Erma Henderson papers, 1972-1993

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Erma Henderson papers, 1972-1993

Papers mainly contain materials concerned Henderson's activity on the Detroit City Council.

8 linear ft. (16 boxes, 1 large manuscript)

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Wayne State University

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Henderson, Erma, 1917-

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Detroit City Council's first African American, Erma Henderson served as president of the Council from 1978-1989. Erma Henderson was born in Pensacola, Florida in 1917. When she was two years old her family relocated to Detroit. She attended the Detroit Public Schools and was later educated at the Detroit Institute of Technology, Wayne County Community College, and the University of Michigan. She received her Masters Degree in Social Work at Wayne State University. Ms. He...

Detroit (Mich.). City Council

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