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Oral history with Dr. Sam Spinks, 1997, Sept. 15
F341.5 . M57 vol. 693
Funding for this project provided by The Mississippi State Legislature, The Mississippi Humanities Council, The Mississippi Department of Archives and History, and the Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage at the University of Southern Mississippi.
This transcription of an oral history by the Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage of The University of Southern Mississippi may not be reproduced or published in any form except that quotation of short excerpts of unrestricted transcripts and the associated tape recordings is permissible providing written consent is obtained from the Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage. When literary rights have been retained by the interviewee, written permission to use the material must be obtained from both the interviewee and the Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage. Please call ( 601) 266- 4574 for more information.
Biography
Dr. Sam Spinks was born on March 19, 1921, in Henleyfield, Mississippi. His parents were Luther Spinks and Vivian Smith Spinks. He has two sisters.
Dr. Spinks attended school at Henleyfield High School, Pearl River Junior College, The University of Southern Mississippi and The University of Florida. He served in the U. S. Naval Air Force in North Africa during World War II.
His career of thirty- five years in school business consisted of serving as teacher and principal. He worked with the State Department of Education and served as superintendent of Hattiesburg Public Schools. Dr. Sprinks retired from public school service in 1985.
He is a member of the Rotary Club and a member of the University Baptist Church. He has been married to Eva Mae Spinks for fifty- five years and has two children, Kathryn Medel of Kooskia, Idaho, and Dr. Daniel Spinks of Petal, Mississippi.
Table of Contents
I. Background, growing up and college
II. Camp Shelby, Keesler, and WWII service
III. Schooling in Henleyfield and at USM
IV. First jobs teaching
V. School consolidation in Jones County
VI. Black schools in Jones and Pearl River Counties
VII. Graduate school
VIII. Curriculum development
IX. Desegregation in Hattiesburg
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Object Description
| Title | Oral history with Dr. Sam Spinks |
| Description | Oral history.; Dr. Sam Spinks was born on March 19, 1921, in Henleyfield, Mississippi. Dr. Spinks attended Henleyfield High School, Pearl River Junior College, The University of Southern Mississippi and The University of Florida. He served in the U.S. Naval Air Force in North Africa during World War II. His career of thirty-five years in school business consisted of serving as teacher and principal. He worked with the State Department of Education and served as superintendent of Hattiesburg Public Schools. Dr. Spinks retired from public school service in 1985. He is a member of the Rotary Club and a member of the University Baptist Church. He has been married to Eva Mae Spinks for fifty-five years and has two children. |
| Date of interview | 15 September 1997 |
| Interviewer | Bolton, Charles C. |
| Coverage (time period) | 1921-1997 |
| Resource type | Text |
| Format | Digital reproduction of a 39-page document. |
| Language | English |
| Publisher |
University of Southern Mississippi. Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage. University of Southern Mississippi Libraries. (electronic version) |
| Contributors | Electronic version made available through a National Leadership Grant for Libraries from the Institute for Museum and Library Services to the University of Southern Mississippi. |
| Rights | Copyright protected. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required. |
| Contributing institution | Mississippi Oral History Program of the University of Southern Mississippi. |
| Digital repository | University of Southern Mississippi Digital Collections. |
| Digital collection | Oral History. |
| File size | 373.775 KB |
| File extension | |
| Identifier | mus-coh.spinkss |
| File name | mus-coh.spinkss.pdf |
