Thomas L. Camp oral history interview, 1993 Dec. 6 | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:The collection consists of an oral history interview with Tom Camp on December 6, 1993 in which he discusses his childhood and family background; "boll weevil depression"; education; early career in education; 1962 congressional election; congressional aid to Leslie J. Steele, 1927-1929; George Washington Law School; marriage to Gladys Humphreys; aid to Congressman Robert Ramspeck, 1929-1944; merger of Campbell County with Fulton County 1932; abolition of county unit system; Social Security legislation; Ramspeck and Air Transport Association; Camp's work with Railroad Association of Georgia; 1946 congressional election, role of Ashby Street bloc; Camp's residence in Atlanta; appointment to Fulton County Commission, 1947-1957; judge in Atlanta Municipal Court 1957-1965, Chief Justice 1966-1980; merger of criminal and civil courts into Fulton State court 1977; city improvement plan; actions of Fulton County Commission during Camp's tenure; expressway bond; parks; Grady Hospital; Camp and Boyd law firm; Witham bank case; Atlanta Law School; Lily Camp; Mayor Hartsfield; Buford Dam; jails; juvenile court; Atlanta law firms; and Calvin Coolidge