Name
Battle, Samuel J., 1883-1966 (Interviewee)
Kelly, John K (Interviewer)
Title
Reminiscences of Samuel J. Battle, 1960
Abstract
Childhood and education; first Black policeman in Manhattan; lieutenant and first Black Parole Commissioner; race riots in Harlem; impressions of Eleanor Roosevelt, Mayors James Walker, Fiorello La Guardia, and William O'Dwyer, and other New York City political figures
Collection Name
Individual interviews oral history collection
Subjects
Parole officers--New York (State); African American police--New York (State); Police--New York (State); African Americans--Social conditions; New York (N.Y.) Politics and government 20th century; Battle, Samuel J., 1883-1966
Format
oral histories
Genre
Interviews
Date
1960
Physical Description
60 pages
Note
Interviewed by John K. Kelly
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Catalog Record
15003524
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-g9s8-jc68
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.