Background
Carson, Lettie Gay was born on January 15, 1901 in Rockport, Illinois, United States. Daughter of William H. and Hattie (Hubbard) Gay.
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Lettie Gay Carson
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Bachelor of Science, University Illinois, 1922.
Career
Editor, director department, New York Herald-Tribune, 1924-1930; department editor, Parents Magazine, New York City, 1930-1938; Vice president, League Women Voters, New York City, 1941-1944; state director, League Women Voters, 1941-1945; vice president, Harlem Valley Transportation Association, 1970-1972; president, Harlem Valley Transportation Association, 1972-1980; president, Northeast Transportation Coalition, since 1973; coordinator, New York State Transportation Council, 1972-1980; director, National Association R.R. Passengers, 1974-1980; secretary, Town of Ancram Planning Board, 1967-1980; president, Newtown (Pennsylvania) Area Rail Action, since 1980; coordinator, Council for Social Concerns at Pennswood Village, since 1981; coordinator, Alliance for Public Transportation, Pennsylvania, since 1986.
Achievements
Membership
Former member board directors Citizens' Committee for All-Day Neighborhood Schools, New York City. Trustee Mid-Hudson Libraries System, Poughkeepsie, New York, 1959-1967, president, 1963-1964. Member board Committee for Better Bucks County, since 1985.
Trustee Millerton (New York ) Free Library, 1955-1960, president, board directors. Member American Library Trustee Association (regional director 1964-1967), New York Library Association, Housatonic Audubon Society (public relations chairman 1970).
Connections
Married Gerald H. Carson, November 28, 1923. Children– Nancy Gay Carson Payne, Sara Ann Carson Forden.
