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Legacies Project Oral History: Alma Wheeler Smith
Alma Wheeler Smith was born in 1941. She recalls attending Civil Rights meetings in Ann Arbor with her parents. Her father Albert H. Wheeler was the first African American mayor of Ann Arbor (1975-78). Smith worked for nearly a decade as a TV producer before becoming a politician. Smith (D) served in the U.S. House of Representatives as part of the Michigan delegation from 2005-2010 representing the 54th District. Prior to her tenure in the U.S. House, Smith served in the Michigan Senate representing the 18th District from 1995-2002.
Alma Wheeler Smith was interviewed by students from Skyline High School in Ann Arbor in 2018 as part of the Legacies Project.
School Spirit
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14
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November
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1957
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Stylish Preview
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8
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September
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1962
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Miss Alma Wheeler, Mrs. John Talayco, and Mrs. Stuart Gould Modeling for the House Committee of the Ann Arbor Community Center's Fall Fashion Show, September 1962 Photographer: Doug Fulton
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1962
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Ann Arbor News, September 8, 1962
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The House Committee of the Ann Arbor Community Center will sponsor a fashion show tomorrow featuring high fashion for fall. Models will be (left to right) Miss Alma Wheeler wearing a two-piece red and green iridescent suit of silk and cotton with unpressed pleated skirt and double-breasted jacket; Mrs. John Talayco in a black and white checkered suit with popular peplum jacket and flared skirt; and Mrs. Stuart Gould modeling a three-piece Italian knit suit in royal blue.
Ann Arbor News, September 8, 1962
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The House Committee of the Ann Arbor Community Center will sponsor a fashion show tomorrow featuring high fashion for fall. Models will be (left to right) Miss Alma Wheeler wearing a two-piece red and green iridescent suit of silk and cotton with unpressed pleated skirt and double-breasted jacket; Mrs. John Talayco in a black and white checkered suit with popular peplum jacket and flared skirt; and Mrs. Stuart Gould modeling a three-piece Italian knit suit in royal blue.
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St. Thomas Students Decorate Before Football Game, November 1957
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1957
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Ann Arbor News, November 15, 1957
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SCHOOL SPIRIT: St. Thomas High School is buzzing with excitement over Sunday's Parochial League second division championship game with St. Thomas in Detroit, Decorating the school (left to right) Co-Capt. Tom Hamel, Co-Capt. Ed Rickelmann, Carol McAuliffe and Alma Wheeler.
Ann Arbor News, November 15, 1957
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SCHOOL SPIRIT: St. Thomas High School is buzzing with excitement over Sunday's Parochial League second division championship game with St. Thomas in Detroit, Decorating the school (left to right) Co-Capt. Tom Hamel, Co-Capt. Ed Rickelmann, Carol McAuliffe and Alma Wheeler.
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Alma Wheeler Smith Appointed Chairman of the Cablecasting Commission, April 1974 Photographer: Cecil Lockard
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1974
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Alma Wheeler Smith, April 1974 Photographer: Cecil Lockard
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1974
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Task force gets an earful on environmental policy
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14
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November
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1995
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Taxpayers May Shoulder Pollution Cleanup Costs
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17
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April
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1995
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Dances, Speeches Celebrate Kwanzaa
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December
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2000
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