by harri7ka | Apr 27, 2018 | Oral History, Uncategorized
DescriptionTranscriptTranscript (PDF)Downloads Records the reminiscences of Elon Rhodes, a lifelong resident of Harrisonburg, VA. Recounts his early family life and his experiences as a student in Lucy Simms’ first grade class at the Effinger Street School (ca....
by harri7ka | Apr 26, 2018 | Oral History, Uncategorized
DescriptionTranscriptTranscript (PDF)Downloads Records the reminiscences of Edgar Johnson, Wilhelmina Johnson, and Louise Winston, three former students of Lucy Simms at the Effinger Street School. Describes Simms’ teaching style and her standing in the...
by harri7ka | Apr 25, 2018 | Oral History, Uncategorized
DescriptionTranscriptTranscript (PDF)Downloads Records the reminiscences of Carlotta Newman Harris, who was a neighbor and student of Lucy Simms in the early 20th century. Recounts her early family life and her experiences as a student in Simms’ first grade...
by harri7ka | Apr 24, 2018 | Oral History, Uncategorized
DescriptionTranscriptTranscript (PDF)Downloads Records the reminiscences of Ellen Walker, who purchased and renovated Lucy Simms’ Harrisonburg house in 1997. Describes her childhood and school experiences in Charlottesville, VA., in the 1950s and 1960s, during...
by harri7ka | Apr 23, 2018 | Oral History, Uncategorized
Background materials include a background paper by Wondwossen Getachew, with a brief biography of Lucy Simms, African American educator from Harrisonburg, Va. Included and digitized here are photos of Lucy Simms and her students, with one particular image dated in...
