Reminiscences of Samuel J. Battle, 1960
- 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.