Oral history interview with Ralph Matthews, 1975 May 1 / conducted by Susan Chappell.

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Oral history interview with Ralph Matthews, 1975 May 1 / conducted by Susan Chappell.

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Ralph Matthews talks about law enforcement and his role in the cleanup of crime and corruption in Phenix City, Ala. during the 1950s. He focuses on gambling, the whiskey trade, the relationship between the sheriff's office and city officials, prostitution, nightclubs, and the court cases and other results of Albert Patterson's assassination in 1954.

Typescript: 13 leaves, bound ; 29 cm.Sound recording: 1 sound cassette : analog.Sound recording: part of Track 2 on 1 sound tape reel : analog, 3 3/4 ips, 2 track ; 7 in.

Columbus State University, Simon Schwob Memorial Library

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Columbus State University, Simon Schwob Memorial Library

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Chappell, Susan

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Patterson, Albert, -1954

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Matthews, Ralph

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Ralph Matthews was born in Seale, Ala. He served as sheriff of Russell County, Ala. for 21 years, and later worked as a car salesman. From the description of Oral history interview with Ralph Matthews, 1975 May 1 / conducted by Susan Chappell. (Columbus State University). WorldCat record id: 74323004 ...