Background
Bishop, Faira Lee was born on December 15, 1942 in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Daughter of Ansel Bruce and Dora Alma (Langley) Lee.
Bishop, Faira Lee was born on December 15, 1942 in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Daughter of Ansel Bruce and Dora Alma (Langley) Lee.
Bachelor with distinction, Mississippi College, 1964. Master of Library Science, University Mississippi, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy, University Southern Mississippi, 1989.
Teacher secondary English public schools, Greenville and Jackson, Mississippi, 1964-1968. Academy library Mississippi Delta Community College, Moorhead, 1969-1971. Teacher Latin and English public school, Oxford, Mississippi, 1971-1973.
Library ssecondary and elementary schools, Clinton, 1977-1994. Instructor University Southern Mississippi School Library and Information Science, Hattiesburg, 1990—1996, assistant professor, 1996—1998.
Trustee Clinton Library., 1976. Member American Association of University Women (treasurer 1996-1997), Mississippi Library. Association (ad hoc committee 1984-1985), University Mississippi Medical Center Women's Club (president 1997-1998), Friends Rowland Medical Library., University Mississippi Alumni Association, Maids and Matrons Club (vice president 1996-1998), Jackson Symphony League, Welcome Neighbor Club (vice president programs, 2004-2005), Phi Kappa Phi, Beta Phi Mu, Phi Delta Kappa.
Married Billy M. Bishop, July 11, 1965.