tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55436825395463860972024-02-29T18:17:21.910-05:00Little Known Black Librarian FactsLittle Known Black Librarian Facts is a blog devoted to the history of African American librarians and library services to African Americans. It is hoped that through this blog, people will learn about African American pioneers in the library profession, and the triumphs and struggles in making library services available to African Americans.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger125125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543682539546386097.post-23986011179403582052023-05-27T14:35:00.001-04:002023-05-27T14:35:48.104-04:00The Carnegie Free Public Library of Georgetown, Guyana<span style="font-family: georgia;">On May 15, 1906, businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie granted $10,400 (equivalent to £7,000 at the time) to Georgetown, Guyana for the construction of a public library. Construction of the library began in the spring of 1908. </span><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Carnegie Free Public Library of Georgetown opened for service in September 1909. Emily Murray was its first library director, leading the institution from 1909 until 1940.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">The library expanded its outreach beginning with the Rural Library Service in 1950; library services to prisons in 1966; mobile library service in 1970; service as the nation's copyright library in 1972; computer services in 1993; and internet services in 2002. <br /></span><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Carnegie Free Public Library of Georgetown is now the National Library of Guyana. The <i>Publication and Newspapers Act of 1972</i> enabled the former Carnegie Library to function as the nation's national library. The National Library of Guyana has branches in Bagotville, Corriverton, Linden, New Amsterdam, and Ruimveldt.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">The library celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2009.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Sources: </b> Stephenson, Yvonne V. "Guyana."<i> World Encyclopedia of Libraries and Information Services</i>. Ed. Robert Wedgeworth. Chicago: ALA Editions, 1993. 332-333.; Allicock, Dmitri. "The 1909 National Library of Guyana." <i>Oh, Beautiful Guyana. </i>6 May 2014. Web. 27 May 2023.; Mattar, Carol. "Guyanan Studies Local Public Library." <i>Journal Herald (Dayon, Ohio)</i> 21 June 1974: 31.; <i>Caribbean Libraries in the 21st Century: Changes, Challenges, and Choices</i>. Ed. Cheryl Peltier-Davis and Shamin Renwick. Medford, New Jersey: Information Today, Inc., 2007. 183.; Persaud, Petamber. "The Andrew Carnegie Vision: Still Alive 108 Years Later." <i>Guyana Times International, Inc.</i> 22 Sept. 2017. Web. 27 May 2023.; "The National Library,1909-2009." <i>Guyana Chronicle</i>. 6 Sept. 2009. Web. 27 May 2023.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543682539546386097.post-39665415604041424852022-05-28T23:17:00.002-04:002022-05-28T23:17:34.858-04:00South Carolina State University Connections: Emily America Copeland and Rossie Brower Caldwell<p>Emily America Copeland became chair of the library science department at South Carolina State College (now South Carolina State University) in 1946. Ms. Copeland was a 1942 graduate of the library school at Atlanta University (Clark-Atlanta University). She held library positions at Spelman College, Atlanta University, Finley High School (Chester, South Carolina). Gammon Theological Seminary, the Woodstock Branch of the New York Public Library, Albany State College, and Florida Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Florida A&M University). From 1958 to 1976, Ms. Copeland was the chair of Florida A &M University Library Science Department.</p><p><b>Sources:</b> Walker, Lillie S. "Black Librarians in South Carolina." <i>The Black Librarian in the Southeast: Reminiscences, Activities, Challenges</i>. Durham: NCCU School of Library Science, 1980. 94. Print.; Copeland, Emily America. "Lady Emily." <i>The Black Librarian in America</i>. Metuchen: Scarecrow, 1970. 77-91. Print.; Caldwell, Rossie B. "South Carolina State Library Group." <i>Handbook of Black Librarianship</i>. Ed. E.J. Josey and Marva L. DeLoach. 2nd ed. Lanham: Scarecrow, 2000. 73. Print.; "Emily A. Copeland." <i>Florida A & M University. </i>Blackbaud, Inc., 2022 Web. 28 May 2022.</p><p>Rossie Brower Caldwell was a librarian and professor at South Carolina State University from 1957-1983. Ms. Caldwell was also a librarian at Reed Street High School, Emmett Scott High School, and Wilkinson High School. She received her MLS from the University of Illinois.</p><p><b>Sources:</b> Walker, Lillie S. "Black Librarians in South Carolina." <i>The Black Librarian in the Southeast: Reminiscences, Activities, Challenges</i>. Durham: NCCU School of Library Science, 1980. 96-97. Print.; Caldwell, Rossie B. "South Carolina State Library Group." <i>Handbook of Black Librarianship</i>. Ed. E.J. Josey and Marva L. DeLoach. 2nd ed. Lanham: Scarecrow, 2000. 69-74. Print.; Clanton, Deborah. <i>The Papers of Rossie B. Caldwell</i> [Finding Aid]. South Carolina State University Historical Collection, Miller F. Whitaker Library, South Carolina State University, 2000. Print.; "Caldwell, Rossie Brower." <i>The Directory of Minority Professionals in LIS (Library and Information Science)</i>. Comp. George C. Grant. Winter Park, FL: Four-G Publishers, Inc., 1991. 36-37. Print.</p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543682539546386097.post-27198913048924140902022-05-11T14:33:00.000-04:002022-05-11T14:33:05.551-04:00A Family of Librarians: The Gaytons of Seattle, Washington<p>This blog post focuses on three members of the Gayton family who were librarians: </p><p>In 1946, Willetta Esther Riddle Gayton (1909-1991) became the second African American to receive an undergraduate degree in librarianship from the University of Washington. Ms. Gayton was also the first African American librarian to work in the Seattle public school system. She passed away on March 29, 1991.</p><p><b>Sources:</b> Henry, Mary T. "Gayton, Willetta Esther Riddle (1909-1991)." <i>History Link - The Free Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History</i>. 29 Apr. 2010. Web. 10 Oct. 2010.; Lewis, Peter. "Willetta R. Gayton, 81, Librarian." <i>The Seattle Times</i> 10 Apr. 1991: n. pag. Web. 13 Jan. 2011.</p><p><br /></p><p>Guela Gayton Johnson (1927-2018) was the first African American librarian to manage a branch library in the eighteen-branch library system of the University of Washington. The branch was the University of Washington Social Work Library, which Ms. Johnson managed until her retirement in 1992. </p><p><b>Sources:</b> "Guela Gayton Johnson, former School of Social Work Librarian and Community Leader, Dies." <i>School of Social Work, University of Washington</i>. 26 Oct. 2018. Web. 11 May 2022; Henry, Mary T. "Obituary - Guela Gayton Johnson." <i>The Seattle Medium</i>. 24 Oct. 2018. Web. 11 May 2022; Henry, Mary T. "Johnson, Guela Gayton (1927-2018)." <i>History Link - The Free Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History</i>. 28 June 2010. Web. 11 May 2022; "Guela Gayton Johnson, Retired Manager, Social Work Library, University of Washington, Seattle." <i>African American Librarians in the Far West: Pioneers and Trailblazers</i>. Ed. Binnie Tate Wilkin. Lanham: Scarecrow, 2006. 109-121. Print.; Henry, Mary T. "Gayton, Willetta Esther Riddle (1909-1991)." <i>History Link - The Free Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History</i>. 29 Apr. 2010. Web. 10 Oct. 2010.</p><p><br /></p><p>John T. Gayton (1866-1954) of Seattle was the U.S. District Court Librarian from 1933-1953. He was appointed by President Franklin Roosevelt. Mr. Gayton was the father-in-law of Willeta Esther Riddle Gayton and the grandfather of Guela Gayton Johnson.</p><p><b>Sources: </b> Henry, Mary. "John T. Gayton (1866-1954)." <i>Black Past.org.</i> 21 Jan. 2007. Web. 11 May 2022; Henry, Mary T. "Gayton, John T. (1866-1954)."<i>History Link - The Free Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History</i>. 8 Nov. 1998. Web. 11 May 2022; "Guela Gayton Johnson, Retired Manager, Social Work Library, University of Washington, Seattle." <i>African American Librarians in the Far West: Pioneers and Trailblazers</i>. Ed. Binnie Tate Wilkin. Lanham: Scarecrow, 2006. 109-121. Print.; Henry, Mary T. "Gayton, Willetta Esther Riddle (1909-1991)." <i>History Link - The Free Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History</i>. 29 Apr. 2010. Web. 10 Oct. 2010.</p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543682539546386097.post-70887674580882266302020-12-02T20:04:00.001-05:002020-12-03T16:06:28.731-05:00Educators and Libraries: Isaac Fisher (1877-1957)<p>Isaac Fisher (1877-1957), a native of East Carroll Parish, Louisiana and the son of former slaves, was the valedictorian of Tuskegee Institute's (Tuskegee University) graduating class of 1898. Fisher was also the first African American to receive a Guggenheim Fellowship. He was awarded the fellowship in 1926.</p><p>In addition to being a Guggenheim Fellow, Fisher was an educator, speaker, writer, editor, and conference organizer. He was often called upon to deliver speeches and keynote addresses at graduations, programs, conventions, and other events. Some of Fisher's speeches include:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>"Will America Absorb the Negro?" -- Delivered in Vicksburg, Mississippi in 1893 to raise money for the train fare he needed to travel to Tuskegee, Alabama to attend Tuskegee Institute (Tuskegee University).</li><li> "Has the Negro Kept Faith?" -- Delivered at the 1910 centennial celebration of the life of abolitionist Theodore Parker.</li><li>"The Unfinished Task." Delivered in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1934 at Crispus Attucks High School.</li></ul><p></p><p>Fisher served as editor of <i>The Southern Workman</i> (published by Hampton Institute (now Hampton University)), <i>The Fisk University News</i> (published by Fisk University), and <i>The Negro Farmer</i> (published by Tuskegee Institute). In addition, Fisher once served as Tuskegee Institute's official news correspondent and had the honor of interviewing George Washington Carver (ca. 1864?-1943), a professor of agriculture at the institute and the 1923 winner of the Spingarn Medal.</p><p>As an educator, Fisher taught at the Schofield School in Aiken, South Carolina; served as principal of the Swayne Public School in Montgomery, Alabama; was principal of the Branch Normal College (University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff) in Pine Bluff, Arkansas; taught journalism and argumentation (debate) at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee; and headed the Department of Research and Publications at Florida A & M College (Florida A & M University) in Tallahassee, Florida.</p><p>His connection with libraries:</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>While a student at Tuskegee Institute, Isaac Fisher built his own private library with the assistance of Margaret Murray Washington (1865-1925) the wife of Tuskegee Institute founder Booker T. Washington (1856-1915).</li></ul><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>In 1904, seeking to improve access to books and other information sources for students at Branch Normal College, Isaac Fisher made a request to Andrew Carnegie for funds to build a library for the college. However, Fisher's request was denied. The reason given: "not a good business investment to give a library to a school which constructed only three buildings -- a classroom building, a girls' dormitory, and an industrial shop -- in twenty-nine years" (from page 1 of the Wednesday, June 6, 1906 issue of the <i>Pine Bluff Daily Graphic</i>, a local newspaper).</li></ul><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>On Friday, June 1, 1934, Isaac Fisher gave his speech "The Unfinished Task" at the graduation ceremony for Crispus Attucks High School, a high school for African Americans in Indianapolis, Indiana (the school is now integrated). Housed inside the high school was the Crispus Attucks Branch of the Indianapolis Public Library, one of three library branches located in predominately African American neighborhoods in Indianapolis. The Crispus Attucks Branch Library was in operation from 1927-1959.</li></ul><p></p><p><br /></p><p>Fisher passed away on Friday, August 23, 1957 in Minnesota.</p><p><b>Sources:</b> "200 Attucks Graduates in Commencement Exercises ; Prof. Isaac Fisher Speaks." <i>Indianapolis Recorder (Indianapolis, Ind.</i>) 2 June 1934: 1, 3. Print. ; "Attucks Class Gets Diplomas: Need of Providing for Material Things Stressed by Virginian." <i>Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, Ind.) </i>2 June 1934: 12. Print. ; "Branch Normal: Closing Exercises of State Colored School One of Greatest Successes in History of the Institution --- The Great Work Accomplished by Principal Isaac Fisher." <i>Pine Bluff Daily Graphic (Pine Bluff, Ark.)</i> 6 June 1906: 1. Print. ; "Isaac Fisher Again Winner: Colored Man Awarded Prize in Magazine Contest : Nine Thousand Competed." <i>Indianapolis Recorder (Indianapolis, Ind.</i>) 19 Sept. 1914: 1, 4. Print. ; "Mr. Fisher Wins Again" <i>The Advocate (Charleston, W. Va.) </i>24 Feb. 1910: 3. Print. ; "Changes Made at Hampton." <i>The Pittsburgh Courier (Pittsburgh, Pa.)</i> 7 July 1934: 11. Print. ; "Hamptonians in N.Y. Hear Isaac Fisher on Gen. Armstrong: Founder's Day Program Draws Large Audience in Harlem." <i>New York Age (New York, N.Y.)</i> 2 Feb. 1935: 2. Print. ; "Hampton Commencement." <i>New York Age (New York, N.Y.)</i> 7 June 1917: 7. Print. ; "Moton Sketches Progress of Negroes on Ever of Tuskegee Anniversary." <i>The Montgomery Advertiser (Montgomery, Ala.)</i> 12 Apr. 1931: 10. Print. ; "Fisher Hits 'Making the News'; Press Friendly, Cooperative When Program is Genuine." <i>Indianapolis Recorder (Indianapolis, Ind.)</i> 21 Aug. 1937: 13. Print. ; "Fisher Writes Moving Picture Drama."<i> Indianapolis Recorder (Indianapolis, Ind.)</i> 16 Oct. 1915: 4. Print. "Commencement Programs Announced by Manual, Broad Ripple, and Attucks." <i>Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, Ind.)</i> 29 May 1934: 6. Print. ; Wheeler, Elizabeth L. "Isaac Fisher: The Frustrations of a Negro Educator at Branch Normal College, 1902-1911." <i>The Arkansas Historical Quarterly</i> 41.1 (Spring 1982): 3-50. Print. </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543682539546386097.post-73752488221243139112020-06-26T18:16:00.003-04:002020-07-27T21:41:09.463-04:001928 Indiana Library Association Meeting and the Hotel Lincoln<div><font face="georgia">African American librarians experiencing discrimination and prejudice while attending library conferences was not unique to the 1936 ALA Conference in Richmond, Virginia. Similar incidents have happened at other library conferences.</font></div><font face="georgia"><div><font face="georgia"><br /></font></div>During the 1928 Indiana Library Association Meeting (now the <a href="https://www.ilfonline.org/">Indiana Library Federation </a>Conference) in Indianapolis, Indiana, the <a href="https://historicindianapolis.com/then-and-now-hotel-lincoln-hyatt-regency-2-20-kentucky-avenue/">Hotel Lincoln</a> changed its rules and allowed African American attendees to use the hotel's elevators. This made it easier for African American librarians to attend sessions of the conference held on the higher floors of the building. However, one rule stayed in place: African Americans were not allowed to book rooms at the hotel and had to seek accommodations elsewhere.</font><div><font face="georgia"><br /></font></div><div><font face="georgia">The Hotel Lincoln, named for United States President Abraham Lincoln, was built in 1918 and was located on the corner of West Washington Street and Kentucky Avenue in downtown Indianapolis. The hotel hosted numerous conferences and conventions during its years of operation, and was where Robert F. Kennedy and his campaign crew stayed during the Indiana Primary in 1968. The hotel was torn down in 1973. <br /></font><div><font face="georgia"><br /></font></div><div><font face="georgia"><b>Sources: </b>Howard, Edward Allen. "Indiana Library Association." <i>Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science</i>. Ed. Kent Allen, Harold Lancour, and Jay Daily. Vol. 11. New York: Marcel Dekker, 1974. 447. Print. ; "Indiana Library Association 37th Annual Conference and Indiana Library Trustees Association 20th Annual Conference: Indianapolis, November 21, 22, 23, 1928." <i>Library Occurrent</i> 9.1 (1929): 2-9. Print. ; Secker, William R. "The New Fireproof Hotel Lincoln, Indianapolis." <i>Hotel Monthly</i> 20.305 (1918): 44-55. Print.</font></div></div><div><font face="georgia"><br /></font></div><div><font face="georgia"><b>Update 7/27/2020: </b></font></div><div><font face="georgia"><b><br /></b></font></div><div><font face="georgia"><b>Related post</b>: <a href="http://www.littleknownblacklibrarianfacts.blogspot.com/2011/06/ala-history-1937-meeting-in-richmond.html"><u>ALA History: 1936 American Library Association Meeting in Richmond, Virginia</u></a></font></div><div><font face="georgia"><br /></font></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543682539546386097.post-76729081742727993062020-06-01T23:03:00.005-04:002020-06-27T14:36:39.491-04:00Dr. Charles D. Churchwell (1926-2018): Second African American to Earn a Ph.D. in Library Science from the University of IllinoisDr. Charles Darrett Churchwell was the second African American to receive a Ph.D. in library science from the <a href="https://illinois.edu/">University of Illinois.</a> A native of Dunnellon, Florida, Dr. Churchwell was born on Sunday, November 7, 1926 to John Dozier Churchwell and Leeannah Delaughter Churchwell. Dr. Churchwell was also a veteran of the United States Army. After the military, he attended <a href="https://www.morehouse.edu/">Morehouse College</a> in Atlanta, Georgia, graduating in 1952 with a bachelor's degree in mathematics. Dr. Churchwell then attended the Atlanta University Library School (<a href="https://www.cau.edu/">Clark-Atlanta University</a>), receiving his MLS (Master of Library Science) in 1953. He earned his doctorate (Ph.D.) in library science from the <a href="https://illinois.edu/">University of Illinois</a> in 1966.<div><br /></div><div>During his career, Dr. Churchwell held several positions in libraries across the country, including Alabama State College (<a href="https://www.alasu.edu/">Alabama State University</a>), <a href="https://www.pvamu.edu/">Prairie View A & M University</a>, the <a href="https://www.nypl.org/">New York Public Library</a>, and the <a href="https://illinois.edu/">University of Illinois </a>before becoming the first African American to serve as Assistant Director of Public Services & Associate Professor at the <a href="https://www.uh.edu/">University of Houston</a>. He remained at the University of Houston until 1970. That same year, Dr. Churchwell became the director of the <a href="https://www.miami.miamioh.edu/">Miami University of Ohio's</a> libraries, serving for four years. Afterwards, he served as director of the <a href="https://library.brown.edu/">Brown University Library</a>, the dean of libraries at <a href="https://wustl.edu/">Washington University in St. Louis</a>, and a library science professor at <a href="https://wayne.edu/">Wayne State University</a>. His final years of librarianship were spent as the dean of the library science program at <a href="https://www.cau.edu/">Clark-Atlanta University</a>. He retired in 1999.</div><div><br /></div><div>Although <a href="http://littleknownblacklibrarianfacts.blogspot.com/2016/09/dr-carla-d-hayden-first-african.html">Dr. Carla Hayden</a> is the first African American to serve as Librarian of Congress, she was not the first African American to be considered for the job. When Librarian of Congress <a href="https://www.loc.gov/item/n88127776/lawrence-quincy-mumford-1903-1982/">Lawrence Quincy Mumford (L. Quincy Mumford)</a> retired from the <a href="https://www.loc.gov/">Library of Congress</a> in 1974, Dr. Churchwell was among several candidates recommended by the American Library Association Executive Board as Mumford's replacement. Even though Churchwell wasn't selected for the position, the fact that he was recommended is an accomplishment in and of itself.</div><div><br /></div><div>Dr. Churchwell wrote several articles, contributed chapters to books on library science, and was the author of <i>The Shaping of American Library Education</i>. He also testified before the Subcommittee on Education, Arts, and Humanities of the United States Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources in October 1979 during hearings on the Higher Education Amendments of 1979 and before the Subcommittee on Post Secondary Education of the United States House of Representatives' Committee on Education and Labor in September 1985 during hearings on the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act.</div><div><br /></div><div>Dr. Churchwell passed away in 2018 at the age of 91 in St. Louis, Missouri.</div><div><br /></div><div>Some works of Dr. Churchwell:</div><div><br /></div><div>Churchwell, Charles D. "The Evolution of the Academic Research Library in the 1960s." <i>College & Research Libraries</i> 68.2 (Mar. 2007): 104-105. Print.</div><div><br /></div><div>Churchwell, Charles. "Racial Integration at the University of Houston: A Personal Perspective II." <i>Untold Stories: Civil Rights, Libraries, and Black Librarianship</i>. Ed. John Mark Tucker. Champaign: Board of Trustees of U of Illinois, 1998. 136-140. Print.</div><div><br /></div><div>Churchwell, Charles D. "A Historical Introduction to Library Education: Problems and Progress to 1951 (Book Review)." <i>College & Research Libraries</i> 38.1 (Jan. 1977): 74-75. Print.</div><div><br /></div><div>Churchwell, Charles D. <i>The Shaping of American Library Education</i>. Chicago: American Library Association, 1974. Print.</div><div><br /></div><div>Churchwell, Charles D. "Education for Librarianship in the United States: Some Factors Which Influence Its Development between 1919 and 1936." Diss. U of Illinois, 1966. Print.</div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial unicode ms", arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><font face="georgia"><b>Update 6/27.2020:</b></font></span></div><div><br /></div><div><b>*Note: </b>The first African American to receive a doctorate in library science from the University of Illinois was Dr. Jessie Carney Smith. Dr. Smith received her Ph.D. in 1964. Many thanks to Jamillah Gabriel for bringing this to my attention!!</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Sources: </b>Figa, Elizabeth and Macpherson, Janet. "Brown v. Board of Education and Its Effect on Libraries and Library and Information Science Education: Mapping and Storytelling a Historical Journey Fifty Years in the Making." <i> Unfinished Business: Race, Equity, and Diversity in Library and Information Science Education</i>. Ed. Maurice B. Wheeler. Lanham: Scarecrow, 2005. 21. Print. ; Holley, Edward G. "Racial Integration at the University of Houston: A Personal Perspective I." and Churchwell, Charles. "Racial Integration at the University of Houston: A Personal Perspective II." <i>Untold Stories: Civil Rights, Libraries, and Black Librarianship</i>. Ed. John Mark Tucker. Champaign: Board of Trustees of U of Illinois, 1998. 129-140. Print. ; Jordan, Casper LeRoy and Josey, E.J. "A Chronology of Events in Black Librarianship." <i>Handbook of Black Librarianship</i>. Ed. E.J. Josey and Marva DeLoach. 2nd ed. Lanham: Scarecrow, 2000. 12, 15. Print. ; "Charles D. Churchwell Obituary." <i>A Guide to African American Studies,</i> Washington University in St. Louis. 14 Feb. 2020. Web. 30 May 2020. ; United States Congress Senate. Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Subcommittee on Education, Arts, and the Humanities. <i>Higher Education Amendments of 1979: Hearings before the Subcommittee on Education, Arts, and the Humanities of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, United States Senate: Ninety-Sixth Congress, First Session on S. 1839 to Extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for Other Purposes: October 10, 11, 23, 25, and November 9, 1979, Part 2</i>. Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 1980. Print. ; United States Congress House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Post Secondary Education. <i>Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act: Title II (College Libraries); Title VI (International Education); Title VIII (Cooperative Education); Title X (F.I.P.S.E.); Title XI (Urban Grant Universities): Hearings before the Subcommittee on Post Secondary Education of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, Ninety-Ninth Congress, First Session: Hearings Held in Washington, DC, September 6 and 10, 1985. Volume 8. </i>Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 1986. Print. ; "SWIDC Meets." <i>The Prairie View Standard</i> 45.4 (Dec. 1954): 3. PDF file. ; "Dr. Churchwell Nominated." <i>The Miamian</i> 3.31 (May 1974): 1. Digital file. ; Pearson, Lois R. "Outside Consultant's Plan Causes Churchwell to Resign from Washington U. Libraries." <i>American Libraries </i>18 (Mar. 1987): 164. Print. ; "Charles D. Churchwell." <i>The History Makers</i>. The History Makers, 16 Oct. 2007. Web. 1 June 2020. "American Council on Education Fellows." <i>Wright State University Research News</i> 3.10 (Apr. 1971): 3. PDF file.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543682539546386097.post-15041888544004003802020-05-30T15:49:00.002-04:002020-06-02T21:04:12.276-04:00Bertha Pleasant Williams (1923-2008) and the Union Street Library, Montgomery, AlabamaBertha Pleasant Williams was Montgomery, Alabama's first African American librarian. Ms. Williams was born on Friday, June 29, 1923 in Montgomery, Alabama to Reuben P. and Mary Green Pleasant. She was a 1943 graduate of <u><b><a href="https://www.alasu.edu/">Alabama State University</a></b></u> where she earned a bachelor of library science degree (BLS) and a 1946 graduate of Atlanta University (<u><b><a href="https://www.cau.edu/">Clark-Atlanta University</a></b></u>) where she earned her Master of Library Science (MLS). Previously, Ms. Williams had tried to attend the library science program at the <u><b><a href="https://slis.ua.edu/">University of Alabama</a></b></u> but was refused admission because she was African American. In 1950, she married Robert H. Williams.<br />
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Library service in Montgomery, Alabama began with the Montgomery Library Association, a small subscription library above a drugstore on Dexter Avenue in 1899. In 1904, with funds from the Carnegie Endowment (founded by businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie) the Carnegie Library of Montgomery, Alabama was built (later called the <u><b><a href="https://www.mccpl.lib.al.us/">Montgomery City-County Public Library</a></b></u>). However, library services were not extended to Montgomery's African American community. This changed in June 1947, when the Montgomery Negro Ministerial Association met to formulate plans to establish a library branch for the African American community. At the meeting, a task force, the Friends of the Library Association, was created and charged with making the library branch a reality. Members of the task force included:<br />
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Rev. Ralph A. Daley<br />
Zenovia Johnson<br />
Alice Martin<br />
M. L. Pace<br />
Dr. V. E. Daniel<br />
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A building was found on 409 South Union Street and was renovated for housing the library. The building was provided by the Sojourner Truth Club, an African American women's club. The name chosen for the library branch was the Union Street Library. Through the encouragement of library science professor Dr. Virginia Lacey Jones, Bertha Pleasant Williams applied for and accepted the position as librarian for the newly created library.<br />
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The Union Street Library opened for service on December 8, 1948. Ms. Williams was determined to provide patrons with the best service and resources possible. She promoted the library and it services on the local African American radio station and in the local African American newspaper. She worked closely with the city's African American teachers to promote reading in the classroom and loaned books for the schools to use. Williams also established deposit stations, authorized locations to lend library books for patrons to use. Williams had help from people in the community -- some would help transport books to patrons since the city refused to fund bookmobile service for African Americans; others would contribute funds in support of the library.<br />
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As time went by, the Union Street Library outgrew its space and needed to expand. In 1960, a new location for the library was secured and it was renamed the Cleveland Avenue Branch. In 1963, the entire library system of the Montgomery City-County Public Library was integrated. The Cleveland Avenue Branch was later renamed the Rosa Parks Avenue Branch. The branch was renamed again in 2012 as the <u><b><a href="https://www.mccpl.lib.al.us/Pages/Index/20306/bertha-pleasant-williams-rosa-parks">Bertha Pleasant Williams Library at the Rosa L. Parks Avenue Branch</a></b></u>.<br />
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Ms. Williams later worked at the library at <u><b><a href="https://www.alasu.edu/">Alabama State University</a></b></u>. She was employed at the university for 14 years, 7 of which she served as head of the university's rare book collection and archives.<br />
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Bertha Pleasant Williams passed way on Monday, November 24, 2008 at the age of 85. Her funeral was held at the <u><b><a href="https://www.dexterkingmemorial.org/">Dexter King Memorial Baptist Church</a></b></u>, in Montgomery, Alabama. In 2012, a historic marker commemorating her work with libraries was placed at the Bertha Pleasant Williams Library at the Rosa Parks L. Avenue Branch.<br />
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<b>Sources: </b>Graham, Patterson Toby. <i>A Right to Read: Segregation and Civil Rights in Alabama's Public Libraries, 1900-1965</i>. Tuscaloosa: U of Alabama P, 2006. 56-62, 68, 75-80. Print. ; Battles, David M. <i>The History of Public Library Access for African Americans in the South, or Leaving Behind the Plow</i>. Lanham: Scarecrow, 2009. 94, 126. Print. ; Knott, Cheryl. <i>Not Free, Not for All: Public Libraries in the Age of Jim Crow</i>. U of Massachusetts P, 2015. 28, 143, 262. Print. ; Wiegand, Wayne A. and Shirley A. Wiegand. <i>The Desegregation of Public Libraries in the Jim Crow South: Civil Rights and Local Activism</i>. LSU P, 2018. 51-53., 118-125. Print. ; Robinson, Carrie C. "Alabama Association of School Librarians." <i>Handbook of Black Librarianship</i>. Ed. E.J. Josey and Marva DeLoach. 2nd ed. Lanham: Scarecrow, 2000. 51. Print. ; Blumenstein, Lynn. "Bertha Pleasant Williams Dies." <i>Library Journal.com,</i> Library Journal, 1 Dec. 2008. Web. 30 May 2020. ; Edwards, Brian. "Montgomery Officials Honor Recognition of Bertha Williams Library with Unveiling of Historic Marker." <i>Montgomery Advertiser</i>, USA Today Network, 28 June 2019. Web. 30 May 2020. ; "Council Reaches Compromise over the Renaming of Rosa Parks Library." <i>WFAS.com</i>, WFAS12 News, 18 July 2012. Web. 30 May 2020. ; "Bertha Pleasant Williams." <i>Legacy.com</i>, Legacy, 28 Nov. 2008. Web. 30 May 2020.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543682539546386097.post-39601975378145508912019-10-11T20:06:00.000-04:002019-10-11T20:06:47.314-04:00Three Notable Figures in Librarianship in Jamaica<b>Daphne Rowena Douglas</b><br />
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Daphne Rowena Douglas (1924- ) was head of the <u><a href="https://www.mona.uwi.edu/dlis/">University of the West Indies' Library Science Program</a></u> 1976-1980, and again from 1982-1993. She received the Institute of Jamaica's Centenary Medal for Meritorious Service in the Field of Librarianship and Library in 1979. Ms. Douglas is a 1974 graduate of the <u><a href="http://www.icds.pitt.edu/">University of Pittsburgh's</a></u> library science program.<br />
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<b>Sources:</b> "Biographies of Jamaican Personalities: Daphne Douglas." <i>National Library of Jamaica</i>. National Library of Jamaica, n.d. Web. 11 Oct. 2010. ; "Professor Daphne Rowena Douglas." <i>Douglas Archives</i>. Douglas Archives, 26 Oct. 2010. Web. 8 Dec. 2010.<br />
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<b>Kenneth Everard Niven Ingram</b><br />
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Kenneth Everard Niven Ingram (1921-2007) was one of the earliest known black professional librarians in Jamaica. He was the University Librarian at the <u><a href="http://www.uwi.edu/"> University College of the West Indies</a></u> for ten years and helped found the <u><a href="http://www.liaja.org.jm/">Jamaica Library Association</a></u>. Also, Mr. Ingram received the Gold Musgrave Medal for his contributions to library services and was president of the <u><a href="https://acuril.org/">Association of Caribbean Universities, Research and Institutional Libraries</a></u>. Mr. Ingram passed away in 2007.<br />
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<b>Sources:</b> "Biographies of Jamaican Personalities: Kenneth Everard Niven Ingram." <i>National Library of Jamaica</i>. National Library of Jamaica, n.d. Web. 8 Dec. 2010. ; "Kenneth Everard Niven Ingram, OD, DLitt, MPhil, FLA, BA." <i>University of the West Indies at Mona</i>. University of the West Indies at Mona, n.d. Web. 8 Dec. 2010. ; Dunn, Pat and Mordecai, Pamela. " Ingram, Kenneth Everard Niven." <i>Encyclopedia of Latin and Caribbean Literature</i>. Ed. Daniel Balderston and Mike Gonzalez. New York: Routledge, 2004. 276. Print.<br />
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<b>Dorothy G. Williams Collings</b><br />
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Dorothy G. Williams Collings (1911-1991) helped found the library science program at the <u><a href="http://www.icds.pitt.edu/">University of the West Indies</a></u>. Ms. Collings, whose parents were Jamaican, was also a librarian at the <u><a href="https://www.nypl.org/">New York Public Library</a></u> and an instructor at the library school at <u><a href="http://www.columbia.edu/cu/sls/">Columbia University</a></u>. She also worked at <u><a href="http://www.cau.edu/">Atlanta University</a></u>, <u><a href="https://en.unesco.org/">UNESCO</a></u>, and <u><a href="https://www.fisk.edu/">Fisk University</a></u>. Ms. Collings received her Ph.D. from the <u><a href="https://www.uchicago.edu/">University of Chicago</a></u> in 1947.<br />
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<b>Sources:</b> Jackson, William Vernon. "The Pioneers: Dorothy G. Collings (1911-1991)." <i>World Libraries</i> 11.1-2 (2001):n.pag. Dominican Graduate School of Library and Information Science, 2001. Web. 8 Dec. 2010.; "Dorothy Collings: Tribute from the Library Association of Guyana." <i>University of the West Indies at Mona, Library & Information Studies</i>. University of the West Indies at Mona, n.d. Web. 8 Dec. 2010. ; Jordan, Casper Leroy. "Georgia Peaches and Cream: Afro-American Librarians in the State of Georgia." Ed. Annette L. Phinazee. T<i>he Black Librarian in the Southeast: Reminiscences, Activities, Challenges</i>. Durham: NCCU School of Library Service, 1980. 34 . Print. ; Cooper, Glendora Johnson. "African American Historical Continuity: Jean Blackwell Huston and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture." <i>Reclaiming the American Library Past: Writing the Women In</i>. Ed. Suzanne Hildenbrand. Norwood: Ablex, 1996. 38. Print.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543682539546386097.post-59425951388341582042019-09-15T18:57:00.002-04:002019-09-15T18:57:53.089-04:00African and African American Presidents of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)<b>Robert Wedgeworth, IFLA President 1991-1997</b><br />
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<b>Sources:</b>"IFLA Presidents." <i>IFLA.org</i>. IFLA, 1 Apr. 2019. Web. 15 Sept. 2019.; Wilhite, Jeffrey M. <i>85 Years IFLA: A History and Chronology of Sessions 1927-2012</i>. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 2012.72, 77,269, 273, 283. Print. ; "Voice of 3,000 Librarian: Robert Wedgeworth, Executive Director of American Library Association Seeks to Make Librarians Visibile." <i>Ebony</i> 28.8 (1973): 107-108, 110-112. Print. ; "Arts and Letters." <i>Ebony</i> 28.3 (1973): 39. Print. ; Tate, Thelma H. "African Americans in International Librarianship." <i>Handbook of Black Librarianship</i>. Ed. E.J. Josey and Marva L. DeLoach. 2nd ed. Lanham: Scarecrow, 2000. 615, 618-619. Print. ; Dawson, Alma. "Celebrating African American Librarians and Librarianship." <i>Library Trends</i> 49.1 (2000): 61. Print. ; "Wedgeworth Named Dean of N.Y. Library School." <i>Jet</i> 68.21 (1985): 34. Print. ; "American Library Assn. Names Black Executive." <i>Jet </i>42.4 (1972): 25. Print. ; "Lerome J. Bennett Unveils 'Wade in the Water' ." <i>Jet</i> 57.5 (1979): 55. Print. ; "People." <i>Jet</i> 22.25 (1962): 45. Print. ; "The Black Caucus of the American Library Association, Inc. Celebrates 40 Years." <i>Black Caucus of the American Library Association, Inc. Newsletter</i> 39.2 (2010): 4. Print.<br />
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<b>Kay Raseroka, IFLA President 2003-2005</b><br />
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<b>Sources:</b> "IFLA Presidents." <i>IFLA.org</i>. IFLA, 1 Apr. 2019. Web. 15 Sept. 2019. ; Raseroka, Kay. "'Not in My Wildest Dreams': IFLA Journal Interviews Kay Raseroka." IFLA Journal 29.3 (2003): 205-208. PDF. ; Byrne, Alex. "Kay Raseroka, IFLA President 2003-2005." <i>IFLA Journal</i> 31.4 (2005): 355-356. PDF. ; Raseroka, Kay. "Reports to Council in Oslo: President's Report." <i>IFLA Journal</i> 31.4 (2005): 350-354. PDF. ; Wilhite, Jeffrey M. <i>85 Years IFLA: A History and Chronology of Sessions 1927-2012</i>. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 2012.78-79, 304, 307, 314. Print. ; Shimmon, Ross. <i>Kay Raseroka Wins Presidential Election</i>. The Hague, Netherlands: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, 2001.PDF. ; Raseroka, H. Kay. "Seizing the Moment: Issues and Opportunities towards the Creation of an Information Society."<i> IFLA Journal</i> 27.5-6 (2001): 322-327. PDF.<br />
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<b>Ellen Tise, IFLA President 2009-2011</b><br />
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<b>Sources:</b> "IFLA Presidents." <i>IFLA.org</i>. IFLA, 1 Apr. 2019. Web. 15 Sept. 2019.; "Newsmaker: Ellen Tise." <i>American Libraries</i> 41.10 (Oct. 2010): 31. Print. ; "Gates Foundation Contributes $1.5 Million to IFLA Advocacy."<i> American Libraries. </i>ALA, 25 Aug. 2009. Web. 15 Sept. 2019; Carlton, Amy. "IFLA President's Program Reunites Leaders: Past Presidents Take to the Stage to Talk Change." <i>American Libraries. </i>ALA, 26 Aug. 2018. Web. 15 Sept. 2019; Tise, Ellen R. and Raju, Reggie. "African Librarianship: A Relic, a Fallacy, or an Imperative?" <i>Library Trends</i> 64.1 (2015):3-18. Print. ; Tise, Ellen R. "Strategies by LIASA to Develop Library Services and the Profession in Africa." <i>Information Development</i> 20.1 (2004): 36-42. PDF. ; "South Africa's Libraries Highlighted at LC Talk for African American Month." <i>Capital Librarian</i> 1.6-7 (Jan./Feb. 2008): 10. PDF. ; Tise, Ellen R. "Libraries Driving Access to Knowledge (A2K)." <i>Libraries Driving Access to Knowledge</i>. Ed. Jesus Lau, Anna Maria Tammaro, and Theo J. D. Bothma. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 2012. 17-34.Print. ; Wilhite, Jeffrey M. <i>85 Years IFLA: A History and Chronology of Sessions 1927-2012</i>. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 2012.79-80, 88, 326, 330. Print.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543682539546386097.post-6262557519552501352019-02-23T20:23:00.001-05:002019-10-11T19:59:54.628-04:00Some Early Librarians of Roosevelt High School, Gary, Indiana<span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Built in 1930, the Theodore Roosevelt High School of Gary, Indiana (now <a href="https://www.theodorerooseveltcca.org/"><u>Theodore Roosevelt College and Career Academy</u></a>) was established to educate the city's African American students. Some of the early librarians employed at the school: </span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1931-1934 -- Wilhemina Turner was hired as a librarian at the Theodore Roosevelt High
School where she worked until 1934. After receiving her library science degree</span></span> in 1935, Turner became an
assistant librarian at the Du Sable High School in Chicago, Illinois.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span></span><br /></span>
<span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1935-1936 -- Hortense Houston Young,
was hired in 1935. A 1934 graduate of the University of Illinois Library
School, Young remained at Roosevelt High School until 1936 when she became an
assistant librarian at the Louisville Municipal College for Negroes (now
<a href="https://www.simmonscollegeky.edu/"><u>Simmons College of Kentucky</u></a>; Eliza Atkins Gleason and her sister, Ollie Atkins
Carpenter once worked at the Louisville Municipal College for Negroes; Eliza
became the first African American to earn a PhD in library science).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">1935-1937? -- <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Marjorie Adelle Blackistone Bradfield began working at Roosevelt High School (at that time she was Marjorie Blackistone).</span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> A
native of Washington, D.C., Ms. Bradfield was the daughter of John Roger and
Lucy Comfort Winston Blackistone. Bradfield was a 1935 graduate of the Columbia
University School of Library Service (the school closed in 1992) and also
attended the <a href="https://umich.edu/"><u>University of Michigan</u></a>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In
1937, she became the first African American librarian hired by the <a href="https://detroitpubliclibrary.org/"><u>Detroit Public Library</u></a> in Detroit, Michigan. On June 29, 1938, she married Horace F.
Bradfield.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ms. Bradfield remained at the
Detroit Public Library until 1968, when she left to accept a position as a
school librarian for the Detroit Public Schools. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In 1970, Ms. Bradfield was
instrumental in the appointment of Clara Stanton Jones as the Detroit Public
Library’s first African American female director (Ms. Jones would later serve
as the first African American president of the <a href="http://www.ala.org/"><u>American Library Association</u></a>,
1976-1977). Also, in July 1970, Ms. Bradfield participated in a panel
discussion, “Black History in Libraries”, given by the History Section of the
American Library Association (now the <a href="http://www.ala.org/rt/lhrt"><u>Library History Round Table</u></a>) at the 89th American Library Association Annual Conference held in Detroit.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Ms. Bradfield remained at the Detroit Public Schools until 1980. She passed away on November 19, 1999 at the age of 88.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><b>Sources: </b></span></span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><i>A Directory of Negro Graduates of Accredited Library Schools, 1900-1936</i>. Washington: Columbia Civic Library
Association, 1937. 7, 22, 25. Print. ; Jones, Reinette F. <i>Library Service to African American in Kentucky: From the
Reconstruction Era to the 1960s</i>. Jefferson: McFarland, 2002. 91, 103, 126,
163. Print. ; Spradling, Mary Mace.</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span>“Black Librarians in Kentucky.” <i>The Black Librarian in the Southeast: Reminiscences, Activities,
Challenges</i>. Ed. Annette L. Phinazee. Durham: NCCU School of Library
Science, 1980. 50. Print. ; Audi, Tamara. "Marjorie Bradfield: Put Black History into Library." <i>Detroit Free Press</i> 20 Nov. 1999: 123. Print. ; "Marjorie A. Blackistone and Horace Ferguson Bradfield Papers: 1931-1978." <i>Bentley Historical Library</i>. University of Michigan. May 2017. Web. 23 Feb. 2019. ; Taliaferro, Trudy Bradfield. "Special Guest Column: Benjamin Brown, Buffalo Soldier, Family Hero." <i>AAGSNC.org</i>. African American Genealogical Society of Northern California. 2000. Web. 23 Feb. 2019.</span><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543682539546386097.post-86776639828768528012018-03-08T00:20:00.000-05:002018-03-08T20:55:17.711-05:00F. Blanche Foster (1918-1988): Librarian, Teacher, and Author<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">F. Blanche Foster (1918-1988), a writer of travel books for middle school students, served as a school librarian for </span><a href="http://metadot.vigoschools.org/metadot/index.pl?id=2994"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><u>South Vigo High School</u></span></a><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> in Terre Haute, Indiana. A native of Tennessee, Ms. Foster was a graduate of Wiley High School in Terre Haute, Indiana (the school was merged with Honey Creek High School in the early 1970s to form South Vigo High School). She received her library science degree from the </span><a href="https://www.si.umich.edu/research/library-and-information-science"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><u>University of Michigan</u></span></a><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> in Ann Arbor and was a school librarian in Detroit before returning to Terre Haute, Indiana. <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">On April 17, 1977, Ms. Foster, along with five other local authors, was honored by the Friends of the </span><a href="http://library.indstate.edu/"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><u>Indiana State University Cunningham Memorial Library</u></span></a><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> at a reception held at </span><a href="http://www.indstate.edu/"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><u>Indiana State University</u></span></a><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> in Terre Haute, Indiana.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: large;">In 1979, Ms. Foster donated from her personal collection, four first edition volumes of the works of poet Paul Laurence Dunbar to the Vigo County Public Library.</span><br />
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Her books:<br />
<br /><em>Kenya</em>. New York: Watts, 1969.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><em>Dahomey</em>. New York: F. Watts, 1971. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><em>The West Indies: A Conceptual View</em>. New York: Carlton, 1976. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><em>East Central Africa: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Burundi</em>. New York: Watts, 1981. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Sources:</strong> "F. Blanche Foster." <em>Indiana Odyssey: Celebrating Local African American Authors</em>. Vigo County Public Library, Feb. 2000. Web. 22 Sept. 2010. ; Davis, Bettie. "Terre Haute News." <em>Indianapolis Recorder</em> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">3 Mar. 1979: 14. Print. ; Clark, Dorothy J. "Patrons Preview Set for YWCA Yule Bazaar." <em>Terre Haute Tribune (Terre Haute, Ind.)</em> 23 Nov. 1975: 65. Print. ; "Plan Reception to Honor Six Local Authors."<em> Terre Haute Tribune (Terre Haute, Ind.)</em> 7 Apr. 1977: 11. Print. ; "ISU to Fete Local Authors." <em>Terre Haute Tribune (Terre Haute, Ind.)</em> 16 Apr. 1977: 3. Print. ; "Local Authors Honored by Friends Group (Photo)". <em>Terre Haute Tribune (Terre Haute, Ind.)</em> 20 Apr. 1977: 12. Print. ; "Carole Jones Memorial Speaker." <em>Terre Haute Tribune (Terre Haute, Ind.)</em> 21 Apr. 1977: 9. Print. ; "An Afternoon of Black Art (Photo)." <em>Indianapolis Recorder</em> 12 Oct. 1974: 4. Print. ; "Newlyweds at the Webbs." <em>Indianapolis Recorder</em> 6 Oct. 1979: 7. Print. ; Davis, Bettie. "Terre Haute News." <em>Indianapolis Recorder</em> 3 Mar. 1979: 14. Print. ; "Indiana Black Assembly Endorses Hatcher Plan to Form New Group." <em>Indianapolis Recorder</em> 16 Aug. 1975: 1, 13. Print. ; "Deaths." <em> Indianapolis Star </em>16 Feb. 1988: 32. Print.</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543682539546386097.post-44904782830771380512017-03-24T22:00:00.000-04:002017-03-24T22:00:41.726-04:00Dr. Daniel Thomas Williams (1932-2010): University Archivist for Tuskegee UniversityDr. Daniel Thomas Williams (1932-2010), was the University Archivist at Tuskegee Institute (now <a href="http://www.tuskegee.edu/"><u>Tuskegee University</u></a>) in Tuskegee, Alabama from 1968-1999. A native of Miami, Florida, Dr. Williams was the son of Willie Mae and Daniel T. Williams, Sr.<br />
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Dr. Williams completed his undergraduate education in 1956 at West Virginia State College (now <a href="https://www.wvu.edu/"><u>West Virginia State University</u></a>) in Institute, West Virginia. In 1957, Dr. Williams received his M.L.S. from the <a href="https://ischool.illinois.edu/"><u>University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign</u></a> and was hired the same year by Tuskegee where he worked first as a serials librarian, then as director of the university's professional libraries, and finally, in 1968 as the university's archivist. In 1969, Dr. Williams received a certificate in archival administration from <a href="http://www.american.edu/"><u>American University</u></a>.<br />
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Dr. Williams was part of the U.S. Delegation of the World Congress on Archives which met in Moscow, Russia in 1972. Dr. Williams further his education at <a href="http://www.auburn.edu/"><u>Auburn University</u></a> in Auburn, Alabama where he earned his PhD. in Education in 1987.<br />
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In 1989, Dr. Williams was honored by the <a href="http://www.certifiedarchivists.org/"><u>Academy of Certified Archivists</u></a> and named a fellow by the <a href="http://www2.archivists.org/"><u>Society of American Archivists</u></a> in 1992. He was also the curator for Tuskegee's Daniel James Memorial Hall.<br />
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In 1994 and again in 1997, Dr. Williams discussed Tuskegee University's history on C-SPAN2. Video recordings of both sessions are available at:<br />
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Dan Williams, Archivist, Tuskegee University<br />
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Dr. Williams remained at Tuskegee University until his retirement in 1999. He passed away on June 24, 2010 in Hollywood, Florida.<br />
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<b>Sources:</b> Shockley, Ann Allen. "Librarians, Archivists, and Writers: A Personal Perspective." <i>The Black Librarian in America Revisited</i>. Ed. E.J. Josey. Metuchen: Scarecrow, 1994. 320, 322. Print. ; "Former TU Archivist Dr. Daniel Williams Dies." <i>The Tuskegee News (Online Edition)</i> 8 July 2010. Web. 27 Feb. 2011. ; <i>The Black Librarian in the Southeast: Reminiscences, Activities, Challenges</i>. Ed. Annette L. Phinazee. Durham: NCCU School of Library of Science, 1980. 24, 29, 192-193. Print. ; Fields, Dorothy Jenkins. "Remembering Two Colleagues Who Made History." <i>Miami Herald</i> 24 Feb. 2011. Web, 27 Feb 2011. ; "Dan Williams - SAA Fellow." <i>African-American and Third World Archivists Roundtable Newsletter</i> 6.2 (1992): 1, 4. Print. ; "Another Honor for the Peanut Man: Botanist George Washington Carver Named to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans." <i>Ebony</i> 32.9 (1977): 103. Print. ; "People." <i>Jet</i> 83.2 (1992): 20. Print.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543682539546386097.post-51883968153758022762017-01-08T17:04:00.000-05:002017-01-14T10:30:59.099-05:00Andrew Venable, Jr. (1944-2016): First African American Director of the Cleveland Public Library<a href="https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2F68.media.tumblr.com%2F0f8ecc2ed63804edcff1799507cdeb02%2Ftumblr_inline_o6x8x0CNMe1twg5qc_500.jpg&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcpl-archives.tumblr.com%2F&docid=V6XXqyTvSLHtUM&tbnid=rubYYGcflwCHmM%3A&vet=1&w=500&h=627&bih=662&biw=1366&q=andrew%20venable%20library&ved=0ahUKEwjIzcXHjLTRAhUl5oMKHVoZCHkQMwgjKAkwCQ&iact=mrc&uact=8"><u>Andrew Venable, Jr.</u></a>, a native of Staunton, Virginia, was the first African American director of the <a href="http://cpl.org/"><u>Cleveland Public Library</u></a> in Cleveland, Ohio. He was born on November 11, 1944 to Andrew and Catherine Venable. Andrew Venable, Jr. was a graduate of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booker_T._Washington_Community_Center"><u>Booker T. Washington High School</u></a> (now Booker T. Washington Community Center) in Staunton, Virginia; a graduate of <a href="http://www.vsu.edu/"><u>Virginia State University</u></a> (formerly Virginia State College) in Petersburg, Virginia; and a graduate of the <a href="https://case.edu/its/archives/Units/schools.htm"><u>Case Western Reserve University School of Library Science</u></a> (<b>Note: </b>In 1981 the library school's name was changed to the Matthew A. Baxter School of Information and Library Science; the library science program was in operation from 1903 until 1986).<br />
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Mr. Venable began his library career at the Cleveland Public Library in Cleveland, Ohio in 1970. He remained there for 13 years. In 1983, Mr. Venable left the Cleveland Public Library to become the director of the <a href="http://www.eastclevelandpubliclibrary.org/"><u>East Cleveland Public Library</u></a>. He served there for five years. After leaving the East Cleveland Public Library, Mr. Venable served as the director of the <a href="http://www.garypubliclibrary.org/"><u>Gary Public Library</u></a> in Gary, Indiana from 1988 until 1992. After his tenure at the Gary Public Library, Mr. Venable became library director at the <a href="https://www.ivytech.edu/northwest/"><u>Ivy Tech Community College-Northwest Region</u></a> (the college is also known as Ivy Tech). He served there from 1992 until 1993.<br />
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In 1993, Mr. Venable left Indiana and headed east to Washington, D.C. where he held the position of Deputy Director at the <a href="http://www.dclibrary.org/"><u>D.C. Public Library</u></a>. Four years later, Mr. Venable returned to the place where he began his library career -- The Cleveland Public Library. He served as deputy director (1997-1999) and then director (1999-2008). He retired in 2008.<br />
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Andrew Venable, Jr. passed away on May 5, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina.<br />
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<b>Highlights of Andrew Venable Jr.'s Career:</b><br />
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First African American director of the Cleveland Public Library<br />
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Named Librarian of the Year by the <a href="http://olc.org/"><u>Ohio Library Council</u></a> in 2001<br />
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Instrumental in the creation of the Greater Access Library Card<br />
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Awarded the Key to the City of Cleveland in 2008<br />
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Credited with describing public libraries as "The Peoples' University"<br />
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Awarded an honorary doctorate from <a href="http://www.csuohio.edu/"><u>Cleveland State University</u></a> in 2007<br />
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A member of the fraternity <a href="http://www.apa1906.net/"><u>Alpha Phi Alpha</u></a><br />
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<b>Sources:</b> Oder, Norman. "Q & A with Cleveland's Andrew Venable." <i>Libraryjournal.com</i>. Library Journal. 15 May 2008. Web. 10 Dec. 2010. ; "Andrew Venable Appointed Director of CPL." <i>PR Newswire.com</i>. PR Newswire, 9 June 1999. Web. 20 Dec. 2010. ; Henson, Jane E. E. <i>Libraries--Link to Learning. Final Report on the Indiana Governor's Conference on Libraries and Information Services (2nd, Indianapolis, Indiana, November 16-18, 1990)</i>. Indianapolis: State of Indiana, 1990. Print. ; Hanson, Debbie. "Andrew Venable: Leading the Peoples' University." <i>ClevelandSeniors.com</i>, N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Dec. 2010. ; "Reading Recruiter Gary Library Chief Hustles to Bring in Customers." <i>Post-Tribune (Ind.)</i> 18 Feb. 1990. Highbeam Research. Web. 10 Dec. 2010. ; "City of Gary Says Farewell as Old Friend Tries Something New." <i>Post-Tribune (Ind.)</i> 6 Oct. 1993. Highbeam Research. Web. 2 Feb. 2011. ; "Venable Named Director of Cleveland Public Library." <i>American Libraries.</i> American Library Association, 14 June 1999. Web. 8 Jan. 2017. "Andrew Venable (1944-2016), Cleveland Library Director." <i>Cleveland Public Library Archives. </i>9 May 2016. Web. 8 Jan. 2017. ; Kuehner, John C. "Andrew A. Venable Jr. Cleveland Public Library Leader Who Coined the Term 'The Peoples University': Black History Month." <i>The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio)</i> 13 Feb. 2013. Web. 8 Jan. 2017. ; "Cleveland Public Library." <i>Encyclopedia of Cleveland History.</i> Case Western Reserve University. 23 Sept. 2004. Web. 8 Jan. 2017. ; Marco, Guy A. "Cleveland Public Library." <i>The American Public Library Handbook</i>. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited, 2012. 94. Print. ; "The Schools of CRWU." <i>University Archives. </i>Case Western Reserve University. 2009. Web. 8 Jan. 2017. ; "Mr. Andrew Venable, Jr. (Obituary)."<i> efboyd.com</i>. E.F. Boyd & Son Funeral Home and Crematory.<i> </i>2016. Web. 8 Jan. 2017. ; "Cleveland Public Library to Open Circulating eBook Collection." <i>Independent Publisher (Online).</i> Jenkins Publishing Group, n.d. Web. 8 Jan. 2017. ; Rogers, Michael, and Norman Oder. "Venable Named Cleveland Director." <i>Library Journal</i> 124.12 (Jul. 1999): 18. Print. ; Gray, Lisa. "Balancing the Books: Budget Cuts Strike Deep at the D.C. Public Library." <i>Washington City Paper (Washington, D.C.)</i> 17 Feb . 1995. Web. 8 Jan. 2017. ; "Carnegie's Commemorative Grants to Urban Public Libraries." <i>Carnegie.org</i>. Carnegie Corporation of New York, 10 June 1999. Web. 8 Jan. 2017. ; Albanese, Andrew Richard. "Culture Keepers: ALA's Black Caucus Continues to Make a Critical Difference in Library Services." <i>Libraryjournal.com</i>. Library Journal. 15 Sept. 2002. Web. 8 Jan. 2017.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543682539546386097.post-43927592666978992022016-09-16T01:54:00.000-04:002017-03-26T20:50:13.422-04:00Dr. Carla D. Hayden: The First African American Librarian of Congress<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">A remarkable moment in library history!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">On Wednesday, September 14, 2016, Dr. Carla D. Hayden was sworn in as the 14th Librarian of Congress by Supreme Court Justice John Roberts, Jr. The ceremony was broadcast live on the Library of Congress's </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvNuPcftWYE"><u><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">YouTube</span></u></a><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> channel.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Members of the United States Congress who spoke during the ceremony included Representative Paul Ryan (Speaker of the House), Senator Roy D. Blunt (Chairman of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration), and Senator Barbara A. Mikulski.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Some facts about Dr. Hayden:</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The first African American to serve as the Librarian of Congress.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The first woman to serve as the Librarian of Congress.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Nominated for the position of Librarian of Congress by President Barack Obama, the first African American President of the United States.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">President of the American Library Association, 2003-2004.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Served as director of the Enoch Pratt Library in Baltimore, Maryland from 1993-2016.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Received her library science education at the University of Chicago Graduate Library School.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Worked at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago and at the </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Chicago Public Library in the 1970s and 1980s.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Taught library science at the University of Pittsburgh.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Library Journal's</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Librarian of the Year in 1995.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">In 1992, Dr. Hayden edited </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Ventures into Cultures: A Resource Book of Multicultural Materials and Programs</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Timeline of Dr. Hayden's journey to the Library of Congress:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">February 24, 2016 -- Dr. Hayden Nominated by President Barack Obama</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">April 20, 2016 -- Confirmation Hearing Held for Dr. Hayden</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">July 13, 2016 -- </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Dr. Hayden Confirmed </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">September 14, 2016 -- Dr. Hayden sworn in as Librarian of Congress</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Transcripts of Dr. Hayden's confirmation hearing and </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">swearing-in ceremony:</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The transcript of the confirmation hearing (click on the title below): </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><u><a href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-114shrg20359/pdf/CHRG-114shrg20359.pdf"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Rules and Administration. </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Nomination of Dr. Carla D. Hayden, to Be Librarian of Congress: Hearing Before the Committee on Rules and Administration, Congress of the United States, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, Second Session, April 20, 2016</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">. Washington : G.P.O., 2016. PDF File.</span></a></u></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The transcript of Dr. Hayden's remarks from the swearing-in ceremony </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">can be accessed by</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> clicking here: </span><br />
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<u style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><a href="http://www.infodocket.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/carla_hayden_sept_14_2016_remarks.pdf" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Remarks by Carla Hayden, 14th Librarian of Congress: Swearing-In Ceremony, September 14, 2016</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">. [Washington, D.C.] : Library of Congress, 2016. PDF</span></a></u><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Black Caucus of the American Library Association Newsletter:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Summer 2016 issue of the </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Black Caucus of the American Library Association Newsletter</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> features Dr. Hayden on the cover as well as some pieces written about her (see pages 42-48):</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Update 10/04/2016: </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The October 2016 issue of </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Essence</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> features a brief paragraph on Dr. Hayden:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">"History Maker." </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Essence</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 47.6 (Oct. 2016): 86. Print.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Also, the September/October 2016 issue of </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Library of Congress Magazine </span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">features an interview of Dr. Hayden in which she discusses what she hopes to accomplish as the new Librarian of Congress:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://www.loc.gov/lcm/pdf/LCM_2016_0910.pdf"><u><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">"The 14th Librarian of Congress." </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Library of Congress Magazine</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 5.5 (Sept./Oct. 2016): 2-3. PDF File</span></u></a><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Update 10/08/2016:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">On September 19, 2016, Dr. Hayden was interviewed by Jeffrey Brown on </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">PBS Newshour:</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">"T</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">he New Librarian of Congress on the Value of Free Information"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Update 10/25/2016:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The October 15, 2016 issue of </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Library Journal</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> features an article about Dr. Hayden:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Schwartz, Meredith. "Librarian of the People: The New Librarian of Congress Sets an Ambitious Agenda and a New Tone." </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Library Journal</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 141.17 (Oct. 2016): 20-22. Print.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Update 10/31/2016:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Nov./Dec. 2016 issue of </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">American Libraries</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">features an article about Dr. Hayden:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Landgraf, Greg. "America's Librarian: Carla Hayden Plans to Continue Her Career-Long Focus on Access and Technology as Librarian of Congress." </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">American Libraries</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 47.11/12 (Nov./Dec. 2016): 40-44. Print.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Update 11/03/2016:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Related articles:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Page, Susan. "Carla Hayden Becomes First Woman, First Black to Lead Library of Congress." </span><i style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">USA Today</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 14 Sept. 2016. Web. 3 Nov. 2016.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Woods, Baynard. "Carla Hayden: New Librarian of Congress Makes History, with an Eye on the Future." </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Guardian</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 15 Sept. 2016. Web. 3 Nov. 2016.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Darnton, Robert. "The New Hillary Library?" </span><i style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The New York Review of Books</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 27 Oct. 2016. Web. 3 Nov. 2016. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">McGlone, Peggy. "'Rock Star' Baltimore Librarian Makes History at Library of Congress." </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Washington Post</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 14 Sept. 2016. Web. 3 Nov. 2016.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Update 11/14/2016:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Dr. Hayden is featured on a Library of Congress webcast reading to children at the Library of Congress Young Readers Center:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Update 12/05/2016:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">A photograph of Dr. Hayden being sworn in as the Librarian of Congress is on page 24 of the November/December 2016 issue of </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Library of Congress Magazine</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://www.loc.gov/lcm/pdf/LCM_2016_1112.pdf"><u><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Around the Library." </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Library of Congress Magazine</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 5.6 (Nov./Dec. 2016): 24. PDF File</span></u></a></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Update 1/14/2017:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">A photograph of Dr. Hayden and singer Smokey Robinson is on page 24 of the January/February 2017 issue of </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Library of Congress Magazine</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">:</span></span><br />
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<a href="https://www.loc.gov/lcm/pdf/LCM_2017_0102.pdf"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><u><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Around the Library." </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Library of Congress Magazine </span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">6.1 (Jan./Feb. 2017): 24. PDF File.</span></u></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Dr. Hayden was also interviewed by Shannon Maughan for </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Publishers Weekly</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/72340-pw-talks-with-librarian-of-congress-carla-hayden.html"><u><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Maughan, Shannon. "PW Talks with Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden." </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Publishers Weekly</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 16 Dec. 2016. Web. 14 Jan. 2017.</span></u></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Update 2/01/2017:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Cox, Ana Marie. "Carla Hayden Thinks Libraries Are a Key to Freedom." </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">New York Times Magazine</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 22 Jan. 2017: MM66. Print.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Update 2/04/2017:</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Daliyah Marie Arana, a four-year-old from Georgia, visited with Dr. Hayden at the Library of Congress and served as its first "Librarian for the Day":</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><u><a href="https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2017/01/17/newsmaker-daliyah-marie-arana/">https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2017/01/17/newsmaker-daliyah-marie-arana/</a></u></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Update 2/16/2017:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Dr. Hayden was interviewed by Lottie L. Joiner for the Fall 2016 issue of </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Crisis</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Joiner, Lottie L. "The Accidental Librarian: Carla Hayden is the First Woman and First African American to Head the Library of Congress." </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Crisis</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 123.4 (Fall 2016): 22-25. Print.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Note:</span></b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Crisis</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> is the journal of the </span><a href="http://www.naacp.org/"><u><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)</span></u></a><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> and was founded by </span><a href="http://www.naacp.org/pages/naacp-history-w.e.b.-dubois"><u><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">W.E.B. DuBois</span></u></a><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> in 1910. </span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Update 2/26/2017:</span></b><br />
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Dr. Hayden was interviewed by Sarah Larson for the <i>New Yorker</i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Larson, Sarah. "The Librarian Congress and the Greatness of Humility: The Values of Dr. Carla Hayden, the First Woman and the First of Color in the Position, Can Be Seen in Every Aspect of the Institution She Runs." </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The New Yorker</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 19 Feb. 2017. Web. 23 Feb. 2017.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times";"><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/culture/sarah-larson/the-librarian-of-congress-and-the-greatness-of-humility"><u>http://www.newyorker.com/culture/sarah-larson/the-librarian-of-congress-and-the-greatness-of-humility</u></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times";"><b>Update 03/26/2017:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times";">Dr. Hayden will be a part of the 20th Anniversary Celebration of the Spectrum Scholarship Program: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times";">"Dr. Carla Hayden to Kick Off Spectrum 20th Anniversary Celebration at ALA Annual Conference." <i>ALA News </i>20 Mar. 2017. Web. 26 Mar. 2017.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times";"><a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/03/dr-carla-hayden-kick-spectrum-20th-anniversary-celebration-ala-annual"><u>http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/03/dr-carla-hayden-kick-spectrum-20th-anniversary-celebration-ala-annual</u></a></span>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sources:</span></b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Pelosi, Nancy. Acceptance letter for the United for
Libraries Award and an endorsement of Carla Hayden for Librarian of Congress.
2016 May 2. Letter. ; Fandos, Nicholas and Michael Shear. “Privacy Advocate is
Choice to Head the Librarian of Congress.” </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">New
York Times (New York ed.).</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 25 Feb. 2016: A12. Print. ; Fandos, Nicholas. “Library of Congress Nominee Gets Senate
Hearing.” </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">New York Times (New York ed.).</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">
21 Apr. 2016: A18. Print. ; Campbell, Colin. “Hayden Glides through Senate Confirmation
Hearing to Lead Library of Congress.” </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Baltimore
Sun</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 20 Apr. 2016. Web. 12 May 2016. ; McGlone, Peggy. “Librarian of Congress Nominee Carla D.
Hayden to Testify before Senate.” </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Washington
Post</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 20 Apr. 2016. Web. 12 May 2016. ; Duner, Alex. “Can Carla Hayden Reinvent the Library of
Congress?” </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">U.S News & World Report</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">
25 Mar. 2016. Web. 12 May 2016. ; </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Peet, Lisa. “President Obama Announces Intent to Nominate
Carla D. Hayden as Librarian of Congress.” </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Library
Journal</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 26 Feb. 2016. Web. 12 May 2016. ; Gravatt, Nancy. “‘The President Could Not Have Made a Better
Choice’”: ALA Comments on the Pending Nomination of Dr. Carla Hayden for
Librarian of Congress.” </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">ALA News</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 24
Feb. 2016. Web. 12 May 2016. ; Clark, Larra. “ALA Past President Receives Warm Senate Welcome.”
</span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">ALA Dispatch</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 20 Apr. 2016. Web. 12
May 2016. ; Price, Gary. “Librarian of Congress: Carla Hayden’s Senate
Confirmation Hearing Scheduled for Next Week.” </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">INFOdocket</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 14 Apr. 2016. Web. 12 May 2016. ; Trujillo, Mario. “Obama Nominates First Black, Female Librarian
of Congress.” </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Hill</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 24 Feb. 2016.
Web. 12 May 2016. ; Kenney, Brian. “The Case for Carla Hayden: An Experienced
Library Leader is Exactly What the Library of Congress Needs.” </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Publishers Weekly</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 263.20 (May 16, 2016):
16-17. Print. ; Connley, Courtney. “President Obama Nominates First African
American to Head Library of Congress.” </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Black
Enterprise</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 25 Feb. 2016. Web. 28 May 2016. ; </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 107%;">“</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 107%;">Carla Hayden First African American to Be
Nominated to Head U.S. Library of Congress.” </span><i style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Caribbean Current</span></i><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 25 Feb. 2016. Web. 28 May 2016 ; Peet, Lisa. "Carla D. Hayden Confirmed as 14th Librarian of Congress by Wide Margin." </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Library Journal</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 13 July 2016. Web. 15 Sept. 2016 ; Peet, Lisa. "Carla Hayden Blazes Trail as First Woman, First African American Librarian of Congress." </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Library Journal</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span></span><span style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">15 Sept. 2016. Web. 15 Sept. 2016. ; "Save the Date: Library Career Expo Coming March 6th." </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Wednesday Word: News from the Indiana State Library</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 13 Jan. 2010. Web. 1</span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 17.12px;">5 Sept. 2016. ; </span><span style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Registration Closes Tomorrow for Library Career Expo." </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Wednesday Word: News from the Indiana State Library</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 3 Mar. 2010. Web. 1</span></span><span style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">5 Sept. 2016. ; "Carla Hayden Elected New American Library Association President." </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Jet</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 101.23 (2002): 34-35. Print. ; Fandos, Nicholas. "New Librarian of Congress Offers History Lesson in Her Own Right." </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">New York Times</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 15 Sept. 2016: A13. Print. ; "President Obama Announces His Intent to Nominate Carla D. Hayden as Librarian of Congress." </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Whitehouse.gov</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">, 24 Feb. 2016. Web. 3 Oct. 2016. ; </span></span></span><i style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Ventures into Cultures: A Resource Book of Multicultural Materials and Programs. </span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Ed. Carla D. Hayden. Chicago: American Library Association, 1992. Print. ; </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 17.12px;">United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Rules and Administration. </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Nomination of Dr. Carla D. Hayden, to Be Librarian of Congress: Hearing Before the Committee on Rules and Administration, Congress of the United States, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, Second Session, April 20, 2016</span></i><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">. Washington : G.P.O., 2016. Print. ; </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Remarks by Carla Hayden, 14th Librarian of Congress: Swearing-In Ceremony, September 14, 2016</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">. [Washington, D.C] : Library of Congress, 2016. PDF. ; </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">"History Maker." </span><i style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Essence</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 47.6 (Oct. 2016): 86. Print. ; "The 14th Librarian of Congress." </span><i style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Library of Congress Magazine</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 5.5 (Sept./Oct. 2016): 2-3. PDF File. ; Schwartz, Meredith. "Librarian of the People: The New Librarian of Congress Sets an Ambitious Agenda and a New Tone." </span><i style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Library Journal</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 141.17 (Oct. 2016): 20-22. Print. ; Landgraf, Greg. "America's Librarian: Carla Hayden Plans to Continue Her Career-Long Focus on Access and Technology as Librarian of Congress." </span><i style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">American Libraries</span></i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 47.11/12 (Nov./Dec. 2016): 40-44. Print. ; Darnton, Robert. "The New Hillary Library?" </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The New York Review of Books</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 27 Oct. 2016. Web. 3 Nov. 2016. ; Page, Susan. "Carla Hayden Becomes First Woman, First Black to Lead Library of Congress." </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">USA Today</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 14 Sept. 2016. Web. 3 Nov. 2016. ; </span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">McGlone, Peggy. "'Rock Star' Baltimore Librarian Makes History at Library of Congress."</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><i style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Washington Post</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">14 Sept. 2016. Web. 3 Nov. 2016. ; </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Woods, Baynard. "Carla Hayden: New Librarian of Congress Makes History, with an Eye on the Future."</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><i style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Guardian</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">15 Sept. 2016. Web. 3 Nov. 2016. ; </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Vercelletto, Christina. "Up Front: The Power of Purpose: SLJ Summit Attendees Got a Fresh Perspective, New Energy, and Actionable Ideas." </span><i style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">School Library Journal</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 69.11 (Nov. 2016): 12-14. Print. Staino, Rocco. "Carla Hayden Headlines the 2016 National Book Festival." </span><i style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">School Library Journal</span></i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 3 Oct. 2016. Web. 14 Nov. 2016. ; Peet, Lisa. "Hayden, Marx in Conversation at NYPL." </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Library Journal</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 8 Nov. 2016. Web. 14 Nov. 2016. ; Davenport, Anne Azzi. "The New Librarian-in-Chief Picks Her Favorite Children's Book." </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">PBS NewsHour: Art Beat</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 20 Sept. 2016. Web. 14 Nov. 2016. ; Gross, Daniel A. "Carla Hayden Takes Charge of the World's Largest Library." </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The New Yorker</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 20 Sept. 2016. Web. 14 Nov. 2016. ; Begley, Sarah. "10 Questions with Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden." </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Time</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 15 Sept. 2016. Web. 14 Nov. 2016. ; "Around the Library." </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Library of Congress Magazine</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 5.6 (Nov./Dec. 2016): 24. PDF File. ; </span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">"</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Around the Library." </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Library of Congress Magazine </span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">6.1 (Jan./Feb. 2017): 24. PDF File. ; Maughan, Shannon. </span>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">"PW Talks with Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden." </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Publishers Weekly</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 16 Dec. 2016. Web. 14 Jan. 2017. ; Cox, Ana Marie. "Carla Hayden Thinks Libraries Are a Key to Freedom." </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">New York Times Magazine</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 22 Jan. 2016: MM66. Print. ; Joiner, Lottie L. "The Accidental Librarian: Carla Hayden is the First Woman and First African American to Head the Library of Congress." </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Crisis</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 123.4 (Fall 2016): 22-25. Print. ; "Obama to Nominate Hayden as Librarian of Congress." <i style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">American Libraries</span></i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 47.5 (May 2016): 10. Print. ; </span></span>Larson, Sarah. "The Librarian Congress and the Greatness of Humility: The Values of Dr. Carla Hayden, the First Woman and the First of Color in the Position, Can Be Seen in Every Aspect of the Institution She Runs." </span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The New Yorker</span></i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 19 Feb. 2017. Web. 23. Feb. 2017. ; "Dr. Carla Hayden to Kick Off Spectrum 20th Anniversary Celebration at ALA Annual Conference." <i>ALA News </i>20 Mar. 2017. Web. 26 Mar. 2017.</span></span>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543682539546386097.post-90324842610740204832016-04-28T22:58:00.000-04:002016-05-17T23:36:56.939-04:00Dharathula Millender: Librarian, Author, and Historian -- One of Indiana's Own<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/post-tribune/obituary.aspx?pid=177096434"><u>Dharathula “Dolly” Hood Millender (1920-2015)</u></a>, a librarian, author, and historian, was born on February 4, 1920 in Terre Haute, Indiana. Her parents were </span><span style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif;">Orestes Hood and Daisy Eslick Hood. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Ms. Millender attended </span><span style="font-family: "georgia";">Indiana State Teacher’s College (now <a href="http://www.indstate.edu/"><u>Indiana State University</u>)</a> in Terre Haute, Indiana, receiving her undergraduate degree in 1941. She pursued her library science education at <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null"><u>Purdue University</u></a> in West Lafayette, Indiana, graduating in 1969 with a Masters of Science in Educational Media. In addition, Ms. Millender was a member of the <a href="http://www.aka1908.com/"><u>Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA)</u></a> sorority and wa</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">s the wife of Justyn Millender.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Throughout her career, Ms. Millender served as a librarian in various libraries across the country -- working in Maryland, South Carolina, and Washington, D.C. (at the <a href="https://www.loc.gov/"><u>Library of Congress</u></a>). From 1960 until 1978, she was a school librarian at Pulaski Junior High School in Gary, Indiana; and was a member of the Northwest Division of the <a href="https://ista-in.org/"><u>Indiana State Teachers Association’s</u></a> Library Section. In addition, she was a member of the <a href="http://www.garypubliclibrary.org/"><u>Gary Public Library Board</u></a> and was Gary’s first elected Councilwoman-at-Large.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As a historian and author, Mrs. Millender once served as the Chief Executive Officer for the <a href="http://ghcsinc.tripod.com/"><u>Gary Historical and Cultural Society</u></a>, and wrote several books on African American history for children, educators, and adults:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Crispus Attucks, Boy of Valor</i>. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1965.</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Print.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Real Negroes, Honest Settings: Children's and Young People's Books About Negro Life and History</i>. Chicago: American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO, 1967.</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Print.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Through a Glass Darkly." <i>School Library Journal</i> 15 (Dec. 1967): 29-34.</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Print.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Yesterday in Gary: A Brief History of the Negro in Gary</i>. Gary, Ind.: D. Millender, 1967.</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Print.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Martin Luther King, Jr.: Boy with a Dream</i>. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1969.</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Print.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Louis Armstrong: Young Music Maker</i>. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1972.</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Print.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Crispus Attucks, Black Leader of Colonial Patriots</i>. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1982.</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Print.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Martin Luther King, Jr.: Young Man with a Dream</i>. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1983.</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Print.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">“Through A Glass Darkly (Excerpt).” <i>The Black American in Books for Children: Readings in Racism</i>. Ed. MacCann, Donnarae and Gloria Woodard. Metuchen, N.J: Scarecrow Press, 1985.</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Print.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Millender, Naomi, Bettye Turner, Dharathula H. Millender, and Barbara Polk. <i>The Black History Resource Manual of Classroom Activities: The Cultural Linguistic Approach</i>. Chicago: Cultural Linguistic Approach to Education, 1989.</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Print.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Gary's Central Business Community</i>. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2003. Print.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">On Tuesday, February 2, 2010, U.S. Representative <a href="https://visclosky.house.gov/"><u>Peter J. Visclosky</u></a> of Indiana honored Ms. Millender on celebrating her 90th birthday (February 4th) and her lifework. In April 2011, the <a href="http://www.iun.edu/alumni/neal-marshall/"><u>Indiana University-Northwest Chapter of the Neal-Marshall Alumni Club </u></a> presented Ms. Millender with the Legacy of Leadership Award.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Ms. Millender passed away at the age of 95 on December 25, 2015 in Gary, Indiana. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In 2012, I compiled a bibliography on Ms. Millender:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Fenton, Michele T. <i>A Bibliography of Books by Author and Librarian Dharathula Millender: With a Brief Biography of Her Life</i>. Indianapolis, Ind.: Little Known Black Librarian Facts, 2012. Print.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Update 05/10/2016:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>See related posts: </b><a href="http://littleknownblacklibrarianfacts.blogspot.com/2012/03/etka-braboy-gaskin-and-gary-public.html"><u>Etka Braboy Gaskin and the Gary Public Library (Gary, Indiana)</u></a>; and <a href="http://littleknownblacklibrarianfacts.blogspot.com/2013/03/bernice-appleton-wilder-first-african.html"><u>Bernice Appleton Wilder: First African American Director of the Gary Public Library (Gary, Indiana)</u></a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Sources:</b> “May We Introduce Mrs. Dharathula Millender.” <i>Gary Public Library Bulletin</i> 1973 Jan.: 3. Print. ; “Officers and Committees of Indiana Library Organizations, 1971-1972.” <i>Library Occurrent</i> 24.1 (1972): 20. Print. ; Visclosky, Peter J. “Dolly Millender.” <i>Congressional Record</i> 156.15 (2010): E125-E126. Print. ; Millender, Dharathula H. "Through A Glass Darkly." <i>School Library Journal</i> 15 (1967): 29-34. Print. ; “It’s No Military Secret!” <i>Indianapolis Recorder </i>1945 Sept. 15: 3. Print. ; “City Observes Crispus Attucks Day in Ceremonies on Circle.” <i>Indianapolis Recorder</i> 1968 Mar. 9: 15. Print. ; Rogers, Clema V. “Eastside News.” <i>Indianapolis Recorder</i> 1979 Jan. 20: 4. Print. ; Grant, George, comp. “Millender, Dharathula (Dolly).” <i>The Directory of Ethnic Professionals in LIS</i>. Winter Park: Four-G Publishers, 1991. 154. Print. ; Wilson, Rose Ann. “Dolly Millender Inspires M.I.S. Students.” <i>Northwest Indiana Times</i> 2012 Apr. 26:n.pag. Web. 2012 Nov. 11. ; Banas, Emily and Charles Shield. “IU Northwest Neal Marshall Club Recognizes 2011 Award Recipients: Student and Community-Centered Service Central to Awardees.” <i>Indiana University Northwest News</i> 2011 Apr. 26:</span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">n.pag. Web. 2012 Nov. 11 ; </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 13.2px;">Fenton, Michele T. <i>A Bibliography of Books by Author and Librarian Dharathula Millender: With a Brief Biography of Her Life</i>. Indianapolis, Ind.: Little Known Black Librarian Facts, 2012. Print. </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">; Davich, Jerry. "Gary Loses Its Beloved Historian on Christmas Day." </span><i style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Chicago Tribune</i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 2015 Dec. 27: n.pag. Web. 2016 Apr. 28.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543682539546386097.post-53786585613441185572016-01-30T21:48:00.000-05:002016-02-12T12:31:51.634-05:00The Carnegie Library Roseau (Roseau, Dominica)<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In 1904, <a href="http://janus.lib.cam.ac.uk/db/node.xsp?id=EAD%2FGBR%2F0115%2FY3011C-N"><u>Sir Henry Hesketh Bell (1864-1952)</u></a> reached out to philanthropist <u><a href="http://www.biography.com/people/andrew-carnegie-9238756">Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919)</a> </u> in an effort to persuade him to give a grant for the construction of a public library on the Caribbean island of <a href="http://www.dominica.gov.dm/"><u>Dominica</u></a>. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Carnegie agreed to provide the grant and in 1905 gave </span><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; line-height: 17.71px;">£</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1,500 for the library's construction. The city of Roseau, the capital of Dominica, was chosen as the library's location. The architecture of the library was managed by Bell and on May 11, 1907 the library was opened to the public. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Before the building of the <a href="http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM4JH2_Carnegie_Library_Roseau_Dominica"><u>Carnegie Library in Roseau</u></a>, there were earlier efforts to bring library services to the island of Dominica. In 1821, Dr. Jean Baptiste Louis founded the Literacy Society. Seven years later, the Roseau Juvenile Literacy Association was established. Other efforts included:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Dominica Public Circulating Library (1832).</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The library is still in operation and is now known as the Roseau Public Library. In December 2015, a tribute to the Roseau Public Library was posted to YouTube:</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">See also:</span> </b> <a href="http://www.littleknownblacklibrarianfacts.blogspot.com/2013/05/carnegie-free-library-of-barbados.html"><u>The Carnegie Free Library of Barbados (Bridgetown, Barbados)</u></a>, the <a href="http://www.littleknownblacklibrarianfacts.blogspot.com/2015/08/the-carnegie-free-library-st-lucia.html"><u>Carnegie Free Library of St. Lucia (Castries, St. Lucia)</u></a>, and the <a href="http://www.littleknownblacklibrarianfacts.blogspot.com/2012/05/carnegie-free-library-of-san-fernando.html"><u>Carnegie Free Library of San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago (San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago)</u></a>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Sources:</b> <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 13.2px;">Boromé, Joseph A. "Origin and Growth of the Public Libraries of Dominica." </span><i style="background-color: white; line-height: 13.2px;">Journal of Library History</i><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 13.2px;"> 5.3 (1970): 200-236. Print. </span>; Jordan, Alma. "Public Libraries in the British Caribbean 1." <i>The Library Quarterly</i> 35.2 (1964): 143-162. Print. ; Hinds, Beverly. <i>Historical Overview of Public Library Development in the English-Speaking Caribbean</i>. [San Juan, PR]: IFLA, 2011. 1, 3-4, 6, 8. PDF File. ; Whitford, Gwenith M. "West Indian Murder Mystery Donated to Roseau Public Library in Dominica."<i> Ti Domnik Tales</i>. 23 July 2012. Web. 30 Jan. 2016. ; "State of the Art Library for Dominica." <i>Dominica News Online.</i> 14 May 2013. Web. 30 Jan. 2016. ; "Carnegie Library, Roseau, Dominica." <i>Waymarking.com</i>. 31 Aug. 2008. Web. 30 Jan. 2016; "A Tribute to Roseau Public Library." <i>Dominica Library and Information Service</i>. YouTube. 02 Dec. 2015. Web. 30 Jan. 2016. ; "Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library, Sir Henry Hesketh Bell Collection, Y3011C-N." <i>Cambridge University Library</i>. Janus, n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2016. ; "Andrew Carnegie." <i>Biography.com</i>. A&E Television Networks, LLC, 2016. Web. 30 Jan. 2016.</span><br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543682539546386097.post-26552745800733019982015-08-01T10:57:00.000-04:002016-02-07T03:38:51.329-05:00The Carnegie Free Library of St. Lucia (Castries, St. Lucia)<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Located in Castries, St. Lucia, the <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/barbara_white/6851351042"><u>Carnegie Free Library of St. Lucia</u></a> was one of six libraries in the Caribbean built with Carnegie funds. Plans for a library in St. Lucia were discussed in 1909. Seven years later, in May 1916, philanthropist and businessman </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Andrew Carnegie donated £2,500 (equivalent to $12,500 in U.S. currency at that time) for the library's construction. Land on which to build the library was purchased for £500 (at that time was about $2,500 in U.S. currency).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Construction of the library didn't began until May 1923 . The delay was due to disagreement between town officials on the library's location and the library's design. The Carnegie Free Library of St. Lucia's construction was finished in June 1924. A grand opening ceremony for the library was held on December 1, 1924. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In 1948, a fire spread through Castries, and the library was one of several buildings in the town that were damaged. Approximately, 20,000 volumes in the library's collection were destroyed. Afterwards, the Carnegie Free Library of St. Lucia was rebuilt, and i</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">n 1958, its name was changed to the Central Library of St. Lucia.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">On November 25, 2014, Larry T. Nix, blogger for the "Library History Buff Blog", did a post about the St. Lucia Library's appearance on a postcard and the library's history. You can view his post here:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"St. Lucia's Carnegie Library on Carnegie's Birthday" by Larry T. Nix</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Update 8/05/2015:</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><strong>Related posts: <a href="http://www.littleknownblacklibrarianfacts.blogspot.com/2013/05/carnegie-free-library-of-barbados.html"> </a></strong><a href="http://www.littleknownblacklibrarianfacts.blogspot.com/2013/05/carnegie-free-library-of-barbados.html"><u>Carnegie Free Library of Barbados (Bridgetown, Barbados)</u></a> and <a href="http://www.littleknownblacklibrarianfacts.blogspot.com/2012/05/carnegie-free-library-of-san-fernando.html"><u>Carnegie Free Library of San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago</u></a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">Also, the Central Library of St. Lucia (formerly the Carnegie Free Library of St. Lucia) has a Facebook page:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><u><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Central-Library-of-St-Lucia/131762740327635">https://www.facebook.com/pages/Central-Library-of-St-Lucia/131762740327635</a></u></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Update 2/07/2016:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Related post:</b> <a href="http://littleknownblacklibrarianfacts.blogspot.com/2016/01/carnegie-library-roseau-roseau-dominca.html"><u>Carnegie Library Roseau (Roseau, Dominica)</u></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><strong>Sources: </strong>Hinds, Beverly. <em>Historical Overview of Public Library Development in the English-Speaking Caribbean</em>. [San Juan, PR]: IFLA, 2011. 4.</span><span style="font-family: "georgia";"> PDF File. ; Aimable, Anselma. "Did You Know: Controversy over Central Library." <em>St. Lucia News Online</em>, 28 Mar. 2014. Web. 27 July 2015. ; Nix, Larry T. "St. Lucia's Carnegie Library on Carnegie's Birthday." <em>Library History Buff Blog</em>, 25 Nov. 2014. Web. 27 July 2015.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543682539546386097.post-68430427395280992832015-05-19T00:05:00.000-04:002016-04-28T21:59:32.073-04:00Poets and Libraries: Countee Cullen Visits the Indianapolis Public Library, 1927<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://www.blackpast.org/aah/cullen-countee-1903-1946-0"><u>Countee Cullen (1903-1946)</u></a>, a graduate of <a href="http://www.nyu.edu/"><u>New York University</u></a> and <a href="http://www.harvard.edu/"><u>Harvard University</u></a>, was a renowned African American poet, author, and playwright who achieved fame during the <a href="http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/harlem-renaissance"><u>Harlem Renaissance</u></a>. He was also a <a href="http://www.gf.org/fellows/all-fellows/countee-cullen/"><u>Guggenheim Fellow</u></a>, a member of <a href="https://www.pbk.org/imis15"><u>Phi Beta Kappa</u></a>, an instructor of French, English, and creative writing at Frederic Douglass High School in the Bronx, New York; and wrote a column for <em>Opportunity Magazine</em> called "The Dark Tower". Cullen's first wife, Nina Yolande Du Bois, was the daughter of <a href="http://www.blackpast.org/aah/dubois-william-edward-burghardt-1868-1963"><u>W.E.B. Du Bois</u></a>; his second wife was Ida Mae Robertson.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">On Saturday, February 26, 1927, Countee Cullen made a visit to the </span><a href="http://littleknownblacklibrarianfacts.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-flanner-guild-deposit-station-paul.html"><u><span style="font-family: "georgia";">Paul Laurence Dunbar Branch of the Indianapolis Public Library</span></u></a><span style="font-family: "georgia";"> in Indianapolis, Indiana </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">where a tea was held for him by the library's staff. <a href="http://littleknownblacklibrarianfacts.blogspot.com/2011/12/hallie-beachem-brooks-librarian.html"><u>Hallie Beachem Brooks (1907-1985)</u></a>, manager of the Dunbar Branch; and <a href="http://littleknownblacklibrarianfacts.blogspot.com/2011/07/lillian-sunshine-haydon-childress.html"><u>Lillian Haydon Childress Hall (1889-1958)</u></a>, head librarian at the Crispus Attucks Branch served as the program's hostesses. Other attendees present at the tea were Charles E. Rush, director of the Indianapolis Public Library; music teacher Lillian LeMon, singer Lucretia Mitchell, Ada Dodson, Lucille Armsted, Juanita Bobson, Dora Atkins, Murray Atkins, and Sophia Freeman. Attendees at the tea were treated to a poetry reading by Cullen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Cullen had travelled to Indianapolis, Indiana at the invitation of the Senate Avenue YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association). The Senate Avenue YMCA was preparing its annual recital and wanted Cullen to give a poetry reading at the event. <strong>[Note:</strong> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Founded in 1913, the Senate Avenue YMCA served the African American men and boys of Indianapolis. <a href="http://www.madamcjwalker.com/#&panel1-1"><u>Madame C.J. Walker</u></a> gave a gift of $1,000 to aide in the building's construction; <a href="http://www.blackpast.org/aah/washington-booker-t-1856-1915"><u>Booker T. Washington</u></a> attended the dedication ceremony<strong>]</strong>. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Senate Avenue YMCA's recital took place on Friday, February 25, 1927 at Caleb Mills Hall inside <a href="http://www.myips.org/smhs"><u>Shortridge High School</u></a>. In addition to Countee Cullen, other performers at the recital included Walter M. Price, a baritone who studied under Oscar Seagel; and the Reginald DuValle Orchestra, also known as the "Ten Blackbirds" (the group's leader, <a href="http://www.allmusic.com/artist/reginald-duvalle-mn0001399300/biography"><u>Reginald DuValle</u></a> worked with musician <a href="http://hoagy.com/"><u>Hoagy Carmichael</u></a> and was an alumni of Shortridge High School; DuValle also performed at the 1927 grand opening of the <a href="http://www.thewalkertheatre.org/"><u>Madame Walker Theatre</u></a>). <strong>[Note:</strong> YouTube has a video of Reginald DuValle's son, Reginald Jr. speaking about his father's work with Hoagy Carmichael: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-5ppnee7eU"><u>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-5ppnee7eU</u></a> <strong>].</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><a href="http://littleknownblacklibrarianfacts.blogspot.com/2011/07/lillian-sunshine-haydon-childress.html"><u>Lillian Haydon Childress Hall</u></a> of the <a href="http://www.imcpl.org/"><u>Indianapolis Public Library</u></a>; Lula Hoss of the <a href="http://www.allsoulsindy.org/about-us/history-of-all-souls/"><u>All Souls Unitarian Church</u></a>; Homer Borst of the Indianapolis Community Fund; the </span><span style="font-family: "georgia";">Kirshbaum Center; the Kautz Stationary Company;</span><span style="font-family: "georgia";"> the Senate Avenue YMCA Committee of Management along with Marimon Hansberry, Ada Dodson, Phyllis Waters, Daisy Payne, J.B. Coleman, J.K. Lilly, and Sue Artis successfully combined their efforts in selling as many tickets as possible to this historic event. <strong><span style="color: black;">[Note:</span></strong> Sue Artis was the wife of Lionel F. Artis. Lionel F. Artis was the assistant secretary of the Senate Avenue YMCA, served as an officer of the Indianapolis branch of the<a href="http://www.naacp.org/"><u> NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)</u></a>, was a member of <a href="http://www.kappaalphapsi1911.com/"><u>Kappa Alpha Psi</u></a>, served on the board of the <a href="http://www.indplsul.org/"><u>Urban League of Indianapolis</u></a>, worked with the Boy Scouts, and was a graduate of <a href="http://www.iub.edu/"><u>Indiana University</u></a> and the <a href="http://www.uchicago.edu/"><u>University of Chicago</u></a>. His <a href="http://www.indianahistory.org/our-collections/collection-guides/lionel-f-artis-papers-1933-1967.pdf"><u>papers</u></a> are housed at the <a href="http://www.indianahistory.org/"><u>Indiana Historical Society</u></a> in Indianapolis, Indiana<strong>]</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Before leaving town, Countee Cullen visited his friend <a href="http://www.blackpast.org/aah/woodruff-hale-aspacio-1900-1980"><u>Hale A. Woodruff (1900-1980)</u></a>, an African American painter and muralist famous for the murals "<a href="http://www.talladega.edu/academics/amistad.asp"><u>Amistad Mutiny</u></a>". Woodruff studied under artist <a href="http://www.biography.com/people/diego-rivera-9459446"><u>Diego Rivera</u></a> (his wife was painter <a href="http://www.biography.com/people/frida-kahlo-9359496"><u>Frida Kahlo</u></a>), attended the John Herron School of Art in Indianapolis (now the <a href="http://www.herron.iupui.edu/"><u>Herron School of Art and Design</u></a>), and once worked for the Senate Avenue YMCA. In addition, he taught art at Atlanta University (now <a href="http://www.cau.edu/"><u>Clark-Atlanta University</u></a> and <a href="http://www.nyu.edu/"><u>New York University</u></a>. Mr. Woodruff passed away in 1980 at the age of 80.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><strong>Sources:</strong> "Negro Poet to Read." <em>Indianapolis News</em> 12 Feb. 1927: 8. Print. ; "Gives Tea for Mr. Cullen." <em>Indianapolis Recorder </em>5 Mar. 1927: 5 Print. ; Thompson, Aaron Belford. "Welcome to Countee Cullen." <em>Indianapolis Recorder</em> 26 Feb. 1927: 2. Print. ; "Cullen, Price, DuValle Orchestra Recital Promise Treat at Caleb Mills Hall." <em>Indianapolis Recorder</em> 19 Feb. 1927: 5. Print. ; "Author is to Speak at Monster Meeting." <em>Indianapolis News</em> 5 Feb 1927: 3 Print. ; Fenton, Michele T. "Stepping Out on Faith: Lillian Haydon Childress Hall, Pioneer Black Librarian." <em>Indiana Libraries</em> 33.1 (2014): 7. Print. ; Molesworth, Charles. <em>And Bid Him Sing: A Biography of Countee Cullen</em>. Chicago: U of Chicago P, 2012. 162-163. Print</span>. ; <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Countee Cullen." <i class="ng-binding">Bio</i>. A&E Television Networks, 2015. Web. 17 <!-- ngIf: (retrieved|date:'MMMM').length<5 --><span class="ng-binding ng-scope" ng-if="(retrieved|date:'MMMM').length<5">May</span><!-- end ngIf: (retrieved|date:'MMMM').length<5 --><!-- ngIf: (retrieved|date:'MMMM').length>=5 --> 2015. ; "Wavelengths - Bits of Static." <em>Indianapolis News</em> 10 Feb. 1927: 16. Print. ; Williams, David Leander. <em>Indianapolis Jazz: The Masters, Legends, and Legacy of Indiana Avenue</em>. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2014. 27-29. Print. ; Bolden, C. Nickerson. <em>Indiana Avenue: Entertainment Boulevard</em>. Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2009. Print. ; Bundles, A'Lelia. <em>Madam Walker Theatre Center: An Indianapolis Treasure</em>. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2013. Print. ; Warren, Stanley. "The Monster Meetings at the Negro YMCA in Indianapolis." <em>Indiana Magazine of History</em> 91.1 (1995): 57-80. Print. ; Burlock, Melissa Grace. "The Battle Over a Black YMCA and Its Inner-City Community: The Fall Creek Parkway YMCA As a Lens on Indianapolis' Urban Revitalization and School Desegregation, 1959-2003." MA thesis. Indiana University, 2014. PDF file. ; Jennings, Corrine. "Hale Woodruff: African-American Metaphor, Myth, and Allegory." <em>A Shared Heritage: Art by Four African Americans</em>. Ed. William E. Taylor and Harriet G. Warkel. Bloomington, IN: Indiana UP, 1996. 78. Print. ; <span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Dunkley, Tina. "Hale Woodruff (1900-1980)." <em>New Georgia Encyclopedia</em>. 6 Dec. 2013. Web. 24 May 2015</span>.<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> ; Yoon, Christina Jin. "Woodruff, Hale Aspacio (1900-1980)." <em>BlackPast</em>. BlackPast.org, n.d. Web. 24 May 2015.</span> ; <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Davis, Donald F. "Hale Woodruff of Atlanta: Molder of Black Artists." <em>Journal of Negro History</em> 69.3-4 (1984):147-154. Print</span>. <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">; Taylor, William E. "Woodruff, Hale Aspacio (Aug. 6, 1900-Sept. 6, 1980)." <em>Encyclopedia of Indianapolis</em>. Eds. David J. Bodenhamer and Roger G. Barrows. Bloomington, IN: Indiana UP, 1994. 1452. Print.; Taylor, William E. "Hardrick, John Wesley (1891-Oct. 18, 1968)." <em>Encyclopedia of Indianapolis</em>. Eds. David J. Bodenhamer and Roger G. Barrows. Bloomington, IN: Indiana UP, 1994. 660. Print. <em></em>;</span> </span>Pierce, Richard. "Little Progress 'Happens'": Faburn E. DeFrantz and the Indianapolis Senate Avenue YMCA." <em>Indiana Magazine of History</em> 108.2 (2012): 98-103. Print. ; Warren, Stanley. <em>Senate Avenue YMCA: For African American Men and Boys, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1913-1959</em>. Indianapolis: Donning, 2006. Print. ; "Lionel F. Artis Eulogized as Outstanding Leader in the Indianapolis Community." <em>Indianapolis Recorder</em> 11 Sept. 1971: 1, 15. Print. ; "Lionel Artis (Photo)." <em>Indianapolis Recorder</em> 4 Sept. 1971:1. Print. ; "Local Branch of N.A.A.C.P. Elects Officers." <em>Indianapolis Recorder</em> 7 Apr. 1928: 2. Print. ; "Governor Speaks to Y.M.C.A. Men." <em>Indianapolis Recorder</em> 20 Feb. 1926: 1. Print. ; "St. Philip's Episcopal Church." <em>Indianapolis Recorder</em> 18 Sept. 1915: 4. Print. ; </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Indianapolis Business Association." <em>Indianapolis Recorder</em> 12 Mar. 1927: 3. Print. ; "Local N.A.A.C.P. Selects Committee for Conference." <em>Indianapolis Recorder</em> 12 Mar. 1927: 2. Print. ; "Y.M.C.A. Notes." <em>Indianapolis Recorder</em> 18 Sept. 1915: 4. Print. ; "Y.M.C.A." <em>Indianapolis Recorder</em> 15 Sept. 1911: 2. Print. ; "Twelfth Annual Lenton Tea to Be Given By Members of St. Monica's Guild." <em>Indianapolis Recorder</em> 6 Mar. 1937: 5. Print. ; "Simpson M.E. Will Observe Anniversary." <em>Indianapolis Recorder</em> 5 Nov. 1932: 3. Print. ; "Guidance Program for H.S. Seniors." <em>Indianapolis Recorder</em> 21 May 1932: 6. Print. ; "Kappas Will Give Prom Soon." <em>Indianapolis Recorder</em> 21 May 1932: 6. Print. ; "Lockefield Rents on Same Level as Slum Houses." <em>Indianapolis Recorder</em> 15 May 1937: 1.Print. ; Skeleton, Robert E. "Donations Received for Drum and Bugle Corps." <em>Indianapolis Recorder</em> 6 Mar. 1936. 5. Print.<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br />
</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543682539546386097.post-77333469156282311752015-02-15T22:12:00.001-05:002015-02-16T20:28:48.027-05:00Jean Blackwell Hutson (1914-1998): Culture Keeper ExtraordinaireJean Blackwell Hutson (1914-1998), a native of Sommerfield, Florida, was the curator and chief of the <a href="http://www.nypl.org/locations/schomburg"><u>Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture</u></a> from 1948 until 1980. Hutson was a culture keeper extraordinaire in that she worked tirelessly to ensure the acquisition, preservation, and promotion of materials relating to African and African American history.<br />
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Ms. Hutson was born Jean Frances Blackwell on September 3, 1914 in Sommerfield, Florida. She was the daughter of Paul Blackwell, a farmer and commission merchant; and Sarah Myers Blackwell, a teacher. Ms. Hutson later moved to Baltimore, Maryland. She was the class valedictorian when she graduated in 1929 from <a href="http://www.baltimorecityschools.org/Page/12786"><u>Douglass High School</u></a>, a high school for African Americans in Baltimore. After high school, Ms. Hutson briefly attended the <a href="https://www.umich.edu/"><u>University of Michigan</u></a> before transferring to <a href="http://barnard.edu/"><u>Barnard College</u></a> where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in English in 1935. In 1936, she received her library science degree from <a href="http://www.columbia.edu/cu/sls/"><u>Columbia University</u></a>. In addition, Ms. Hutson was a member of <a href="http://www.deltasigmatheta.org/"><u>Delta Sigma Theta</u></a>.<br />
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She began her library career at the <a href="http://www.nypl.org/"><u>New York Public Library</u></a>. She worked at the 135th Street Branch where she was mentored by library pioneer <a href="http://nypl-librarians.blogspot.com/2011/03/ernestine-rose-1880-1961.html"><u>Ernestine Rose</u></a>. Ms. Hutson also worked at the Harlem Branch, the Countee Cullen Branch, the Woodstock Branch, and the Washington Heights Branch. In 1939, Ms. Hutson married songwriter <a href="http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/exhibits/C305"><u>Andy Razaf</u></a> (1895-1973). From 1939 until 1942, Ms. Hutson was a school librarian at the Paul Lawrence Dunbar Junior High School in Baltimore, Maryland. She returned to the New York Public Library in 1942. Her marriage to Andy Razaf ended in divorce in 1947.<br />
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In 1948, Ms. Hutson became chief of the Schomburg Research Center. While serving as chief of the Schomburg Research Center, Ms. Hutson married John Hutson in 1950 (the couple had one child, Jean Frances Hutson); was an adjunct professor in history at <a href="http://www.cuny.edu/index.html"><u>City College of New York (CUNY)</u></a> from 1962 until 1971; and an assistant librarian from 1964 until 1965 at the <a href="http://www.ug.edu.gh/"><u>University of Ghana</u></a> where she managed the Africana collection. Also during Hutson's time at Schomburg, the center received money from the <a href="http://www.fordfoundation.org/"><u>Ford Foundation</u></a>, the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA), and <a href="http://www.3m.com/"><u>3M</u></a> enabling the creation of an archival program, the hiring of additional personnel to perform preservation work, and the microfilming of the Schomburg Research Center's collection. In addition, Hutson helped secure federal funds to have a new building created for the Schomburg Center (the new facility opened in 1981); was a member of the <a href="http://africanstudiesassociation.org/"><u>African Studies Association</u></a> and the <a href="http://www.library.upenn.edu/collections/africa/ALC/"><u>Africana Librarians Council</u></a>; and participated in the <a href="http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED241015.pdf"><u>National Commission on Libraries Task Force on Library and Information Services to Cultural Minorities</u></a>.<br />
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Ms. Hutson left the Schomburg Research Center in 1980 and worked as the Assistant Director, Collection Management and Development, Black Studies at the New York Public Library's main branch, retiring in 1984. She passed away in 1998 at the age of 83. The <a href="http://library.buffalo.edu/jobs/ResidencyProgram.html"><u>Jean Blackwell Hutson Library Residency Program</u></a>, a diversity program that ran from 1992 until 2007, was created in her honor by the <a href="http://www.buffalo.edu/"><u>State University of New York at Buffalo</u></a>.<br />
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<b>Related post: </b><a href="http://littleknownblacklibrarianfacts.blogspot.com/2012/01/arthur-alfonso-schomburg-1874-1938.html"><u>Arthur Schomburg, 1874-1938: Noted Bibliophile, Collector, Curator, and Scholar</u></a><br />
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<b>Sources:</b> <i>A Directory of Negro Graduates of Accredited Library School, 1900-1936</i>. Washington: Columbia Civic Library Association, 1937. 7. Print. ; Kaiser, Ernest. "Library Holdings on African Americans." <i>Handbook of Black Librarianship</i>. Ed. E.J. Josey and Marva L. DeLoach. 2nd ed. Lanham: Scarecrow, 2000. 254, 261. Print. ; "Jean Blackwell Hutson, Ex-Chief of Schomburg Center Dies." <i>Jet</i> 93.13 (1998): 17. Print. ; Whitaker, Charles. "Schomburg Center Celebrates 75th Anniversary." <i>Ebony</i> 56.1 (2000): 144-146, 148, 150. Print. ; "Schomburg Center: Harlem's Gold Mine of Black Research Material." <i>Ebony</i> 37.11 (1982): 62-63, 66. Print. ; "Black History Prophets and Custodians: Handful of Men and Women Created Foundations of Saga of Persistence and Creativity." <i>Ebony</i> 50.4 (1995): 90. Print. ; Shockley, Ann Allen. "Librarians, Archivists, and Writers: A Personal Perspective." Ed. E.J. Josey. <i>The Black Librarian in America Revisited</i>. Metuchen: Scarecrow, 1994. 321. Print. ; Cooper, Glendora Johnson. "African American Historical Continuity: Jean Blackwell Hutson and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture." <i>Reclaiming the American Library Past: Writing the Women In</i>. Ed. Suzanne Hildenbrand. Norwood: Ablex, 1996. 27-51. Print. ; Sinnette, Elinor D. V. <i>Arthur Alfonso Schomburg, Black Bibliophile & Collector: A Biography</i>. New York: New York Public Library, 1989. 218. Print. ; Sink, Bob. "Ernestine Rose (1880-1961)." <i>NYPL Librarians. </i>N.p., 19 Mar. 2011. Web. 15 Feb. 2015. ; Biddle, Stanton. "'A Partnership in Progress': The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture." <i>Crisis</i> 85.10 (Dec. 1978): 330-337. Print. ; Easterbrook, David L. "Jean Blackwell Hutson, 1914-1998." <i>ASA News</i> (Apr./June 1999): 5. Print. ; Sink, Bob. "Jean Frances Blackwell Hutson (1914-1998)." <i>NYPL Librarians. </i>N.p., 4 Sept. 2011. Web. 15 Feb. 2015. ; "Legacies Live On Despite '98 Celebrity Deaths." <i>The Kokomo Tribune (Kokomo, Ind.)</i> 22 Dec. 1998: C5. Print. ; "Goodbye: World Loses Entertainers in '98." <i>The Kerrville Times (Kerrville, Tex.)</i> 27 Dec. 1998: 3. Print. ; "Year: Entertainers Lost This Year Include Eddie Rabbitt and Flip Wilson." <i>The Index-Journal (Greenwood, S.C.)</i> 27 Dec. 1998: 2C. Print. ; Wolf, Gillian. "Hutson, Jean Blackwell 1914-." <i>Contemporary Black Biography</i>. Encyclopedia.com, 1998. Web. 15 Feb. 2015. ; Smith, Dinitia. "Jean Hutson, Schomburg Chief, Dies at 83." <i>The New York Times. </i>The New York Times, 7 Feb. 1998. Web. 15 Feb. 2015. ; National Commission on Libraries and Information Science. <i>Task Force on Library and Information Services to Cultural Minorities: Report</i>. Washington, D.C.: National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, 1983. 105. PDF File. ; Wedin, Carolyn. "Hutson, Jean Blackwell." <i>Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present: From the Age of Segregation to the Twenty-First Century. Vol. 1</i>. Ed. Paul Finkelman. New York, N.Y.: Oxford UP, 2009. 480-481. Print.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543682539546386097.post-72360945379522061522014-11-02T21:53:00.000-05:002014-11-15T19:59:54.478-05:00Integration and the Anniston Public Library, Anniston, Alabama<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The Anniston Public Library was built in 1918 with a grant of $20,000 from Andrew Carnegie on the corner of Wilmer Avenue and East 10th Street in Anniston, Alabama. The Anniston Public Library was one of 14 Carnegie libraries established in the State of Alabama. Like many libraries during the pre-Civil Rights Era, the Anniston Public Library was segregated. On Thursdays and on the first Sunday of the month, the Anniston Public Library set aside special hours for the city's African American residents to use the library.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">In July 1963, a group of African Americans came to the Anniston Public Library to request library cards; however, no cards were issued because the board was waiting to receive word from city officials on whether the group's requests should be honored. In August of the same year, an African American minister by the name of Rev. Jackson came to the library and requested to view <em>The Interpreter's Bible. </em>The staff honored Rev. Jackson's request; however, Jackson was told that he couldn't use the book in the reading room and would have to read it in one of the offices in the library instead. Upon hearing this, Jackson decided to leave the library. These events lead the city and the library board to open the Anniston Public Library to all of Anniston's citizens regardless of race. Sunday, September 15, 1963 was selected as the start date for integration.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">On Sunday, September 15, 1963, two African American ministers came to the Anniston Public Library. The ministers, Reverend William B. McClain and Reverend Nimrod Quintus Reynolds, were members of the Anniston Human Relations Council. The council and the library board were working together to desegregate the library. When Rev. McClain and Rev. Reynolds reached the library, a mob of angry whites attacked them (the number of persons in the mob was estimated to be around 100). The mob struck the ministers with sticks, fists, and a chain. McClain and Reynolds tried to escape by car, but were blocked in. They left the car and ran. Fortunately, a motorist saw them and picked up McClain and Reynolds, helping them to escape. The two ministers were taken to Anniston Memorial Hospital (now <a href="http://www.rmccares.org/history1/history.html"><u>Regional Medical Center</u></a>).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">On Monday, September 16, 1963, accompanied by members of the library board, Rev. J. Phillips Noble (chair of the Anniston Human Relations Council), and officials of the city of Anniston, Rev. McClain returned to the Anniston Public Library. McClain and another African American minister, George Smitherman were issued library cards (Rev. Reynolds was still recovering from the injuries he received during the attack and was unable to participate; George Smitherman went instead). There was no violence or attempts to keep McClain and Smitherman from visiting the library.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The mayor of Anniston, the Board of the Anniston Public Library, the Rotary Club, the Anniston Star (local newspaper), and the women of Grace Episcopal Church contributed to a reward totaling $2,950 for the capture of the persons responsible for the mob attack at the library. The police arrested four men. One was found guilty; however, the case was dismissed at the request of the victims.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">In 1964, the Anniston Public Library's name was changed to </span><a href="http://publiclibrary.cc/"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><u>Public Library of Anniston-Calhoun County</u></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> after merging with the Calhoun County Library. A new building, with a construction cost of $359,397.12, was planned as a replacement for the Carnegie building. Completed in 1966, the new building, funded by $59,397.12 from city; $150,00 from the estate of Luther B. Liles (Liles was once an officer in the Manganese Corporation, chairman of the Good Roads Committee of the United States Chamber of Commerce, and president of the Birmingham-Atlanta Division of the Bankhead Highway Association); and $150,000 from federal funds received by the state, opened to the public. The library is still in operation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>*Note:</strong> Sunday, September 15, 1963 was also the same day that the bombing of </span><a href="http://www.16thstreetbaptist.org/brief-history%2c-part-3.html"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><u>Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama</u></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> occurred. Four children were killed: Cynthia Wesley, Denise McNair, Addie Mae Collins, and Carole Robinson. In 2013, a bill, </span><a href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-113hr360enr/pdf/BILLS-113hr360enr.pdf"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><u>H.R. 360</u></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">, was introduced into the United States Congress to have a </span><a href="http://history.house.gov/Institution/Gold-Medal/Gold-Medal-Recipients/"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><u>Congressional Gold Medal</u></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> issued in honor of the memory of the four girls killed in the bombing. The bill passed both the House and the Senate, and was signed into law (</span><a href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-113publ11/pdf/PLAW-113publ11.pdf"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><u>Public Law 113-11</u></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">) by President Barack Obama on May 24, 2013.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><strong>Update 11/03/2014:</strong></span><br />
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See related posts: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><strong>The Tougaloo Nine and the Sit-in at the Jackson Mississippi Municipal Library</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><a href="http://www.littleknownblacklibrarianfacts.blogspot.com/2012/02/tougaloo-nine-and-sit-in-at-jackson.html"><u>http://www.littleknownblacklibrarianfacts.blogspot.com/2012/02/tougaloo-nine-and-sit-in-at-jackson.html</u></a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><strong>The Robert Robinson Branch of the Alexandria Public Library (Alexandria, VA) and the 1939 Sit-Down Strike</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><a href="http://www.littleknownblacklibrarianfacts.blogspot.com/2011/08/robert-robinson-branch-of-alexandria.html"><u>http://www.littleknownblacklibrarianfacts.blogspot.com/2011/08/robert-robinson-branch-of-alexandria.html</u></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><strong>Update 11/09/2014:</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">On YouTube, Rev. Nimrod Q. Reynolds, one of the two ministers attacked by the mob, and Charlie Doster, a member of the library board in 1963, recall the attack at the Anniston Public Library (begins at minute 13 and ends at minute 16):</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdQuRWk7_C0"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><u>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdQuRWk7_C0</u></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Sources:</strong> "Hit Clergyman with Chains in Anniston: Negro Ministers Members of Biracial Committee on Social Problems." <em>Standard-Speaker (Hazleton, Pa.)</em> 16 Sept. 1963: 1. Print. ; "Ministers Integrate Ala. Public Library." <em>The Kane Republican (Kane, Pa.)</em> 17 Sept. 1963: 1. Print. ; "Ministers Enter 'Bama! Library." <em>The Hillsdale Daily News (Hillsdale, Mich.)</em> 17 Sept. 1963: 1. Print. ; Cutter, Jamie Irene. <em>Getting by at the Benjamin Mays Black Branch: Library Access for African Americans in Jim Crow South Carolina, 1940-1971</em>. MLIS thesis. San Jose State University, 2011. 57, 120. Pdf. ; "Racial Highlights." <em>Wellsville Daily Reporter (Wellsville, N.Y.)</em> 16 Sept. 1963: 1. Print. ; "Attacks Charged: Two Indicted in City Cases." <em>The Anniston Star (Anniston, Ala.) </em>18 Oct. 1963: 1,3. Print. ; Chisum, James. "Conferences Delay Start of Trials; Williams Confers with Attorneys." <em>The Anniston Star (Anniston, Ala.)</em> 12 Nov. 1963: 1, 3. Print. ; Battles, David M. <em>The History of Public Library Access for African Americans in the South or, Leaving Behind the Plow</em>. Lanham: Scarecrow, 2009. 128-129. Print. ; Graham, Toby Patterson.<em> A Right to Read: Segregation and Civil Rights in Alabama's Public Libraries, 1900-1965</em>. Tuscaloosa: U of Alabama P, 2002. 93-96. Print. ; O'Dell, Kimberly. <em>Anniston</em>. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2002. 19, 49-50, 58, 71, 79. Print. ; "Mother Tells of Bombing: I Began to Scream..." <em>The Fresno Bee-The Republican (Fresno, Calif.)</em> 17 Sept. 1963: 4A. Print. ; Loh, Jules. "Bomb Shakes City to Its Core." <em>The High Point Enterprise (High Point, N.C.)</em> 22 Sept. 1963: 1A, 6A. Print. ; Thomas, Rex. "Birmingham Quiet but Still Nervous." <em>The High Point Enterprise (High Point, N.C.)</em> 22 Sept. 1963: 1A. Print. ; <em>An Act to Award Posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise Mcnair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley to Commemorate the Lives They Lost 50 Years Ago in the Bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Where These 4 Little Black Girls' Ultimate Sacrifice Served As a Catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement</em>. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2013. PDF. ; "Luther B. Liles Will Seek Vote on Bond Issue: Graves Will Be Asked to Call Special Session of Legislature." <em>The Anniston Star (Anniston, Ala.) </em>8 Sept. 1930: 1, 7. Print. ; "Highway Meet Attracts 100 to Talladega: Luther B. Liles Represents Anniston Chamber of Commerce at Conference." <em>The Anniston Star (Anniston, Ala.)</em> 20 June 1933: 1. Print. ; McCaa, John. "Commission Adopts Operational Budget of $2,741,220: Library, Road Hike City Budget Near $3 Million Mark." <em>The Anniston Star (Anniston, Ala.)</em> 27 Oct. 1965: 6. Print. ; Plott, Bill. "Tribute Paid Liles at Library Opening." <em>The Anniston Star (Anniston, Ala.)</em> 31 Oct. 1966: 1, 7. Print. ; "Sign Tells Hopes." <em>The Anniston Star (Anniston, Ala.)</em> 2 June 1964: 1. Print. ; "Mayor." <em>The Anniston Star (Anniston, Ala.)</em> 1 Jan. 1964: 20. Print. </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543682539546386097.post-17647617691242345512014-07-04T17:45:00.000-04:002017-04-30T15:55:56.819-04:00The Indiana Black Librarians Network (IBLN): Empowering Indiana's African American Librarians and Paraprofessionals<br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">An affiliate chapter of the <a href="http://www.bcala.org/"><u>Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA)</u></a>, t<span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">he <a href="http://indianablacklibrarians.net/"><u>Indiana Black Librarians Network (IBLN)</u></a> was
officially organized on October 13, 2001 at the <a href="https://www.lib.purdue.edu/libraries/bcc"><u>Black Culture Center Library of Purdue University</u></a>, in West Lafayette, Indiana. It is the first library association in Indiana created for African Americans. The purpose of the Indiana Black Librarians Network is
“to </span>provide
an opportunity for black librarians to exchange and share ideas, collaborate on
library-related projects, promote professional development activities, sponsor
scholarship initiatives, serve as a network for the sharing of information
between librarians and paraprofessionals throughout the State of Indiana, and
to establish channels of communication between black librarians and paraprofessionals
statewide.” </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">In the summer of
2005, the Indiana Black Librarians Network launched its website.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It also launched its listserv. The Indiana Black
Librarians Network gave its first conference presentation at the <em>2008 Indiana Library
Federation (ILF) Conference</em> in Indianapolis on November 19, 2008. The title of the presentation
was “Always Here: History of Blacks in Librarianship in Indiana.” Also, in 2008, the Indiana Black Librarians Network became one of several supporting organizations for the <a href="http://www.imls.gov/"><u>Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)</u></a> -funded <a href="http://www.in.gov/library/3703.htm"><u>Indiana Librarians Leading Diversity Fellowship Program (I-LLID)</u></a>. This fellowship program was established to educate and recruit minorities into the library and information science profession in Indiana. <span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Several members of the Indiana Black Librarians Network signed on to serve as
mentors for the students in the program. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">By the fall of 2009,
the Indiana Black Librarians Network had a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/INBLN"><u>Facebook</u></a> page, a <a href="https://twitter.com/inbln/"><u>Twitter</u></a> page, and a group blog on <a href="http://blacklibrariannation.ning.com/"><u>Black Librarian Nation</u></a>, a social networking site founded by Marcellaus Joiner in 2008 for African American librarians. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> On October 14-15, 2011, the Indiana Black Librarians
Network celebrated its tenth anniversary. The celebration was held at the Black
Culture Center Library on the campus of Purdue University in West Lafayette,
Indiana --- the place where the Indiana Black Librarians Network was organized
and held its first meeting. <a href="http://www.krannert.purdue.edu/alumni/boards/gsac/parrish-roland.asp"><u>Roland Parrish</u></a>, a Purdue alumnus and CEO/owner of
Parrish McDonald’s Ltd., was the keynote speaker. A year earlier, Parrish gave
a gift of $2 million to Purdue University’s Management and Economic Library
(the library was re-named the <a href="https://www.lib.purdue.edu/libraries/mgmt"><u>Roland G. Parrish Library of Management and Economics</u></a> – the first library on the Purdue campus to be named for an African
American). Other speakers included Jos Holman (BCALA President, 2010-2012) and
Pamela Goodes (associate editor for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="http://www.americanlibrariesmagazine.org/"><u>American Libraries Magazine</u></a></i>). </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">In
April 0f 2013, the Indiana Black Librarians Network held a meet-n-greet
reception for African American attendees of the <em>2013 Association of College and
Research Libraries (ACRL) Conference</em> (held in Indianapolis). The reception was
held at the <a href="http://crispusattucksmuseum.ips.k12.in.us/"><u>Crispus Attucks Museum</u></a> on the campus of <a href="http://418.ips.k12.in.us/"><u>Crispus Attucks High School</u></a>.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The program was
informal, allowing attendees to network and meet other library professionals
from across the country. Light refreshments were served. The reception was such
a success that IBLN decided to plan one for the<em> 2014 Public Library Association
Conference (PLA).</em></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">In March of 2014,
IBLN held a meet-n-greet at the <a href="http://www.in.gov/library/"><u>Indiana State Library</u></a> for African American
librarians who were in town for the <em>2014 Public Library Association (PLA)
Conference</em>. The program was informal, allowing attendees to network and meet
other library professionals from across the country. Light refreshments were
served. Like the previous meet-n-greet, this one was also a success. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">On Sunday, June 29, 2014, at the Black Caucus of the American Library Association Membership Meeting and Literary Awards Program held during the <em>2014</em> <em>American Library Association Annual Conference</em> in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Indiana Black
Librarians Network received the <em>Black Caucus of the American Library Association Affiliate Chapter of the Year Award</em> (the <a href="http://www.thenyblc.org/home.html"><u>New York Black Librarians Caucus</u></a> was the co-recipient). </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">As the Indiana Black Librarians Network looks to the future, it is hoped that the organization will
continue to grow and evolve in its mission to serve, support, and encourage the
African American librarians of Indiana. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><strong>See related posts:</strong> <a href="http://littleknownblacklibrarianfacts.blogspot.com/2012/08/purdue-university-black-cultural-center.html"><u>Purdue University Black Cultural Center (West Lafayette, Indiana)</u></a> ; and <a href="http://www.littleknownblacklibrarianfacts.blogspot.com/2011/11/neal-marshall-black-culture-center.html"><u>Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center at Indiana University (Bloomington, Indiana)</u>.</a></span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Update 12/01/2014:</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><strong>See related posts:</strong> <a href="http://www.littleknownblacklibrarianfacts.blogspot.com/2012/04/willa-resnover-and-norwood-library.html"><u>Willa Resnover and the Norwood Library (Indianapolis, Indiana)</u></a> ; <a href="http://littleknownblacklibrarianfacts.blogspot.com/2011/07/lillian-sunshine-haydon-childress.html"><u>Lillian Sunshine Haydon Childress Hall: Pioneer in the History of Library Services to African Americans in Indiana</u></a> ; and <a href="http://littleknownblacklibrarianfacts.blogspot.com/2011/12/hallie-beachem-brooks-librarian.html"><u>Hallie Beachem Brooks: Librarian, Professor, and Indiana Native</u>.</a></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Sources:</strong> "About." <em>Indiana Black Librarians Network</em>. Indiana Black Librarians Network, n.d. Web. 4 July 2014. ; Washington, Dorothy Ann. "Indiana Black Librarians Network." <em>BCALA Newsletter</em> 32.1 (2003): 29. Print. ; Dartis, Michelle. "Indiana Black Librarians Network Celebrates 10th Anniversary." <em>BCALA Newsletter</em> 39.3 (2012): 6. Print. ; "Indiana Black Librarians Network Marks 10th Year." <em>American Libraries (Online).</em> American Library Association, n.d. Web. 4 July 2014. ; Piotrowicz, Rebekah. "BCC to Host Indiana Black Librarians Network Conference." <em>University News Service. </em>Purdue University, 3 Oct. 2011. Web. 4 July 2014. ; Holliday, Deloice and Michele Fenton. "We Need Some Color Up Here: Educating and Recruiting Minority Librarians in Indiana." <em>The 21st Century Black Librarian in America: Issues and Challenges</em>. Eds. Andrew P. Jackson, Julius Jefferson, Jr., and Akilah S. Nosakhere. Lanham: Scarecrow, 2012. 143-146. Print. ; Freeman, Rodney. "A Snapshot of Indiana's Librarians Leading in Diversity Fellowship Participants After the Program Has Concluded." <em>Indiana Libraries</em> 33.1 (2014): 12-15. Print. ; Smith-Woodard, Marcia. "The Importance of Achieving Diversity in Libraries." <em>Indiana Libraries</em> 31.1 (2012): 50-53. Print. ; "ILF Member Elected as President of the Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA)." <em>Focus on Indiana Libraries</em> 64.9 (2010): 3. Print. ; Holman, Jos. "Making the Grade as an African American Library Director in a Majority Community." <em>The 21st Century Black Librarian in America: Issues and Challenges</em>. Eds. Andrew P. Jackson, Julius Jefferson, Jr., and Akilah S. Nosakhere. Ed. Lanham: Scarecrow, 2012. 143-146. Print. ; "Local Librarian to Be Recognized." <em>Journal and Courier (Lafayette, Ind.)</em> 30 Aug. 2014:n.pag. Web. 22 Sept. 2013. ; "2013 ILF Awardees." <em>Focus on Indiana Libraries</em> 67.9 (2013): 3. PDF. ; "Indiana Librarians Honored by the Black Caucus of the American Library Association." <em>Focus on Indiana Libraries</em> 67.9 (2013): 10. PDF. ; Page, John S. "BCALA National Conference Awards and Honors Recipients Named (Press Release)." <em>Black Caucus, Inc., American Library Association </em>30 June 2013: 1-2. PDF. ; Alston, Jason. "BCALA Announces 2014 Presidential Awards Recipients (Press Release)." <em>Black Caucus, Inc., American Library Association </em>19 June 2014: 1-2. PDF. </span><br />
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Rachel Davis Harris (1869-1969) was the first African American female director of a public library branch in Kentucky. She was appointed director<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of the <a href="http://www.lfpl.org/western/htms/sepflame.htm"><u>Colored Branches of the Louisville Free Public Library</u></a> in 1935 after the death of the previous director, Reverend Thomas Fountain Blue.</span><br />
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Louisville, Kentucky. Harris was an 1885 graduate of Central High School. On December 27, 1893, she married Reverend Everett Harris (1866-1936). A native of Virginia, Reverend Harris was the pastor of Plymouth Congregational Church (the church is still in operation). In 1896 the couple had a son, John Everett Harris.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In 1905, the <a href="http://www.lfpl.org/"><u>Louisville Free Public Library</u></a> opened the Western Colored Branch. The purpose of this branch was to provide library services to the African American residents of Louisville. <a href="http://littleknownblacklibrarianfacts.blogspot.com/2012/04/rev-thomas-fountain-blue-and-colored.html"><u>Reverend Thomas Fountain Blue</u></a> (1866-1935), a native of Farmville, Virginia, and a graduate of Hampton Institute (now <a href="http://www.hamptonu.edu/"><u>Hampton University</u></a>), was appointed as the branch's director. Harris was hired as <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: black; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt;">Blue’s assistant. Previously, Harris was as teacher for eighteen years in the city's schools. Harris received her library training from Reverend Blue (he had received his training from staff at the main branch of the Louisville Free Public Library). In 1912, Reverend Blue started a training program for African Americans -- the earliest known such program in the United States.</span></span></span><br />
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In January 1914, the Eastern Colored Branch of the Louisville Free Public Library was opened. Harris was appointed as the branch's manager. She also served as the branch's c</span><span style="color: black; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt;">hildren’s librarian. Later that year, </span><span style="color: black; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt;">Harris was the keynote speaker at the dedication
service for the Cherry Street Branch of the <a href="http://www.evpl.org/"><u>Evansville-Vanderburgh County Public Library</u></a> in Evansville, Indiana. The title of her speech was <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=D-5NAAAAMAAJ&lpg=PA385&ots=vEVPvIXfad&dq=advantages%20of%20colored%20library%20branches%20rachel%20harris&pg=PA385#v=onepage&q=advantages%20of%20colored%20library%20branches%20rachel%20harris&f=false"><u>“The Advantages of Colored Branch Libraries.”</u></a> The <a href="http://www.littleknownblacklibrarianfacts.blogspot.com/2011/06/article-on-evansville-indianas-former.html"><u>Cherry Street Branch</u></a> was a Carnegie library that served the African American residents of Evansville, Indiana. It was in operation from 1914-1954. <a href="http://www.littleknownblacklibrarianfacts.blogspot.com/2011/07/fannie-c-porter-and-evansville.html"><u>Fannie C. Porter</u></a>, one of the students in Reverend Blue's training program, was the Cherry Street Branch's first manager (1914-1915). Porter was later succeeded by <a href="http://www.littleknownblacklibrarianfacts.blogspot.com/2011/07/lillian-sunshine-haydon-childress.html"><u>Lillian Haydon Childress Hall</u></a>, the earliest known African American to receive a formal library science education in Indiana.</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt;">During the 1921 Joint District Meeting of Indiana
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Colored Branch. Indiana attendees at the meeting were William J. Hamilton, Mayme C. Snipes, and Elizabeth Claypool Earl of the Indiana Public Library Commission; Permelia Boyd of the <a href="http://www.scott.lib.in.us/"><u>Scott County Library Board</u></a>; and Georgia Stockslager of the Corydon Public Library (now <a href="http://www.hcpl.lib.in.us/index.htm"><u>Harrison County Public Library</u></a>).</span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: black; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt;">In 1923, Mrs. Harris and Reverend Blue helped open the Paul Laurence Dunbar Branch of the <a href="http://www.jmlibrary.org/index.php"><u>George M. Jones Memorial Library</u></a> in Lynchburg, Virginia. The branch was located inside Paul Laurence Dunbar High School and provided library services to African Americans in Lynchburg. Harlem Renaissance poet <a href="http://www.littleknownblacklibrarianfacts.blogspot.com/2011/08/anne-spencer-and-dunbar-branch-of.html"><u>Anne Spencer</u></a>, Lynchburg's first African American librarian, was the branch's first manager (1923-1945).</span></span></span><br />
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In 1927, Rachel Davis Harris attended the First Negro Library Conference, held March 15-18 at Hampton Institute (now Hampton University) in Hampton, Virginia. She and Reverend Blue served as two of the conference's organizers (Blue was the conference chair) and both gave lectures at the conference. Forty librarians were in attendance. </span><br />
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In 1928, Rachel Davis Harris was one of several African American attendees at the <a href="http://www.littleknownblacklibrarianfacts.blogspot.com/2012/01/50th-annual-conference-of-american.html"><u>50th Annual Conference of the American Library Association (ALA)</u></a>. The conference was held May 27-June 2 in West Baden, Indiana at the <a href="http://www.frenchlick.com/aboutus/history/wbsh"><u>West Baden Springs Hotel</u></a>:</span><br />
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<a href="http://littleknownblacklibrarianfacts.blogspot.com/2011/12/hallie-beachem-brooks-librarian.html"><u>Hallie Beachem Brooks</u></a> (Indianapolis Public Library, Indianapolis, Indiana)</span><br />
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<a href="http://littleknownblacklibrarianfacts.blogspot.com/2012/02/edward-c-williams-first-african.html"><u>Edward C. Williams</u></a> (Howard University, Washington, D.C.)</span><br />
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On November 1935, Reverend Thomas Fountain Blue passed away. Mrs. Harris was appointed as his successor. She served as the director of the Colored Branches of the Louisville Free Public Library until her retirement in 1942. Rachel Davis Harris passed away in 1969.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">Rachel Davis Harris is briefly mentioned in an article I wrote on Lillian Haydon Childress Hall. The article was featured in the latest issue of <em>Indiana Libraries</em> (v. 33, no. 1). The link is below:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><a black="" childress="" em="" hall="" haydon="" href="http://journals.iupui.edu/index.php/IndianaLibraries/article/download/2153/pdf_148"><u>Fenton, Michele T. "Stepping Out on Faith: Lillian Haydon Childress Hall, Pioneer Black Librarian." <em>Indiana Libraries</em> 33.1 (2014): 5-11. Print."</u></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Rachel Davis Harris was an instructor at a <a href="http://www.littleknownblacklibrarianfacts.blogspot.com/2011/09/librarian-education-spelman-college.html"><u>summer training course for librarians held at Spelman College, June 14-July 25, 1930</u></a>. The course was funded by the Southeastern Library Association and the Rosenwald Fund.</span><br />
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<strong>Related posts: </strong><a href="http://littleknownblacklibrarianfacts.blogspot.com/2013/07/a-brief-history-of-conferences-for.html"><u>A Brief History of Conference for African American Librarians: The First and Second Negro Library Conferences </u></a>; <a href="http://littleknownblacklibrarianfacts.blogspot.com/2012/04/rev-thomas-fountain-blue-and-colored.html"><u>Rev. Thomas Fountain Blue and the Colored Branches of the Louisville Free Public Library</u></a>; <a href="http://littleknownblacklibrarianfacts.blogspot.com/2011/09/librarian-education-spelman-college.html"><u>Librarian Education: Spelman College</u></a> ; <a href="http://littleknownblacklibrarianfacts.blogspot.com/2012/01/50th-annual-conference-of-american.html"><u>ALA History: 1928 Annual Conference of the American Library Association, West Baden, Indiana</u></a> ; <a href="http://littleknownblacklibrarianfacts.blogspot.com/2011/08/anne-spencer-and-dunbar-branch-of.html"><u>Anne Spencer and the Dunbar Branch of the George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Virginia)</u></a> ; and <a href="http://littleknownblacklibrarianfacts.blogspot.com/2011/06/article-on-evansville-indianas-former.html"><u>Article on Evansville, Indiana's Former African American Library Branch (the Cherry Street Branch -- A Carnegie Library).</u></a></span>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sources:</span></b> "E.G. Harris and Rachel J. Davis." <em>Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979</em>. FamilySearch.org, n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2014. ; "Susan Davis." <em>United States Census, 1870.</em> FamilySearch.org, n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2014. ; "Everett G. Harris." <em>United States Census, 1900.</em> FamilySearch.org, n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2014. ; "Everett G. Harris." <em>United States Census, 1910.</em> FamilySearch.org, n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2014. ; "Everett G. Harris." <em>United States Census, 1920.</em> FamilySearch.org, n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2014. ; "Everett G. Harris." <em>United States Census, 1930.</em> FamilySearch.org, n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2014. ; "Everett G. Harris." <em>Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1955.</em> FamilySearch.org, n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2014. ; Harris, Rachel D. "Work with Children at the Colored Branch of the Louisville Free Public Library." <em>Library Journal</em> 35.4 (Apr. 1910): 160-161.Print. ; <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Jones, Reinette and Alonzo Hill. “Rachel D. Harris.” <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Notable Kentucky African Americans Database: Librarians, Library Collections, Libraries.</i> University of Kentucky Libraries, n.d. Web. 11 Dec. 2010. ; Malone, Cheryl Knott. “Quiet Pioneers: Black Women Public Librarians in the Segregated South.” <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Vitae Scholasticae</i> 19.1 (2000): 4-8. Print. ; Malone, Cheryl Knott. “Louisville Free Public Library's Racially Segregated Libraries, 1905-1935.” <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Register of the Kentucky Historical Society </i>93.2 (1995): 159-179. Print. ; </span>“New Library Buildings: Evansville.” <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Library Occurrent </i>4.2 (1915): <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>28. Print. ; Harris, Rachel. “Advantages of
Colored Library Branches.” <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Southern
Workman</i> 44.7 (1915): <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>385-391. Print.
; “Report
of the Evansville Public Library for the Year Ending 1914.” Evansville: Evansville Public Library, 1915.
6. Print. ; Fenton, Michele T. "A Great Day in Indiana: the Legend of Lillian Childress Hall." <em>Black Caucus of the American Library Association, Inc. Newsletter</em> 39.2 (2010): 5-6. Print. ; Fenton, Michele T. "Building Spotlight: The Cherry Street (African American) Branch of the Evansville-Vanderburgh County, IN Public Library." <em>Library History Roundtable Newsletter</em> 10.2 (2011):6. Print. ; Fenton, Michele T. "Way Down Yonder at the Cherry Street Branch: A Short History of Evansville's Negro Library." <em>Indiana Libraries</em> 30.2 (2011): 37-38. Print. ; Fenton, Michele T. "Stepping Out on Faith: Lillian Haydon Childress Hall, Pioneer Black Librarian." <em>Indiana Libraries</em> 33.1 (2014): 5-11. Print. ; Jones, Reinette. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Library Service to African Americans in
Kentucky: From the Reconstruction Era to the 1960s</i>. Jefferson: McFarland,
2002. 51-57, 69, 77-78, 80, 84, 86, 88-89, 162-163. Print. ; Musmann, Klaus. “The Ugly Side of
Librarianship: Segregation in Library Services from 1900 to 1950.” <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Untold Stories: Civil Rights, Libraries, and
Black Librarianship</i>. Ed. John Mark Tucker. Champaign: Board of Trustees U
of Illinois, 1998. 82-84, 86. Print. ; Battles, David M. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The History of Public Library Access African Americans in the South or,
Leaving Behind the Plow</i>. Lanham: Scarecrow, 2008. 33-34, 44, 50, 54, 60, 69-70, 142. Print. ; <span style="color: black;">Spradling,
Mary Mace. “Black Librarians in Kentucky.” <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The
Black Librarian in the Southeast: Reminiscences, Activities, Challenges</i>.
Ed. Annette L. Phinazee. Durham: NCCU School of Library Science, 1980. 41, 44.
Print. ; </span>“West Baden, Ind.” <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Indianapolis
Recorder</i> 9 June 1928: 7. Print. ; "Library Opened: Colored People of Louisville Looked After." <i>Indianapolis Recorder</i> 2 June 1906: 1. Print. ; Morrison, Ken. "A History of the Lynchburg Public Library." <i>Virginia Libraries</i> 52.4 (2006): 2-3. Print. Doyle, Patricia K. "The Lynchburg Public Library Celebrates Its Fortieth Birthday." <i>Lynch's Ferry</i> (Fall 2005): 1. Print. ; Smith, Jessie Carney. "Black Women, Civil Rights, & Libraries." <i>Untold Stories: Civil Rights, Libraries, and Black Librarianship</i>. Ed. John Mark Tucker. Champaign: Board of Trustees of U of Illinois, 1998. 142-143. Print. ; Parkhurst Erin. "Literary Luminary: Celebrating Poet Anne Spencer." <i>Virginia Living</i> 9.2 (2011): 17. Print. ; "Indiana and Kentucky Librarians and Trustees Joint Meeting." <i>Library Journal</i> 46.7 (Apr. 1, 1921): 318-319. Print. ; Joint District Meeting Indiana and Kentucky Librarians and Trustees, Main Library, Thursday, May 10, 1921, Louisville, Kentucky. Program. [Louisville: Louisville Free Public Library, 1921]. Print. ; "Louisville." <i>Library Occurrent </i>6.2 (1921): 80-81. Print. ; Jordan, Casper LeRoy. "African American Forerunners in Librarianship." <i>Handbook of Black Librarianship</i>. Ed. E.J. Josey and Martha DeLoach. 2nd Ed. Lanham: Scarecrow, 2000. 28-29. Print. ; Dawson, Alma. "Celebrating African American Librarians and Librarianship." <i>Library Trends</i> 49.1 (2000): 56. Print. ; Campbell, Lucy B. "Black Librarians in Virginia." <i>The Black Librarian in the Southeast: Reminiscences, Activities, Challenges</i>. Ed. Annette L. Phinazee. Durham: NCCU School of Library Science, 1980. 124-125. Print. ; Jones, Reinette and Alonzo Hill. "Thomas Fountain Blue, Sr." <i>Notable Kentucky African Americans Database: Librarians, Library Collections, Libraries.</i> University of Kentucky Libraries, n.d. Web. 11 Dec. 2010. </span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543682539546386097.post-88127070852003446072014-01-22T23:24:00.000-05:002014-05-30T19:16:39.394-04:00Wallace Van Jackson: Professor and Award-Winning Librarian<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Wallace M. Van Jackson (1900-1982), was the first African American to receive the <a href="http://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/special-centennial-citation"><u>American Library Association's Centennial Award</u></a>. A native of Richmond, Virginia, Wallace Van Jackson was the son of Janet and William Van Jackson. He received his undergraduate degree in sociology from <a href="http://www.vuu.edu/"><u>Virginia Union University</u></a> in 1934; his Bachelor of Library Science (BLS) from the Hampton Institute Library School in 1934; and his Master of Arts in Library Science from the <a href="https://www.si.umich.edu/academics/msi/library-and-information-science-lis"><u>University of Michigan</u></a> in 1935. He also studied at the <a href="http://www.uchicago.edu/"><u>University of Chicago</u></a>. In addition, Mr. Van Jackson was a member of the <a href="http://www.asalh.org/"><u>Association for the Study of African American Life and History</u></a>, the <a href="http://www.txla.org/"><u>Texas Library Association</u></a>, the Librarians Club of Atlanta, and the fraternity <a href="http://www.alpha-phi-alpha.com/index.php"><u>Alpha Phi Alpha</u></a>. He served as a member of the <a href="http://www.ala.org/groups/committees/ala/ala-if"><u>American Library Association Intellectual Freedom Committee</u></a>, and as a councilor on the <a href="http://www.ala.org/aboutala/governance/council"><u>American Library Association Council</u></a>. Before entering the field of librarianship, he was the principal of the <span id="goog_1723645273"></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/"><u>Scottsville Elementary School</u></a> <span id="goog_1723645274"></span>in Scottsville, Virginia.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">In 1927, Wallace Van Jackson was appointed to serve as the head librarian at Virginia Union University. In 1941, he accepted a position as a library science professor at Atlanta University in Atlanta, Georgia. Van Jackson later became the university's first African American library director. He remained at Atlanta University until 1947 (Atlanta University is now <a href="http://www.cau.edu/"><u>Clark-Atlanta University</u></a>). After leaving Atlanta University, Mr. Van Jackson held positions at <a href="http://www.tsu.edu/"><u>Texas Southern University</u></a>, the Hampton Institute (now <a href="http://www.hamptonu.edu/"><u>Hampton University</u></a>), Alabama State College (now <a href="http://www.alasu.edu/index.aspx"><u>Alabama State University</u></a>), the <a href="http://www.nln.gov.ng/"><u>National Library of Nigeria</u></a>, the University of Botswana, <a href="http://www.hbcuconnect.com/colleges/56/mary-holmes-college"><u>Mary Holmes College</u></a> (now closed), and the United States Information Service (USIS) Library in Liberia. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Wallace Van Jackson was one of several keynote speakers at the <a href="http://www.littleknownblacklibrarianfacts.blogspot.com/2013/07/a-brief-history-of-conferences-for.html"><u>Second Negro Library Conference</u></a> held November 20-23, 1930 in Nashville, Tennessee at <a href="http://www.fisk.edu/"><u>Fisk University</u></a>. He was also instrumental in bringing attention to the segregation and discrimination faced by African American attendees of the <a href="http://www.littleknownblacklibrarianfacts.blogspot.com/2011/06/ala-history-1937-meeting-in-richmond.html"><u>1936 American Library Association Conference</u></a> in Richmond, Virginia. Because of the segregation laws enforced in Virginia during this time, African Americans were not allowed to stay at the conference hotel, eat at the dining sessions, or visit the exhibits. Mr. Van Jackson wrote letters expressing his thoughts and concerns, and sent them to be published in <em>Library Journal</em>, a professional journal for librarians. His letters generated numerous responses from readers, many of them in agreement with Van Jackson that discrimination and segregation should not be tolerated at meetings and conferences. The unfortunate events in Richmond, Virginia prompted the <a href="http://www.ala.org/"><u>American Library Association (ALA)</u></a> to enact a resolution to never hold any of its conferences in cities that discriminate against any of its members because of their race. It also forbade any state affiliate that practiced racism to become an affiliate of ALA.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Wallace Van Jackson became an honorary life member of the <a href="http://www.vla.org/"><u>Virginia Library Association</u></a> in 1972. Four years later in 1976, he was awarded the American Library Association's Centennial Award. Wallace Van Jackson passed away in 1982 at the age of 82 in Richmond, Virginia.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><strong>Related posts:</strong> <a href="http://www.littleknownblacklibrarianfacts.blogspot.com/2013/07/a-brief-history-of-conferences-for.html"><u>A Brief History of Conferences for African American Librarians: The First and Second Negro Library Conferences</u></a> ; <a href="http://www.littleknownblacklibrarianfacts.blogspot.com/2011/06/ala-history-1937-meeting-in-richmond.html"><u>ALA History: 1936 American Library Association Meeting in Richmond, Virginia</u></a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><strong>Sources:</strong> "Jackson, Wallace Van." <em>A Directory of Negro Graduates of Accredited Library Schools, 1900-1936</em>. Washington: The Columbia Civic Library Association, 1937. 14. Print. ; Caster, Lillie Daly. " A Special Person: Wallace M. Van Jackson - Librarian, Black Man, Citizen." <em>The Black Librarian in the Southeast: Reminiscences, Activities, Challenges</em>. Ed. Annette L. Phinazee. Durham: NCCU School of Library Science, 1980. 259-274. Print. ; Jones, Virginia Lacy. "A Dean's Career." <em>The Black Librarian in America</em>. Ed. E.J. Josey. Metuchen: Scarecrow, 1970. 33-34. Print. ; "Records of the Library." <em>Virginia Union University Library</em>. Virginia Union University Library, Sept. 1997. Web. 19 Dec. 2010. ; Battles, David M. <em>The History of Public Library Access for African Americans in the South or, Leaving Behind the Plow</em>. Lanham: Scarecrow, 2009. 80. Print. ; Jordan, Casper and E.J. Josey. "A Chronology of Events in Black Librarianship." <em>Handbook of Black Librarianship</em>. Ed. E.J. Josey and Marva L. DeLoach. 2nd ed. Lanham; Scarecrow, 2000. 7, 13. Print. ; "Va. Union Gets New Librarian." <em>The Afro-American(Baltimore, Md.)</em> 21 Feb. 1942: 11.Print. ; Barcus, Thomas R. "Incidental Duties of the College Librarian." <em>College and Research Libraries</em> (Jan. 1946): 21. Print. ; "Wallace Van Jackson." <em>United States Social Security Death Index</em>. FamilySearch.org, n.d. Web. 21 Jan. 2014. ; "Wallace V.M. Jackson[i.e. Wallace M. Van Jackson]." <em>Virginia, Births and Christenings: 1853-1917</em>. FamilySearch.org, n.d. Web. 21 Jan. 2014. ; "Wallace Van Jackson." <em>United States Census, 1920</em>. FamilySearch.org, n.d. Web. 22 Jan. 2014. ; Grant, George C., comp. "Van Jackson, Wallace." <em>The Directory of Ethnic Professionals in LIS (Library and Information Science)</em>. Winter Park, FL : Four-G Publishers, Inc., 1991. 231. Print. ; Jones, Reinette. <em>Library Service to African Americans in Kentucky: From the Reconstruction Era to the 1960s</em>. Jefferson: McFarland, 2006. 134. Print. ; <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Van Jackson, Wallace. "Letter to Readers' Open Forum." <em>Library Journal</em> 61 (June 15, 1936): 467-468. Print. ; Van Jackson, Wallace. "Letter to Readers' Open Forum." <em>Library Journal</em> 61 (Aug. 1936): 563. Print. ; Preer, Jean L. “‘This Year -- Richmond!’: The 1936 Meeting of the American Library Association.” <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Libraries & Culture</i> 39.2 (2004): 137-160. Print. ; American Library Association Committee on Racial Discrimination. "Report." <em>A.L.A. Bulletin</em> 31 (Jan. 1937): 38. Print. ; "Wallace Jackson." <em>United States Census, 1940</em>. FamilySearch.org, n.d. Web. 22 Jan. 2014. ; "Wallace Van Jackson." <em>United States Census, 1910</em>. FamilySearch.org, n.d. Web. 22 Jan. 2014. ; "Wallace Van Jackson." <em>World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918</em>. FamilySearch.org, n.d. Web. 22 Jan. 2014.</span></span></span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543682539546386097.post-51831362599590602832013-11-29T09:04:00.002-05:002015-01-03T20:34:23.201-05:00Dorothy Porter Wesley: Librarian, Bibliophile, and Culture Keeper<u><a href="http://www.howard.edu/msrc/images/dporterwesley.gif"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Dorothy Porter Wesley (1905-1995),</span></a></u><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> the first African American to receive a library science degree from Columbia University, was the librarian for the <u><a href="http://www.howard.edu/msrc/">Moorland Spingarn Research Center at Howard University</a></u> from 1930-1973. She was known nationally and internationally for her efforts in collecting, maintaining, and preserving documents and artifacts relating to African and African American history. A native of Warrenton, Virginia, Ms. Wesley was born on May 25, 1905 to Hayes Joseph and Bertha Ball Burnett. She did her undergraduate studies at <u><a href="http://www.howard.edu/">Howard University</a></u> in Washington, D.C., graduating in 1928, and married artist James Porter (1905-1970) the following year. Wesley began her library career cataloging materials for the Howard University Library. Wesley later enrolled at <u><a href="http://www.columbia.edu/cu/sls/">Columbia University's library science program</a></u> (Columbia University's program was created through the merger of the library science programs of the New York Public Library and the State Library of New York). When Ms. Wesley received her Bachelor of Library Science (BLS) in 1931, she became the program's first African American graduate. She also earned her Master of Library Science (MLS) from Columbia University, receiving that degree in 1932.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Ms. Wesley also worked at the 135th Street Branch of the New York Public Library (now the <u><a href="http://www.nypl.org/locations/schomburg">Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture</a></u>). In addition, she served on the President's Committee on Employment of the Handicapped and the <u><a href="http://www.preservationnation.org/travel-and-sites/sites/">National Trust for the Preservation of Historic Sites</a></u>, was a member of the Writers Club, and helped organized the <u><a href="http://www.littleknownblacklibrarianfacts.blogspot.com/2012/01/henry-proctor-slaughter-compositor-for.html">Henry Proctor Slaughter Collection</a></u> at Atlanta University (now <u><a href="http://www.cau.edu/">Clark-Atlanta University</a></u>). In 1971, Ms. Wesley published "Early Negro Writings, 1760-1837". She was awarded the <u><a href="http://www.bcala.org/awards/dis_ServiceAwards.htm">Black Caucus Distinguished Achievement Award</a></u> in 1972 from the <u><a href="http://www.bcala.org/">Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA).</a></u> She married educator Charles Wesley (1891-1987) in 1979. In 1990, Ms. Wesley received the<u><a href="http://www.bcala.org/awards/trailblazers.htm"> BCALA Trailblazer Award</a></u>. Dorothy Porter Wesley passed away in 1995. Her daughter, Constance Porter Uzelac (1939-2012) was also a librarian, and served as the executive director of the Dorothy Porter Wesley Research Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Janet Sims-Wood recently wrote a biography on Dorothy Porter Wesley:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Wood, Janet Sims. <em>Dorothy Porter Wesley at Howard University: Building a Legacy of Black History</em>. Charleston, S.C.: History Press, 2014. Print.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">The book is available from Barnes and Noble, Amazon, Alibris, Books-A-Million, and other retailers.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.littleknownblacklibrarianfacts.blogspot.com/2012/01/henry-proctor-slaughter-compositor-for.html"><u><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Henry Proctor Slaughter: Compositor for the U.S. Government Printing Office, Bibliophile, Collector, and Newspaer Editor</span></u></a><span style="font-family: Georgia;"> and </span><a href="http://www.littleknownblacklibrarianfacts.blogspot.com/2012/01/arthur-alfonso-schomburg-1874-1938.html"><u><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Arthur Alfonso Schomburg, 1874-1938: Noted Bibliophile, Collector, Curator, and Scholar</span></u></a>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Sources:</strong> Moses, Sibyl E. "Dorothy Louise Burnett Porter Wesley."<em>African American Women Writers in New Jersey, 1836-2000: A Biographical Dictionary and Bibliographical Guide</em>. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers UP, 2003. 198-207. Print. ; Scott, Diane R.<em> Celebrating African American</em> <em>Librarians</em>. Feb. 2009: 5. Print. ; Battle, Thomas C. "Dorothy Porter Wesley: Preserver of Black History - Afro-American Librarian." <em>Diverse Issues in Higher Education</em>. Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 16 June 2007. Web. 23 Oct. 2010. ; <em>A Directory of Negro Graduates of Accredited Library Schools, 1900-1936</em>. Washington: Columbia Civic Library Association, 1937. 19. Print. ; "Black History Prophets and Custodians: Handful of Men and Women Created Foundations of Saga of Persistence and Creativity."<em> Ebony</em> 50.4 (1995): 90. Print. ; Dawson, Alma. "Celebrating African Americans Librarians and Librarianship." <em>Library Trends</em> 49.1 (2000): 61. Print. ; Scarupa, Harriet Jackson. "The Energy-Charged Life of Dorothy Porter Wesley." <em>The Black Librarian in America Revisited</em>. Ed. E.J. Josey. Metuchen: Scarecrow, 1994. 298-315. Print. ; Britton, Helen H. "Dorothy Porter Wesley: Bibliographer, Curator, and Scholar." <em>Reclaiming the American Library Past: Writing the Women In</em>. Ed. Suzanne Hildenbrand. Norwood: Ablex, 1996. 163-186. Print. ; Campbell, Dorothy Wilson. "Curators of African American Collections." <em>The Black Librarian in the Southeast: Reminiscences, Activities, Challenges</em>. Ed. Annette L. Phinazee. Durham: NCCU School of Library Science, 1980. 185-186. Print. ; McHenry, Elizabeth. <em>Forgotten Readers: Recovering the Lost History of African American Literary Societies</em>. Durham: Duke UP, 2002. 291. Print. ; Jordan, Casper and E.J. Josey. "A Chronology of Events in Black Librarianship." <em>Handbook of Black Librarianship</em>. Ed. E.J. Josey and Marva L. DeLoach. 2nd ed. Lanham: Scarecrow, 2000. 8, 10-12. Print. ; Sinnette, Elinor D. V. <em>Arthur Alfonso Schomburg, Black Bibliophile & Collector: A Biography</em>. New York: New York Public Library, 1989. 32, 81, 206. Print. ; Des Jardins, Julie. "Black Librarians and the Search for Women's Biography during the New Negro History Movement."<em> OAH Magazine of History</em> 20.1 (2006): 15-18. Print. ; "Biographies." <em>Dorothy Porter Wesley (1905-1995), Afro-American Librarian and Bibliophile: An Exhibition, February 1- March 16, 2001</em>. Broward County Library, n.d. Web. 29 Nov. 2013. ; Uzelac, Constance Porter. "Porter, Wesley Dorothy (1905-1995)." <em>BlackPast</em>. BlackPast.org, n.d. Web. 29 Nov. 2013. ; Finnegan, Gregory. "The Africana Librarians Council and the Cooperative Africana Microform Project since 1989." <em>Africanist Librarianship in an Era of Change</em>. Ed. Victoria K. Evalds and David Henige. Lanham: Scarecrow, 2005. 38. Print. ; "BCALA Distinguished Service Awards 1970-2010." <em>Black Caucus of the American Library Association.</em> Black Caucus of the American Library Association, n.d. Web. 30 Nov. 2013. ; "BCALA Trailblazer's Award Recipients." <em>Black Caucus of the American
Library Association.</em> Black Caucus of the American Library Association, n.d.
Web. 30 Nov. 2013. ; Wood, Janet Sims. <em>Dorothy Porter Wesley at Howard University: Building a Legacy of Black History</em>. Charleston, S.C.: History Press, 2014. Print.</span><br />
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In 1976, Passmore was named to "Who's Who in Black America", and on December 10, 1979, United States President <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/jimmycarter/"><u>Jimmy Carter</u></a> appointed Passmore to the Transportation Barriers Compliance Commission. In 1984, Mr. Passmore was named "Outstanding Citizen of the Year" by the <a href="http://www.naacp.org/"><u>National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).</u></a> He was instrumental in the creation of the <a href="http://www.ada.gov/pubs/ada.htm"><u>Americans with Disabilities Act (1990)</u></a>, and received the <a href="http://www.in.gov/core/files/Sagamore.pdf"><u>Sagamore of the Wabash Award</u></a> in 1987 from Indiana Governor <a href="http://www.in.gov/governorhistory/2335.htm"><u>Robert D. Orr</u></a>.<br />
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On Saturday, October 27, 1990, <a href="http://visclosky.house.gov/"><u>United States Representative Peter J. Visclosky of Indiana</u></a> honored Mr. Passmore for his life's work and advocacy for the disabled. In 1991, Mr. Passmore received the <a href="http://www.bcala.org/awards/dis_ServiceAwards.htm"><u>Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA) Distinguished Service Award</u></a>. William Passmore passed away at the age of 63 on April 18, 1992 in East Chicago, Indiana.<br />
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In April 2013, the <a href="http://www.ecpl.org/"><u>East Chicago Public Library</u></a> held a re-dedication ceremony for the William B. Passmore Career Services Center (named for Mr. Passmore). A video of the dedication ceremony can be viewed on YouTube: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DI9ZJy6mpU"><u>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DI9ZJy6mpU</u></a><br />
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<strong>Sources:</strong> Smith, Cheryl. "East Chicago Public Library to Honor William Passmore." <em>Northwest Indiana Times (Online).</em> Northwest Indiana Times, 4 Apr. 2013. Web. 30 Sept. 2013. ; Holocek, Andrea. "Activist Passmore Dies at 63." <em>Northwest Indiana Times</em> 22 Apr. 1992:B1-B2. Print. ; "William Passmore Dies, Fostered Rights, Work for Nation's Disabled." <em>Jet</em> 82.3 (1992):13. Print. ; "President's Awards to Passmore, Wonder." <em>Baltimore Afro-American</em> 13 May 1969: 5. Print. ; "Passmore Selected Handicapped American of '68." <em>Jet</em> 35.24 (1969): 49. Print. ; "A Kiss and Pearl (Photo)." <em>Jet</em> 44.9 (1973): 44. Print. ; Heise, Kenan. "William Passmore, Hero of Disabled." <em>Chicago Tribune (Online).</em> Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 1992. Web. 24 Feb. 2013. ; Dorson, Richard M. "Is There a Folk in the City?" <em>Crisis in Urban Schools: A Book of Readings for the Beginning Urban Teacher</em>. New York, NY: MSS Information Corp., 1973. 24, 27. Print. ; Visclosky, Peter J. "William Passmore, East Chicagoan of the Year." <em>Congressional Record</em> 136 (1990):E3603-E3604. Print. ; "Records of the White House Press Office: A Guide to Its Records at the Jimmy Carter Library." Atlanta: The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, n.d. 127. PDF file. ; "BCALA Distinguished Service Awards 1970-2010." <em>Black Caucus of the American Library Association.</em> Black Caucus of the American Library Association, n.d. Web. 30 Sept. 2013. ; "William Passmore." <em>United States Census, 1930.</em> FamilySearch.org, n.d. Web. 30 Sept. 2013.<br />
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