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Object ID number |
2013.30.02 |
Title |
Richard Nicholson Oral History 2 |
Date |
2012 May 3 |
Scope & Content |
This the second oral history interview with Richard Nicholson. In this interview, Nicholson discusses his mother's experiences of working for Travelers Insurance Company in Hartford, CT, and the biases that the company's management appeared to have against Democrats. He discusses Connecticut state and local Democratic Party politics, and the influence of politics on infrastructure developments in South Windsor and the surrounding area during Nicholson's lifetime, including roads, bridges, and flood-control projects. He also discusses South Windsor's African American population, including the harsh living conditions of black brickyard workers. |
Orgnaizational or Biographical History |
Richard Nicholson was born on October 2, 1948, and grew up on King Street (now North King Street) in South Windsor, CT. His parents were both children of Irish immigrants, grew up in farming families, and ran a tobacco farm. He attended Union School through eighth grade and then went to East Catholic High School in Manchester, CT. Nicholson received a bachelor's degree from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA, and a law degree from the University of Connecticut. He spent his career as a tax lawyer in the private and public sector, becoming Commissioner of Taxes for the State of CT from 2010 to 2011. |
Creator |
Nicholson, Richard |
Other Creators |
Macro, Anthony |
Collection |
Oral History Collection |
Interviewer |
Macro, Anthony |
Interview date |
2012-05-03 |
People |
Arnold, Rudy Bailey, John Buckland, Clint Donnelly, Tom Eisenhower, Dwight D. Ferguson, Kelsey Havens, Ed Hoover, Herbert, Kennedy, John F. Lieberman, Joseph Milner, Thurman Murray, Barbara Murray, Bobby Nicholson, Annie Fahey Nicholson, Thomas Edward O'Neill, William A. Odlum, Harry Roosevelt, Franklin D. Smith, Al Stevenson, Adlai E. |
Subjects |
African Americans Brick industry Dikes (Engineering) Farming Floods Great Depression Infrastructure Roads Travelers Insurance Companies |
Search Terms |
1938 Hurricane and Flood Bissell Bridge Brickyards Capital Region Council of Government East Windsor Hill Hartford-Brainard Airport Highways Pleasant Valley School Pola Family Union District School Wood Memorial Library |