Oral history interview with Wilkes T. Thrasher, Jr. [audio recording and transcript]

Title: Oral history interview with Wilkes T. Thrasher, Jr. [audio recording and transcript]
Description: Wilkes Terrance Thrasher, Jr. (23 Jul 1921-14 Dec 1984), chancery court judge, discusses facets of both his own political career and that of his father, Wilkes T. Thrasher, Sr. which spanned from 1924-1960; describes the operation of the county government in its county council/manager (post-1941) and county court/judge (pre-1941) forms; describes political practices of the county court era, including the buying of poll taxes, use of the chain ballot, etc.
Interviewee: Thrasher, Wilkes T. (Wilkes Terrance), 1921-1984
Interviewer: Bradley, Norman, 1913-2004
Extent: 1 audiocassette (1 hour 20 minutes); 1 transcript (37 pages)
Collection: Chattanooga Public Library Oral History Collection
Subject: Elections -- Tennessee -- Hamilton County; Tennessee -- Hamilton County -- Politics and government; Judges -- Tennessee -- Hamilton County; Thrasher, Wilkes T. (Wilkes Terrance), 1921-1984
Rights: No Copyright
Bibliographic Citation: Oral History Collection. Chattanooga Public Library.
Relation: Index to the Oral History Collection
Identifier: OHP 40
Type: Sound; Text
Language: English

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