Swift Memorial Institute

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Title

Swift Memorial Institute

Subject

African American universities and colleges; Schools

Description

Materials Associated with the late HBCU (Historically Black College and University), primary and high school, Swift Memorial Institute that operated in Rogersville, Tennessee from 1883 to 1954.

Publisher

Black in Appalachia

Date

1883-1954

Contributor

University of Tennessee, Swift Museum, William Isom II

Rights

Items can be used for private reflection and research, and not for commercial purposes.

Coverage

United States--Tennessee-Hawkins County

Collection Items

Payne, Mary Lou
Undated graduation portrait of Mary Lou Payne, Swift Junior College

Swift Memorial Institute: Interview Transcriptions
Transcribed interviews with Swift Memorial Institute Alumni & Scholars on the founding & development of Black higher education in Rogersville, Tennessee and across the state of Tennessee.
Interviewees include:
Betty Watterson-Fugate, Dr. Bobby…

Swift College Catalogue, 1900-1901
College Catalogue from late Historically Black College, Swift Memorial Institute once located in Rogersville, Tennessee and operated by the Presbyterian Church from 1883 to 1954.
Names included in this document:
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William H. Franklin,…

Dessa Edyth Parkey-Blair: Interview #2
Interview with Hancock County native, Dessa Edyth Parkey-Blair about her experiences growing up on the border of Hancock & Claiborne Counties. She details the life and work of her father, Lawrence Parkey, in the community and the development of…

Bobby Lovett
Interview with Bobby Lovett about the comprehensive history of Black education in Tennessee and the US South. From the Civil War through Reconstruction, Jim Crow to today, Dr. Lovett covers the politics and social movements that led to the…

Lester Lamon
Lester Lamon discusses the history of Black education in East Tennessee and the development of Swift Memorial Institute, then late HBCU (Historically Black College and University) that once operated in Rogersville, Tennessee.

William Dennis
Interview withWilliam Dennis about his experiences with the May Day Celebrations and associated stories of the late HBCU (Historically Black College & University) once located in Rogersville, Tennessee, Swift Memorial Institute. Interview was…

Sandy Durham
Interview with Rogersville Resident, Sandy Durham about her recollections of living in the same neighborhood as Swift Memorial Institute, the late HBCU (Historically Black College & University) once located in Rogersville, Tennessee. Interview was…

Lollie Mae McKinney-Surratt: Interview #2
Interview with Lollie Mae McKinney-Surratt about her experiences attending the late HBCU (Historically Black College & University) once located in Rogersville, Tennessee, Swift Memorial Institute. Interview was recorded at the Swift Museum in…

Lollie Mae McKinney-Surratt: Interview #1
Interview with Lollie Mae McKinney-Surratt about her experiences attending Swift Memorial Institute and Langston High School school in Johnson City, Tennessee. Interview was conducted at the "Great Golden Gathering" reunion in Sevierville, Tennessee.…
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