Saturday, May 27, 2023
The Carnegie Free Public Library of Georgetown, Guyana
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On May 15, 1906, businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie granted $10,400 (equivalent to £7,000 at the time) to Georgetown, Guyana for...
Saturday, May 28, 2022
South Carolina State University Connections: Emily America Copeland and Rossie Brower Caldwell
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Emily America Copeland became chair of the library science department at South Carolina State College (now South Carolina State University) ...
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
A Family of Librarians: The Gaytons of Seattle, Washington
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This blog post focuses on three members of the Gayton family who were librarians: In 1946, Willetta Esther Riddle Gayton (1909-1991) became...
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Educators and Libraries: Isaac Fisher (1877-1957)
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Isaac Fisher (1877-1957), a native of East Carroll Parish, Louisiana and the son of former slaves, was the valedictorian of Tuskegee Institu...
Friday, June 26, 2020
1928 Indiana Library Association Meeting and the Hotel Lincoln
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African American librarians experiencing discrimination and prejudice while attending library conferences was not unique to the 1936 ALA Con...
Monday, June 1, 2020
Dr. Charles D. Churchwell (1926-2018): Second African American to Earn a Ph.D. in Library Science from the University of Illinois
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Dr. Charles Darrett Churchwell was the second African American to receive a Ph.D. in library science from the University of Illinois. A nat...
Saturday, May 30, 2020
Bertha Pleasant Williams (1923-2008) and the Union Street Library, Montgomery, Alabama
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Bertha Pleasant Williams was Montgomery, Alabama's first African American librarian. Ms. Williams was born on Friday, June 29, 1923 in M...
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