Wilson, Joe Mack, 1919-1993
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1919 - 1993
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Joe Mack Wilson oral history interview, April 1, 1988
Item — Othertype Oral History: Series Series A: ; Series Series B:; Series I; Series II; Series III; Series IV
Identifier: Wilson, JM_19880401_P1988-16
Scope and Contents
Interviewed by Thomas Allan Scott. Among topics discussed: Family background; early family homes; education; successful students; ditch digging; quality of Marietta education; teacher salary; FHA mortgages; WPA jobs; effect of the Depression; hitchhiking to Atlanta; Wilson family business; family history; interest in city politics; 1959 Marietta mayoral race; Red Atherton; campaigning; power within Cobb County and the press; C. W. Barmlett; Sam Welsch; Rip Blair; Jimmy Carmichael; 1960...
Dates:
April 1, 1988