John and Ann Vanderlee collection, 1958-1974.

Vanderlee, John, 1891-

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Leahy, Anna C., 1888-1977

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Anna C. Leahy, a retired Fort Worth high school teacher, was the director of the program for Senior Citizens Month with Senior Citizens of America in Washington, D.C. It was through her efforts that May was declared Senior Citizens Month nationwide. Leahy was named Fort Worth senior citizen of the year in 1972. From the guide to the Anna C. Leahy Papers AR76., 1954-1982, 1954-1975, (Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Library) From the description of Pa...

Joplin, Scott, 1868-1917

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Scott Joplin was born in either  1867 or 1868 or November 24, 1868 in Texarkana, Texas to a former slave and laborer and a house cleaner. Joplin received most of his music education from Julius Weiss in Texas. As a late teen he began working as a traveling musician and eventually moved to Missouri in 1894. There he became a success. While in Sedalia, Mo. local businessman John Stark purchased the rights to “Maple Leaf Rag.” When it was published in 1899, it became a sensation, and all 10,000 co...

Vanderlee, Ann Roe, d. 1974.

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