Interview with Gwen O'Looney, Part 1, November 14, 2014Collection: Athens Oral History Project |
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Description
Gwendolyn Ingram O’Looney grew up on St. Simon’s Island, graduated from the University of Georgia, and has worked in human service positions throughout her career. In this interview, she talks about her public service career in local politics, as a city council member and two-term mayor of Athens-Clarke County. She describes issues affecting Athens during the 1980s, as well as the race relations and women and minority representation at the time. O’Looney discusses the city-county unification process that created Athens-Clarke County, its ramifications, and her involvement in carrying out consolidation in her role as mayor.
Date
2014-11-14
Identifier
RBRL361AOHP-004
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Duration
132 minutes
Citation
Gwen O'Looney and Betsy Bean, “Interview with Gwen O'Looney, Part 1, November 14, 2014,” UGA Special Collections Libraries Oral Histories, accessed November 5, 2024, https://georgiaoralhistory.libs.uga.edu/RBRL361AOHP/RBRL361AOHP-004.