Oral History Interview, 06/1996

Approximately 70-75 minutes

Simms talks about her writing process for A Chalk and Chalkboard Career in Carolina and how she came up with the various chapters, specifically the ones focusing on her students. Additionally, she provides detail about publishing her three works. Simms discusses her master's thesis. She provides information about her teaching career and some of the challenges that faced women teachers during the 1930s and 1940s. Furthermore, she gives her perspective on the attitudes of African-American students at Charleston High School. Simms gives a brief history of the beginning of Zion Presbyterian Church in Charleston, why Zion merged with Olivet in 1959, and of the Zion-Olivet Scroll.