Letitia J. Byrd Papers 1970-2004

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Letitia J. Byrd Papers 1970-2004

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Letitia J. Byrd is an African-American local community leader and a counselor for Huron High School in the Ann Arbor Public School system. She is also very involved with other Ann Arbor community organizations. This collection includes photographs, professional correspondence, and documents recording her involvement with numerous local organizations and with the Ann Arbor School System.

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Ann Arbor Public Schools

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Administrative offices of the public school system of Ann Arbor, Michigan. From the description of Ann Arbor Public Schools records, 1838-1976. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34423133 From the description of Ann Arbor Public Schools records, 1833-1994 (bulk 1838-1976). (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 85778138 The first 'school' in Washtenaw County was an outdoor school held in the summer of 1825 near Platt Road, eventually r...

Byrd, Letitia J.

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Letitia Byrd was born in Bluefield, W.Va. She received her Bachelor's of Science in Music Education and Business Administration from Bluefield State College, Bluefield, W.Va. and earned her Master's in Guidance and Counseling from Eastern Michigan University. In 1966, she married David R. Byrd, architect. The couple settled in Michigan where she became the first African American teacher at Forsyth Junior High in Ann Arbor. Later, she became a Huron High School Counselor. Outside of ...