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There Went The Neighborhood - Audio Interview: Gina Perry
Gina Perry shares memories of her grandfather, Waltstine Perry, who was a custodian at Jones School. He lived in Ypsilanti and commuted to Jones School every day. Many former students remember Mr. Perry as an important role model.
More interviews are available in the There Went The Neighborhood Interview Archive.
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There Went The Neighborhood - Studio Interview: Theresa (Dixon) Campbell
Theresa (Dixon) Campbell attended Jones School from 1957 to 1965, and she recalls being involved in Black student activism at Huron High School. She shares memories of her parents, William and Minnie Dixon, who did custodial work and owned a home in “The Old Neighborhood.”
This interview was filmed during the making of the documentary film There Went The Neighborhood: The Closing of Jones School, produced by the Ann Arbor District Library and 7 Cylinders Studio. More interviews are available in the There Went The Neighborhood Interview Archive.
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There Went The Neighborhood - State Theatre Interview: Yael Gannett
Yael Gannett was interviewed after a preliminary screening of the documentary film There Went The Neighborhood: The Closing of Jones School at the State Theatre on April 16, 2023. She remembers attending Jones School and Wines Elementary.
More interviews are available in the There Went The Neighborhood Interview Archive.
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There Went The Neighborhood - State Theatre Interview: David Malcolm
David Malcolm was interviewed after a preliminary screening of the documentary film There Went The Neighborhood: The Closing of Jones School at the State Theatre on April 16, 2023. He speaks about his grandfather, Gilbert Pitts, who was a custodian at Jones School.
More interviews are available in the There Went The Neighborhood Interview Archive.
Gilbert Pitts, Custodian at Jones School
Year:
c.1955
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School Housework
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Clifford Bryant Vacuums A Heating Vent At Dicken Elementary School, August 1964 Photographer: Doug Fulton
Year:
1964
Ann Arbor News, August 20, 1964
Caption:
SCHOOL HOUSEWORK: It takes a giant-size vacuum cleaner to tackle a giant-size cleaning job. Custodian Clifford Bryant vacuums a heating vent (above) at Dicken Elementary School which, like all Ann Arbor Public Schools, is being readied for the opening of classes in three weeks. Custodians are kept busy all summer thoroughly refurbishing the schools. Among the numerous little jobs is the polishing of metal work and the cleaning of doors as is being done (at right) by James Anderson, also working at Dicken School.
James Anderson Cleans A Door At Dicken Elementary School, August 1964 Photographer: Doug Fulton
Year:
1964
Ann Arbor News, August 20, 1964
Caption:
SCHOOL HOUSEWORK: It takes a giant-size vacuum cleaner to tackle a giant-size cleaning job. Custodian Clifford Bryant vacuums a heating vent (above) at Dicken Elementary School which, like all Ann Arbor Public Schools, is being readied for the opening of classes in three weeks. Custodians are kept busy all summer thoroughly refurbishing the schools. Among the numerous little jobs is the polishing of metal work and the cleaning of doors as is being done (at right) by James Anderson, also working at Dicken School.
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AACHM Oral History: Janie Lee Ross
Janie Lee Ross was born in 1921 in Jackson, Tennessee. Her father was a church deacon, and she remembers attending choir rehearsals. In the 1940s she and her husband Thomas moved to Chicago, and she went to practical nursing school. They moved to Ann Arbor in 1951 and purchased a home on Fifth Avenue. They opened their home to many friends and relatives who needed a place to stay. Ross was a nurse’s aid at St. Joe’s Hospital and a custodian in Ann Arbor Public Schools. She has four children–Charlotte, Thomas, Carol, and Eugene (Bobby)–and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.