Speakers-Betty Plisco, Vennie Deas-Moore

Audio Quality-Good

Location-Lunney Museum in Seneca, SC

**Note** Ms. Plisco is a Caucasian. At the time of this interview she was Director of the Lunney Museum in Seneca, SC. The museum is in the former home of Dr. and Mrs. William J. Lunney. Dr. Lunney was a pharmacist in Seneca, SC. The home was built in 1909 and houses period antiques as well as artifacts from all over Oconee County, SC. The home was transferred to Oconee County for preservation in 1970; the property is on the National Register.

Side 1

00:05--Plisco gives a brief history of the museum, its funding, and the types of antiques and artifacts in the collection before detailing the history of the Lunney family. She mentions that a local black named Bertha Strickland was a domestic employee of the Lunney family for some 40 years. Many of the prized Lunney antiques were passed down to the Strickland family. Plisco suggests that the tradition of white's passing down possessions to their domestic workers may have been quite prevalent. She also makes a comment that more could be done with issues related to awareness regarding the accomplishments of the local black community in regards to Seneca Junior College. Plisco describes several artifacts associated with Seneca Junior College while Deas-Moore takes photographs.

31:40--Audio ends.

Side 2

00:10--Deas-Moore takes photographs as Plisco continues a short tour through the Lunney Museum.

2:43--Audio ends.