Oral history interview with Leah James [audio recording and transcript]

Title: Oral history interview with Leah James [audio recording and transcript]
Description: Leah Harriet James (29 Jul 1904-5 Feb 2011), Executive Director of Chattanooga's Family Service Agency, 1944-1966, recalls education, jobs, background in social work; relates beginnings, changes and growth in programs and services offered by FSA, including those pertaining to adoption, mental health, and literacy development; discusses her work in the fight for a state adoption law and for better racial justice through the establishment of the Community Relations Conference during the civil rights movement of the 1960s.
Interviewee: James, Leah, 1904-2011
Interviewer: Bradley, Norman, 1913-2004
Extent: 2 audiocassettes (1 hour 45 minutes); 1 transcript (31 pages)
Collection: Chattanooga Public Library Oral History Collection
Subject: Civil Rights -- Tennessee -- Chattanooga; Family Service Agency of Chattanooga, Inc.; Family social work -- Tennessee -- Chattanooga; Public welfare -- Tennessee -- Chattanooga; Adoption -- Law and legislation -- Tennessee; Social workers -- Tennessee -- Chattanooga; James, Leah, 1904-2011
Rights: No Copyright
Bibliographic Citation: Oral History Collection. Chattanooga Public Library.
Relation: Index to the Oral History Collection
Identifier: OHP 14
Type: Sound; Text
Language: English

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