Justus, May, 1898-
Biography:
Born on May 12, 1898, in Del Rio, Tennessee, daughter of Stephen (a teacher) and Margaret (Brooks), Justus would attend the University of Tennessee where she obtained her Bachelors Degree in teaching. She wrote children's books, dealing primarily with the lore of the Smokey Mountains in 1927. Justus later went on to teaching handicapped children in her own home.
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Archival Collections and Reference Resources
- Highlander Folk School: A Photographic History (Highlander Research and Education Center)
- Photograph of Eleanor Roosevelt seated with May Justus at a dinner table during a reception, Highlander Folk School, Monteagle, Tennessee (Black-and-white photographs)
- Photograph of Eleanor Roosevelt shaking hands with Vera McCampbell and May Justus at the Highlander Folk School, Monteagle, Tennessee (Black-and-white photographs)
- Photograph of Eleanor Roosevelt speaking from a porch while Myles Horton and May Justus listen, Highlander Folk School, Monteagle, Tennessee (Black-and-white photographs)
- Photograph of Eleanor Roosevelt speaking while Myles Horton and May Justus listen on the porch of the Highlander Folk School, Monteagle, Tennessee (Black-and-white photographs)
- Photograph of Inza McAdoo and Aimee Horton standing outside of the Justus House, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1963 (Black-and-white photographs)
- Photograph of May Justus and Sheriff Elston Clay talking in front of car, Highlander Folk School, Monteagle, Tennessee, 1959 September 26 (Black-and-white photographs)
- Photograph of Septima Clark, Myles Horton, and May Justus conferring on a couch at the Horton House in Monteagle, Tennessee (Black-and-white photographs)