Items

• Smithville Community, Inc. Bylaws

  Bylaws of Smithville Community, a North Carolina Non-Profit Corporation.
• Maggie Smith Scrapbook

  A collection of newspaper clippings, photographs, and other documents assembled by Maggie Smith
• Shared Stories Vol. I

  A booklet containing fragments of interviews conducted for the oral history project "Shared Stories"
• The Trojan [1966]

  1966 Yearbook for the Torrence-Lytle High School (Huntersville, N.C.)
• The Trojan [1965]

  1965 Yearbook for the Torrence-Lytle High School (Huntersville, N.C.)
• The Trojan [1963]

  1963 Yearbook for the Torrence-Lytle High School (Huntersville, N.C.)
• The Trojan [1958]

  1958 Yearbook for the Torrence-Lytle High School (Huntersville, N.C.)
• Interview with Patricia Stinson, 2017 January 13

  Interview with Pat Stinson, conducted by Jan Blodgett on January 13, 2017.
• Interview with Vertie Torrence, 2016 March 25

  Interview with Vertie Torrence, conducted by Jan Blodgett on March 25, 2016.
• Interview with Theodore Roosevelt Wilson, 2002 September 20

  Interview with T. R. Wilson, conducted by Jan Blodgett on September 20, 2002.
• Interview with Susie Lowery

  In this interview, Susie Lowery provides insights into the experience of a Black woman growing up and working several jobs in and around Huntersville, Davidson, and Mooresville. Born in Huntersville, Ms. Lowery’s family moved several times in the area to farm for different landowners, mentioning for instance, the farms of Dr. McConnell and Mr. Caldwell. After her marriage in 1931, Ms. Lowery moved to Davidson and worked for several White faculty families, such as the Cummings or the Wilsons. She also mentions cooking at a Davidson College fraternity house until her retirement. Ms. Lowery talks about raising her own children, grandchildren and even greatgrandchildren, as well as many of the children from the families she worked for. After raising many children and see them leave, as well as dealing with her husband’s passing, she explains she had to move out from Griffith Street at a difficult time. Nonetheless, she discusses the Reeve’s Temple AME Zion and Gethsemane Baptist churches, and recalls fried fish picnics, baseball games, and other events that the church community would organize. Ms. Lowery expresses herself positively about Davidson and its people, characterizing it as quiet and kind place. She talks about businesses and entertainment in and around Davidson, and observes that at the time of the interview, many young people were leaving Davidson for a lack of jobs. Finally, she goes over some of her neighbors over time, mentioning Davidson residents such as Nancy Fairley, Brenda Tapia, Evelyn Carr, Hattie Thompson, Rosie Patterson, Dan Brown, and Mr. Graham.
• Interview with Shane Stewart, 2016 September 25

  Interview with Shane Steward, conducted by Jan Blodgett on September 25, 2016.
• Interview with Ron Potts, 2016 September 21.

  Interview with Ron Potts, conducted by Jan Blodgett on September 21, 2016.
• Interview with Peggy Rivens, 2016 November 5

  Interview with Peggy Rivens, on November 5, 2016.
• Interview with Mattie Fletcher, 2016 December 29

  Interview with Mattie Fletcher, conducted by Jan Blodgett on December 29, 2016.
• Interview with Maggie Smith, 2016 September 26

  Interview with Maggie Smith, conducted by Nancy Fairley on September 26, 2016.
• Interview with LaGretta Neal, 2016 November 5

  Interview with LaGretta Neal, conducted by Katie Marshall on November 5, 2016.
• Interview with James Raeford, 2001 January 2

  Oral history interview with James Raeford, conducted by Jan Blodgett on January 2, 2001.
• Interview with Frank Jordan, 2016 May 8

  Interview with Frank Jordan, conducted by Jan Blodgett on May 8, 2016.
• Interview with Evelyn Carr, 2002 September 4

  Oral history interview with Evelyn Carr, conducted by Jan Blodgett on September 4, 2002.
• Interview with Erving McClain, 2001 March 30

  Oral history interview with Erving McClain, conducted by Jan Blodgett on March 30, 2001.
• Interview with Dorothy Burton, 2016 November 4

  Interview with Dorothy Burton, conducted by Nancy Fairley on November 4, 2016.
• Interview with Brenda Tapia, 2017 January 5

  Interview with Brenda Tapia, conducted by Clarence Fox on January 5, 2017.
• Interview with Bee Jay Caldwell, 2016 September 8

  Oral history interview with Betty BJ Caldwell, conducted by Jan Blodgett on Thursday September 8, 2016 at the Torrence-Lytle Community Center in Huntersville, NC.
• Interview with Annie Mildred Lowery, 2003 September 16

  Oral history interview with Annie Mildred Lowery, conducted by Davidson College Library archivist Jan Blodgett on September 16, 2003.