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Luther Byrd Collection

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Title
Luther Byrd Collection
Description
School Report of the History of Mount Airy written by Luther Byrd while in High School (1921 or 1922)
Luther N. Byrd, Historian, born in 1905, Genealogist, Coach, Newspaper Editor of the Mount Airy Times from 1929 - 1939, Reporter at the Mt. Airy Times from 1940-46,Teacher and Coach at Westfield School from 1929-1948, principal of Westfield from 1945-1948, was referred to a the "godfather" in girls' basketball, taught at Elon College for 30 years from 1949-1979. He died in December 1982 at the age of 77.
Subject
Surry County (N.C.)
Mount Airy (N.C.)
Luther Byrd
Mount Airy High School
Families
Creator
Luther Byrd
Date
1921, 1922
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/
Format
report
Type
text
Identifier
Mta_LB_i778.015_mam
Coverage
Mount Airy (N.C.)
Contributor
Mount Airy Museum of Regional History

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