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Frankye Morgan's Oral History

This is the oral history of Frankye Morgan. She was interviewed by Betty Turnell on January 10, 1986. The interview includes her career as a teacher and her talent as a gardener and singer.

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Letter to Decatur Public Library, Decatur IL - September 1995

BM1970-September 1995084.pdf

This is a thank you letter from Partners in Education to the Decatur Pubic Library. It thanks the library for including Partners in their recent…