Interview with Annie Mildred Lowery, 2003 September 16

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OHI-0093: Interview with Annie Mildred Lowery

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Scope and Contents

In this interview Annie Mildred Lowery talks about her life in Davidson throughout the years and her deep involvement with the community. She gives valuable accounts about the beginnings of Town Day and the Community Development club, which later turned into the Piedmont Development Club. Lowery also mentions the William Werthis Club and other community members such as Reverend Pritchett and Ms. Maggie Smith. She similarly discusses many efforts to offer recreational activities for the Black youth of Davidson. After lightly going over her Torrence family tree. Lowery talks about the issue of non-integrated spaces in Davidson, and her personal experience working for fraternities on campus for over 30 years as well as raising children in the context of the 1950s and 1960s.

Dates

Creation: 2003 September 16

Creator

Lowery, Annie Mildred (Annie Mildred Mayhew), 1928- (Interviewee, Person)
Blodgett, Jan, 1954- (Interviewer, Person)
Davidson College. Archives and Special Collections (Producer, Organization)
Davidson College (Publisher, Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

This interview is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

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