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Date
2015-07-10
Creation Date
2015-01-01
Description
1 page, Proclamation of Eva Jessye Day.
Digital Collection
Jessye, Eva (1895-1992) Collection, 1885-2023
Collection Number
SpC MS 0009
Finding Aid
https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/fa/9/
Object Type
Manuscript
Transcription
Office of the Mayor
City of Pittsburg, Kansas
Proclamation
Whereas: Music is one of the common threads that binds mankind together; and
WHEREAS: Music provides pleasure for all who listen to it; and
WHEREAS: Dr. Eva Jessye has excelled in the field of music and has brought joy to more people through her efforts than any other one woman; and
WHEREAS: Dr. Eva Jessye has generously given her musical talents not only to the world, but has shared them with her native Southeast Kansas in a special way;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Sherry Strecker, Mayor of the City of Pittsburg, Kansas, hereby proclaim October 1, 1978, as
DR. EVA JESSYE DAY IN PITTSBURG
and urge all citizens to participate in her recognition at Pittsburg State University.
Dated this 26th day of September A.D., 1978
Attest: [Signed] Eva Irene Dolan, City Clerk
[Signed] Sherry Strecker, Mayor
Identifier
EV_9_cer027
Image Format
Text
Location
Kansas -- Crawford -- Pittsburg
Publisher Digital
Pittsburg State University, Axe Library, Special Collections
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Keywords
Jessye, Eva, 1895-1992;