Lorenzo Woods
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Born in 1934, Lorenzo Woods grew up in the Fort Hill Homes housing project on Lemon Street in Marietta, Georgia. Woods attended Lemon Street Elementary School and Lemon Street High School, where his father, Marion J. Woods, served as principal. After graduation Woods spent two years at Fort Valley State College before joining the United States Navy. He later moved to Sacramento, California, where he worked for the United States Post Office and the United States Army Depot. In the 1970s Woods returned to Marietta and worked for Lockheed.
Listen to the audio recording of his oral history interview.
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Portrait of Marion Jerome Woods, Jr., circa 1990s
(2020-06-27)Portrait of Lorenzo Woods’ brother, Marion Jerome Woods, Jr., circa 1990s. -
Kathryn Roberson Woods and Marion Jerome Woods, Sr., celebrating a wedding anniversary, circa 1960s
(2020-06-27)Lorenzo Woods’ parents, Kathryn Roberson Woods and Marion Jerome Woods, Sr., celebrating a wedding anniversary, circa 1960s. -
Portrait of Marion Jerome Woods, Sr., circa 1950s
(2020-06-27)Portrait of Lorenzo Woods’ father, Marion Jerome Woods, Sr., circa 1950s. -
Portrait of Kathyrn Roberson Woods, circa 1950s
(2020-06-27)Portrait of Lorenzo Woods’ mother, Kathyrn Roberson Woods, circa 1950s. -
Portrait of Kathryn Roberson Woods, circa 1920s
(2020-06-27)Portrait of Lorenzo Woods’ mother, Kathryn Roberson Woods, circa 1920s. -
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Portrait of Mabel Roberson Eppinger and Bradley Eppinger, circa 1950s
(2020-06-27)Portrait of Mabel Roberson Eppinger and Bradley Eppinger, Lorenzo Woods’ mother Kathryn Roberson Woods’ sister and brother-in-law, circa 1950s. -
Portrait of Lorenzo Woods in his United States Navy uniform, circa 1950s
(2020-06-27)Lorenzo Woods in his United States Navy uniform, circa 1950s. -
Lorenzo Woods (right), Kathryn Roberson Woods, (l-r) Laverne Woods Jackson, and Marion Jerome Woods, Jr., 1941
(2020-06-27)Lorenzo Woods (right), Kathryn Roberson Woods, (l-r) Laverne Woods Jackson, and Marion Jerome Woods, Jr., 1941. -
Lorenzo J. Woods Interview, February 14, 2020
(2020-06-25)Oral history interview and related materials of Marietta local and Navy veteran Lorenzo Woods.
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