McCurdy, Julius oral history interview, November 21, 1988
Scope and Contents
Interviewed by Cliff Kuhn. Among topics discussed: Personal background; schooling; appointed county attorney; Decatur water system development; water contract between Druid Hills and the city of Atlanta; WPA; building DeKalb General Hospital; Hughes Spalding; Country O'Neal; Scott Candler; Jim Cherry as superintendent of schools; higher educational institutions located in DeKalb Country; Arthur Raper; state acquisition of Jekyll Island and Stone Mountain; Venable brothers; Stone Mountain Inn; Lester Maddox; early 1950s tax equalization program; changes in DeKalb County; the race issue in DeKalb County; Ku Klux Klan march in 1930s; DeKalb Civic League; one‑man commissioner; Wheat Williams; McCurdy as president of Savings and Loan Association; Hugh McWhorter; duplication of services between DeKalb and Atlanta; McCurdy as head of Georgia Judicial Studies Commission; Robin Harris; relationship between DeKalb County and other governments; MARTA; bond issues; black voters in DeKalb County; effect of county unit system on DeKalb; DeKalb County growth.
Dates
- Creation: November 21, 1988
Creator
- McCurdy, Julius Augustus, 1903- (Interviewee, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Oral history available for research.
Biographical Note
Julius McCurdy was a DeKalb County attorney from 1936 to 1953, and served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1944 to 1946.
Extent
2 item(s) (audio (1:32:33 duration) transcript (47 pages))
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
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