Baloyan, Mary

Notes:

Mary Baloyan's parents came from Armenia in 1897. She was the first Armenian girl born October 13, 1899 in Grand Rapids. She graduated from the University of Michigan in 1922. She later was a teacher at Ottawa Hills High School, JRCC, and in Zeeland for about forty-three years total. She was involved with the Urban League, Community Concerts Organization, and Baxter Community Center. She was Vice-President of the Civic Theatre, and established music scholarships to the Interlochen Arts Academy. Mary Baloyan died on January 21, 1984.

Date Created:

1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Grand Valley State University. University Libraries

Subject Topic:

Michigan--History, Local histories, Memoirs, Oral histories (document genre), Grand Rapids (Mich.), Personal narratives, Heritage Hill (Grand Rapids, Mich.), Grand Valley State University, and Women

Language:

eng

Rights:

<a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a>

URL:

https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/22645