Anna C. Leahy (1888-1977), a forty year teaching veteran of the Fort Worth public schools, was primarily responsible for the first nationwide observance of May as Senior Citizens Month in 1963. She was also a director of Senior Citizens of America in Washington, D.C., from 1957-1967. Collection materials include correspondence, reports, proclamations, photographs, clippings, newsletters, booklets, commemorative stamp, and articles. Includes letters and proclamations from presidents, governors, mayors, and legislators; a history of the nationwide development of Senior Citizens Month by Leahy; and records from Leahy's service with Senior Citizens of America, 1956-1963.
Finding aid available here. Another finding aid available here. Materials provided by Special Collections and Archives at the University of Texas at Arlington.
Finding aid available here. Another finding aid available here. Materials provided by Special Collections and Archives at the University of Texas at Arlington.
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