Active in the Arts Community

Born:

October 21, 1914, Petersburg, Illinois

Died:

November 20, 2000, Huntsville, Alabama

Buried:

Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Alabama

Notes:

•  Alabama Council on Arts and Humanities, 1968; Alabama Art Commission, 1964, Alabama Hall of Honor Nominating Committee, 1968. - Record

•  Otis Houston Glover married Elvira Bryson Feb. 3, 1934. - Kelley

•  Founding officer of The Arts Council (TAC) in Huntsville. On 19 May 1963, it was incorporated as a private non-profit corporation in Alabama. - Kelley

•  Mrs. Glover was the first vice-president of The Huntsville Art League - Savas

•  In this census, her husband's occupation is listed as "Manager, Retail Dry Goods" and her occupation was listed as "Beautician". Her son, Douglas, was two years old. There address is listed as 1203 Pratt Avenue, however some of the numbering has changed since that time. - 1940 US Census


Related Links:

•  1940 US Census - As viewed through an Ancestry.com paid subscription. (Originally found at http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=1&msT=1&gss=angs-g&gsfn=Elvira+Bryson&gsfn_x=NP_NN&gsln=Glover&gsln_x=NP_NN&msbdy=1914&msbpn__ftp=Illinois%2c+USA&msbpn=16&msddy=2000&msdpn__ftp=Madison+County%2c+Alabama%2c+USA&msdpn=1851&msrpn__ftp=Toney%2c+Madison%2c+Alabama%2c+USA&cpxt=0&catBucket=rstp&uidh=61g&cp=0&mssng0=Otis+Houston&mssns0=Glover&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=60214021&db=1940usfedcen&indiv=1&ml_rpos=1.)

•  Bizapedia - She was listed as an "Incorporator" for both the Arts Council, Inc. and The Huntsville Fiber Guild, Inc.

•  Find A Grave - Page created by Bobbie Christian and maintained by Gene Hill. Photo of the grave by Susan Hill

•  Kelley - Article titled "The Arts Council, Inc." by Stephanie Kelley for The Heritage of Madison County, Alabama, by The Madison County Heritage Book Committee, John P. Rankin, Chairman, page 46.

•  Record - A Dream Come True: The Story of Madison County and Incidentally of Alabama and the United States, Volume II, by James Record, 1978, page 676.

•  Savas - Article titled "How the Huntsville Art League (HAL) Began." Mrs. Glover was mentioned in this history. (Originally found at http://www.huntsvilleartblog.org/2010_04_01_archive.html.)

•  Von Braun Center - She was mentioned in the history of Von Braun Center (Originally found at http://www.vonbrauncenter.com/vbcHistory.html.)

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