Name/Title
Interview with Thomas (Tommy) Rivers [DVD]Entry/Object ID
2017.002.017Description
Interview with Thomas Pinckney Rutledge Rivers, long time Charleston resident living on the lower peninsula in the South of Broad neighborhood. Rivers recalls they joy of growing up South of Broad at 28 Gibbes St and 7 Orange Street and the change that took place over the past 80 years. His parents were both from established, long time Charleston families. Rivers grew up hunting in McClellanville and was an avid hunter his whole life. He went away to boarding school, attended Davidson College, went to medical school, joined the army, then came back to Charleston and started practicing as an OBGYN at Roper Hospital. Rivers has a lot of commentary on what the hospital was like years ago and how it has evolved since the 1960s. A particularly funny story he tells is that he delivered a baby with a dying quail in his back pocket after being called in to the hospital while hunting. He believes he has delivered 7,000 babies in Charleston over his lifetime. Rivers has fond memories of the Charleston he knew as a boy and fears what has become of the city today with new development and an influx of tourists and new residents.
Recorded as part of HCF's "Changing Neighborhoods" series, made possible by a grant from the SC Humanities Commission.
Date of interview: August 9, 2017. Interview conducted by Anne Blessing in Mrs. Blessing's home, 43 East Bay St. Leigh Moring (HCF), videographer.
1 DVD: 1:03:49
Digital files (MP3/audio and MP4/video) on MyPassport-OralHistory (external hard drive)Collection
HCF Oral History CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2017.002Source or Donor
New Library Catalog Records (2017)Acquisition Method
Found in CollectionLexicon
Search Terms
South of Broad, Lowcountry Digital Library, Changing Neighborhoods, Rivers, Thomas Pinckney Rutledge--Interviews, Neighborhoods--South Carolina--Charleston, Charleston (S.C.)--Social life and customs, Obstetricians--South Carolina--CharlestonPublication Details
Author
Rivers, ThomasSeries
Historic Charleston Foundation Oral History ProjectDate Published
2017Notes
Copy No.: 1Location
Location
Container
DVD (Videos) Box 1Shelf
AV MaterialsRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023General Notes
Note
Notes: Consent Form and transcript on Media link.
MP3 (audio) and MP4 (video) files on MyPassport hard drive.Created By
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October 5, 2017Updated By
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February 17, 2023