Browse Items (1 total) Tags: aldermen Browse All Browse by Tag Search Items Sort by: Title Creator Date Added Thomas W. Samuels' Oral History This is the oral history of Thomas W. Samuels. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell in November 1980. The interview includes what Decatur was like in 1914, changes that happened in Decatur over the years, and his time as a lawyer. Tags: 1980, aldermen, author, Betty Turnell, book, Carrolton IL, changes to Decatur, Charles C. LeForgee, Decatur IL, Decatur in 1914, East St. Louis High School, Fire Department, Harvard, Human Relations Commission, interview, Lake Decatur, law school, lawyer, Lawyer in Action, LeForgee Vail and Miller, Macon County Tuberculosis Sanatarium, November 1980, oral history, race relations, recording, Samuels Miller Schroeder Jackson & Sly, Staley Company, Staley Viaduct, Streetcars, tax law, Thomas W. Samuels, University of Illinois, World War I
