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Title	[Invitation to "Heroes of 2001" stamp unveiling]
Date	2002
Time period (decade)	2000-2009
Creator (group/organization)	United States Postal Service
Subject headings	Greensboro (N.C.) -- History -- 20th century
Topics	United States Postal Service
Place	Greensboro (N.C.)
Description	This invitation announces the unveiling of the postal stamp honoring the firefighter heroes of the September 11, 2001, attack in New York City.
Type	Text
Original format	fliers (printed matter)
Original publisher	Washington, D.C. : United States Postal Service
Language	en
Contributing institution	Personal collection
Source collection	CC008 Enola C. Mixon Collection [Personal Collection]
Collection description	Enola Mixon had a long career with the United States Postal Service. She was the first woman in the country to serve as a director of employee and labor relations at the Greensboro post office. Between 1984 and 1991 she served as the first female acting postmaster in Burlington and Winston-Salem. She was named Greensboro's first female postmaster in 1992. She retired from the Postal Service in June 2004. Mixon was awarded the Dorothy Sharple Lifetime Achievement Award by the United States Postal Service for her community service, and her efforts in the post office toward increasing diversity within the postal system. Throughout her career in Greensboro, and elsewhere, she was actively involved in community service work . On loan from contributor. UNCG does not hold a physical copy of this item.
Rights statement	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Additional rights information	IN COPYRIGHT. This item is subject to copyright. Contact the contributing institution for permission to reuse.
Object ID	CC008.012
Digital access format	Image/jpeg
Digital publisher	The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, PO Box 26170, Greensboro NC 27402-6170, 336.334.5305 -- http://library.uncg.edu/
Sponsor	Institute of Museum and Library Services Sparks! Ignition Grants For Libraries: http://www.imls.gov/applicants/detail.aspx?GrantId=19
Full text	The U.S. Postal Service and the Greensboro Fire Department cordially invite you to "Heroes Of 2001" Unveiling Of The Semi-Postal Stamp Honoring Heroes Friday, June 14, 2002 10:00 AM Fire Training Center 1512 N Church Street Greensboro NC 27405 Please join us as we honor and pay tribute to the men and women who suffered injuries or lost their lives in the September 11th terrorist attack and the ones who continue to serve as everyday heroes. R.S.V.P. by June 112002 Greensboro Postmaster (336) 370-4693
OCLC number	925376331

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