and the subsequent influx of newcomers to Charleston during World War II. Waring concludes the interview with a local Gullah Story. Hermina Waring discusses the legend behind her family’s silver service. 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:

News and Courier (Charleston, S.C.)
Snowden, Yates, 1858-1933
Waring, Tom

Topical Subject:

Gullah dialect, World War II, Poverty, World War I, Population growth, and Civil War, U. S., 1861-1865

Geographic Subject:

Charleston (S.C.), Cooper River (S.C.), and North Charleston (S.C.)

S.C. County:

Charleston County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

44-30-01 Waring

Date Digital:

2010-07-17

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 29410

Admin ID:

220919