Title
Griffin, Walter A. (Honorable)
Tape # 295 Griffin, Walter A. Honorable
Born: 1901
Occupation: Politician and grocer
Ethnic Background: Irish
Comments: Interviewed by Phil Laudani. See Video Tape #V43. Also CTV 3 interview with John Corliss re: the late Sen. Wm. Wall included on tape. Lawrence Clerk of District Court has access to court file on strike (1931), names of those arrested. Rec. by Daniel Downey
Summary: Narrator participated, as a fifth grader, in the 1912 God and Country Parade; ran his father's market after dropping out of Villanova University, Liscensing Commissioner in 1928. Walter was the Mayor of Lawrence (1933); discussion of his career and the depression years. Four term mayor - til 1941.
Collection
Lawrence History Center Oral History Collection
Date (created)
1993-04-29