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Penson, Merryll

 Person

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Merryll Penson School Board Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MC 78
Scope and Contents This collection is arranged into two series. The first covers her activities as a member of the board of the Muscogee County School District (MCSD). Among the issues that the school board had to contend with during her tenure were: the change from appointed to elected school boards, the murder of Superintendent John Burns and choosing his successor, on-going desegregation lawsuits and the re-segregation of the public schools in the county. Series 2 covers her activities as the head of the...
Dates: 1974-2004