On May 19, the Byrd Center was delighted to have a visit from three top Senate staff members who toured our archives before heading to a Stennis Fellowship program at the National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown.
Byrd Center director Ray Smock led the tour, which included discussions about political cartoons, a look at the books in Senator Byrd’s personal library, many signed by US presidents and members of the Senate and House, as well as historical documents, photographs, and artifacts in this extensive collection of the longest serving Senator in U.S. history. |
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Jody Brumage resigned his position as Director of Education and Outreach at the Byrd Center in November, and in honor of his eleven years of distinguished service members of the Byrd Center Board of Directors, and several volunteers and Friends of the Byrd Center, contributed $1000 to place Jody’s name permanently on a seat the Byrd Center Auditorium. Jody began his work at the Center first as a Shepherd University student intern working on the processing of Senator Byrd’s vast collection of papers. He subsequently served as Archivist and as Director of Education and Outreach. In this last capacity, he administered and taught in our Teacher Institute in Civics. In all his work Jody excelled at service to the Center, to Shepherd University, and to the broader community who come to our public programs, or conduct research here. We wish Jody well as he assumes a new position with Heritage Frederick, the Historical Society of Frederick County, MD, where he will be involved in archival and museum work. Jody Brumage resigned his position as Director of Education and Outreach at the Byrd Center in November, and in honor of his eleven years of distinguished service members of the Byrd Center Board of Directors, and several volunteers and Friends of the Byrd Center, contributed $1000 to place Jody’s name permanently on a seat the Byrd Center Auditorium. |
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