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Interviewee	Radford, Garry Hamilton
Interviewer	Hull, Gary Wayne
Title	Oral Memoirs of Garry Hamilton Radford
Interview details	Interviewed by Gary W. Hull on seven occasions, July 20, 1979 – September 8, 1979, in Waco, Texas.
Number of interviews	7
Interview Date(s)	1979
Resource Type	Interview
Format	PDF Audio
Genre	Oral histories;
Language	English;
Description, transcript	546 pages
Description, sound recordings	analog audio tape; 13.75 hr.
Collection	Waco and McLennan County
Project	Waco and McLennan County (General)
Summary	G. H. Radford was a dentist and the first black city councilman in Waco.
Sponsor	Baylor University Institute for Oral History;
Sponsor Location	Waco, TX;
Rights	http://www.baylor.edu/lib/digitization/digitalrights

Interviewee	Radford, Garry Hamilton
Interviewer	Hull, Gary Wayne
Title	Garry Hamilton Radford -- Front Matter
Interview details	Interviewed by Gary W. Hull on seven occasions, July 20, 1979 – September 8, 1979, in Waco, Texas.
Number of interviews	1
Interview Date(s)	1979
Resource Type	Interview
Format	PDF
Genre	Oral histories;
Language	English;
Description, transcript	4 pages
Collection	Waco and McLennan County
Project	Waco and McLennan County (General)
Summary	G. H. Radford was a dentist and the first black city councilman in Waco; birth; family history; early education, Kaufman and Fort Worth, Texas; education, Wiley College; treatment of blacks in Marshall; dental education Meharry Medical School; establishment of dental practice, Marlin, Texas, marriage; effects of Great Depression on Marlin and dental practice presidency, Lone Star Medical and Dental Association- division of black community in Marlin; children; organization of Negro Youth Association; civil rights in Marlin; establishment of dental practice, Mexia, Texas; move to Waco; economic conditions in Waco, World War Il; purchase of cab company; personal health; treatment of black doctors and dentists in Waco ownership of barber and tailoring schools; 1953 Waco tornado; work with Boy Scouts; segregation in Waco during 1940s; election to Waco city council; membership, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People black churches in Waco; membership, New Hope Baptist Church; integration of Waco schools; 1960s civil-rights movement in Waco attitudes towards socialized medicine; his children's education; city council meetings; decision to run for city council; service on city council; recollection of various prominent Wacoans; politics in Waco; reelection to city council; black Baptist associations; criticism received as city councilman; inner workings and conflict of Waco city council; establishment of Doris Miller Cemetery, Waco; service as Waco mayor pro-tem; influence of Economic Opportunities Advancement Corporation; extensive family history; early interest in politics; efforts to rename Elm Street as Martin Luther King Dr.; trustee, Paul Quinn College; extensive discussion on various black churches in Waco.
Sponsor	Baylor University Institute for Oral History;
Sponsor Location	Waco, TX;
Rights	http://www.baylor.edu/lib/digitization/digitalrights

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