Dervey Lomax

Mayor William Gullett and council. Dervey Lomax seated far left

Dervey Lomax Fountain on Pierce Avenue in the plaza between Paint Branch Elementary School and College Park Community Center

Dervey Lomax at the dedication of a fountain in his honor

Seen on stage are Dervery Lomax standing and Jack Callahan

Mayor Dervey Lomax with members of College Park City Council

council portrait

Dervey Lomax is shown in the rumble seat of an antique Ford as a participant in the 1974 College Park Girls and Boys Club parade. Lomax served a total of twenty-seven years on the College Park City Council. Note from contributor states year as 1973

8115 54th Ave block 44, lot 5 parcel 19-5

left to right Dervey Lomax and Jim Herl at Lakeland Park

Dervey Lomax, Anna Owens and Alvin Kushner

Dervey Lomax, Karen Hampton, Anna and Dermot Owens

In 1965, Leonard Smith was elected to the College Park City Council. In this photograph, outgoing councilman Dervey Lomax, second from the right, is shown affixing Smith’s council pin. In addition to being a civic leader, Smith was a contractor, property developer, and entrepreneur. He served as a member of the College Park City Council until 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. Lomax in honor of 50th anniversary

Mayor far Left Dervey Lomax second from left

Mayor Kushner, Charles Dory, and Dervey Lomax at City Hall

Newspaper clippings about Lomax's becoming elected mayor. Additional clippings about urban renewal, and Parkdale wins.

College Park City Council with Dervey Lomax far right

Mayor Reading and Council Dervey Lomax is standing in the center

Cover, 'Lomax for City Council', Lomax on the Issues, Lomax Photo and Biographical Info, Back Cover

Left to right are Del. Barbara Frush, Del. Pauline Menes, Mayor Michael Jacobs, Thelma Lomax, Jane Page, Mayor Joseph Page. Sen. James Rosapeppe, Gov. Parris Glendening, Sen. Dorman, Dervey Lomax, Kathy Bryant

Dervey Lomax is 4th from left

Program interior from dedication of Lomax foundation Pierce Ave 11/9/2002

After serving several terms as a member of the College Park City Council, Dervey Lomax was elected mayor of College Park in 1973. The event marked a milestone for the citizens of Lakeland, as he was their first native son and the only person of color to have been elected to that high office. His installation was an evening of celebration. Present for the ceremonies were the following, from left to right: (seated) Etelka Lomax, the mother of Mayor Lomax; (first row) four members of the Lomax Sisters singing group; Charles Lomax, the father of the mayor; Mayor Lomax; his wife, Thelma; and their son Gregory; (second row) William Lomax, Vera and Phillip Matthews, Valarie Smith, Delores Dotson, and Charles Dory.

8115 54th Ave Block 44 Lot 5 Parcel 19-5

Mr. and Mrs. Lomax with co ex Wayne Curry

8115 54th Ave-Dervey A. Lomax

Mayor St. Clair Reeves with Dervey Lomax seated second from left

In 1960, Dervey and Thelma Lomax sought to enroll their son Gregory in a nearby, predominantly white elementary school, but the school board denied his admission. After a second denial a year later, the Lomax family, with the assistance of the local NAACP, appealed to the state board of education. The local board settled by admitting Gregory as a second-grader to the predominantly white College Park Elementary School. The following year he was joined at school by his younger brother Elston and a few other young Lakelanders. Gregory Lomax is shown as an elementary school student.

Campaign leaflet

County reception in honor of African queen. Mr. and Mrs. Lomax with queen.

Photos from the Senior Citizen's picnic in July 1991.

Urban Renewal document signing at College Park City Hall Council Chamber. Mayor Dervey Lomax signs as Congresswoman Gladys Noon Spellman and others look on. The date is believed to be May 27 There is another copy of this image in the collection donated by Thelma Lomax

All mayors of City of College Park, MD at the time of this image. Dervey Lomax far left next to him is Alvin Kushner

At the head of the table is Charles Carroll going left are Dervey Lomax, John "Happy" Webster and Shirley Anderson

Parris Glendenning, left and Dervey Lomax

8115 54th Avenue

Mayor and council members. Dervey Lomax is far left.

Portrait

Lomax house, 54th Avenue

To Hattie Sandidge on the left by Mayor Reading with Dervey Lomax looking on far right

Taken in honor of their 50th Wedding Anniversary

Dervey Lomax is standing at center

City council portrait There is another copy of this image in the archive from another collection.

Dervey Lomax far left

A scrapbook dating from June 1969-1979. Mainly newspaper clippings (obituaries, articles), birthday cards, letter to parents of Lakeland Elementary School children (Pearl Lee Campbell Edwards was a parent of a student), a presentation by Pearl Lee to get Paint Branch built. Newspaper clippings of popular tv program hosts obituaries, events happening in Lakeland community (ex., 'first demolition in Lakeland', 'Lakeland Urban Renewal Project'), response to letter on desegregation plan, editorial on 'Saving Lakeland.'

College Park City Council with Mayor Gullett. Dervey Lomax is far left There is another copy of this image in the archive from another collection

Mayor Anna Owens makes presentation to Dervey Lomax at College Park City Hall

Advising city council will discuss proposal for sale of rear of Lot 2 Block 13 to First Baptist Church

Home of Thelma and Dervey Lomax their sons Elston, Gregory, as well as Dervey's parents Charles and Etelka Lomax

Contains: - The cover page contains various icons representative of Lakeland, such as the streetcar trolley sign and the railroad crossing; - The schedule for the weekend, detailing the events for the community party on Saturday and the religious service on Sunday; - An introductory piece, explaining the mission of the weekend and the Lakeland Community Heritage Project; - An overview of Lakeland history. Noted image of a house is the "Hicks house;" - Brief descriptions of Lakeland's churches and Lakeland's clubs.; - A description of the families of Lakeland and how they were forced out of their homes by Urban Renewal. Contains a description of the history and impact of Lake Artemesia; - More descripition of the erasure of a large part of the community, then recognition of how it's come back stronger than before; - A family tree template; - The order of service for the religious service on the Sunday., Empty space for notes and resources with which one could find their family history. On the right side, a map of eastern Lakeland; - The final page of the pamphlet, with thank-yous and acknowledgements.

Left to right Delegate Barbra Frush, Delegate Pauline Menes, Mayor Michael Jacobs, Thelma Lomax, Jane Page, Mayor Joseph Page, Senator James Rosepepe, Governor Parris Glendenning, Senator Arthur, Mayor Dervey Lomax, Kathy Bryant

The 1966 fourth-grade class of College Park Elementary School is shown below. Elston Lomax is seated in the first row, third from the left. Fellow Lakelander Romonia Sellers is next to him. Wayne Claiborne is standing in the last row, second from the right.

Incoming and Outgoing College Park City Council members

Urban Renewal Document Signing by Mayor Dervey Lomax another copy of this image can be found in this collection donated by the City of College Park

Dervey Lomax, Karen Hampton. Anna Owens and Dermot Owens at College Park City Hall

With Mayor Gullett

Dervey A. Lomax joined the U.S. Navy during WWII and served in the Pacific, including Pearl Harbor, Guadalcanal, and Okinawa. When he returned from military service, he was hired by the Department of the Navy in 1948, and rose to the position of supervisory electronic technician with the Naval Electronic Systems Security Engineering Center.

Dervey Lomax, center

From Urban Renewal Director to Project Area Committee advising council work session would take up an item about retaining appraisals for Weygandt properties

Dervey Lomax pictured along with members of Greenbelt Lions Club

Rhode Island Avenue at Lakeland Road

On November 8, 2002, the City of College Park honored former mayor and city councilman Dervey A. Lomax for his twenty-seven years of service to the community. A fountain outside of Paint Branch Elementary School was dedicated to him. Lomax was elected to the city council in 1957 and served as mayor from 1973 to 1975. Present for the November 9, 2002, dedication were, from left to right, Rev. Stephen L. Wright, Elston Lomax, Thelma Lomax, Dervey A. Lomax, Gregory Lomax, and College Park Mayor Stephen Brayman.

Thelma and Dervey Lomax with their sons Elston on the left and Gregory on the right

Lomax Family (Source: master photo log.xls) left to right Elston, Dervey, Thelma and Gregory Lomax

Dervey and Thelma Lomax in celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary renewed their vows in a garden event at their home on Navahoe Street. Rev. Milton Covington, their pastor from First Baptist Church officiated just as he had fifty years before.

Swearing in of College Park Mayor and Council. Mayor William Gullett is center and Dervey Lomax is third from the left.

Dedication of fountain honoring Dervey Lomax left to right Thelma Lomax, Dervery Lomax, unknown, Mayor Stephen Brayman

Maxine Gross replaced Dervey Lomax as district representative on College Park City Council during this ceremony in 1989

Council Portrait There is another copy of this image in the archive from a different collection

City Council

College Park Mayor and Council