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Jones Memorial Library Board Minutes 22 January 1925
Digital reproduction of Jones Memorial Library Board meeting minutes for 22 January 1925. The minutes reflect activity of the library and its branches. Included in the minute was approval of a salary increase of $5.00 for three librarians,…
Jones Memorial Library Board Meeting Minutes 14 January 1924
Digital reproduction of Jones Memorial Library Board meeting minutes for 14 January 1924. The minutes reflect that Anne Spencer, recently hired as Librarian for the Dunbar Branch, received a salary of $840 for the year 1924, which translated to $70 a…
Letter from William R. Gilmore
Scanned image of a typewritten letter from William R. Gilmore to Douglas A. Robertson, Secretary-Treasurer of the Jones Memorial Library. The letter is dated 05 September 1969. In the letter Gilmore expressed appreciation that the library has…
Greenville Public Library Summer School correspondence
Scanned images of an envelope, letter, and form addressed to Jane Maud Campbell at Jones Memorial Library. The letter from Greenville Public Library on 22 March 1930 references a summer school course for "Negro Public Library assistants". It is…
Building on the Past
Digital image of article by Billy Hansen "Building on the Past" from Lynchburg Business magazine, posted 01 June 2018.
Rachel Davis Harris letter
Digital reproduction of a letter from Rachel Davis Harris of Western Colored Branch, Louisville Free Public Library, to Jane Maud Campbell at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg.
The 1924 letter shares that Harris has returned to Louisville…
The 1924 letter shares that Harris has returned to Louisville…
Josephine Humbles Letter to Maud Campbell
Digital reproduction of a letter from Josephine Humbles of the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute Young Women's Christian Association. Humbles wrote to Jane Maud Campbell at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg in March 1925 regarding a visit…
Houston Public Library letters regarding American Library Association questionnaire
Digital reproduction of two letters from 1923 regarding a questionnaire for an American Library Association report about services to black Americans at public libraries.
The first letter is from Julia Ideson, librarian at the Houston Public…
The first letter is from Julia Ideson, librarian at the Houston Public…
Negro Progress in Print
Scanned image of pamphlet entitled Negro Progress in Print: A Special List of Good Books on the Shelves of the Paul Laurence Dunbar Branch Indianapolis Public Library.
The physical pamphlet is held at Jones Memorial Library in Manuscript…
The physical pamphlet is held at Jones Memorial Library in Manuscript…
Interim Committee for City-Wide Library Service notice
Scanned reproduction of a two-page mimeographed document entitled "Interim Committee for City-Wide Library Service to Meet March 2nd". The document is a call for a committee intended to establish a taxpayer-supported public library in Lynchburg. The…
Julius Rosenwald Fund Library List
Digitized images of a booklet titled "Library List" issued by the Julius Rosenwald Fund in December 1929, Nashville, Tennessee.
This item is part of the Jones Memorial Library Manuscript Collection 1396, Folder 6, added to the collection in…
This item is part of the Jones Memorial Library Manuscript Collection 1396, Folder 6, added to the collection in…
Some Books and Pamphlets, Music, Magazines and Newspapers by Negro Writers, Composers and Editors in the Colored Department of the Louisville Free Public Library
Digitized copy of a pamphlet published in 1921 entitled "Some Books and Pamphlets, Music, Magazines and Newspapers by Negro Writers, Composers and Editors in the Colored Department of the Louisville Free Public Library".
This document is part of…
This document is part of…
An Open Letter to the People of Lynchburg
Scanned image of a Spring 2004 reproduction of An Open Letter to the People of Lynchburg dated 27 April 1967. The letter protests the policies of the Lynchburg newspapers to exclude news coverage of Dunbar High School and to exclude announcements of…
Lynchburg Improvement Association postcard
Digital image of a postcard and envelope sent to Jones memorial Library from the Lynchburg Improvement Association dated 15 February 1961. The postcard includes the message "Dear Citizen: How Long Will You Allow Your Tax Dollars to Support…
Lynchburg Public Library Charter
Images of Manuscript 1334, a copy of the Lynchburg Public Library charter from 1897. The original document is filed with the Lynchburg Circuit Court; Manuscript 1334 is available at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Cheryl Knott Malone Correspondence
Scanned images of three letters regarding the establishment of the Jones Memorial Library Dunbar Branch in 1924 from scholar Cheryl Knott Malone.
The correspondence includes a letter from Cheryl Knott Malone on 19 February 1999 to Lynn Dodge at…
The correspondence includes a letter from Cheryl Knott Malone on 19 February 1999 to Lynn Dodge at…
Gladys Pannell Correspondence
Digital reproduction of postcard from Gladys Pannell to Jones Memorial Library and response from the library dated 11 October 1950.
In her message, Pannell requests information about what facilities are available to "colored" patrons in Lynchburg,…
In her message, Pannell requests information about what facilities are available to "colored" patrons in Lynchburg,…
Mrs. George M. Jones and Her 'Monumental Reality'
Article about the history of Jones Memorial Library published in Lynch's Ferry Magazine
Integration Timeline of Public Libraries and Schools in Virginia
Visual timeline with key dates for integration of public libraries and schools in Virginia in the 1900s.
CORRECTION 3/1/2024: Per Brenda Mitchell-Powell's book, "Public in Name Only", full integration of the Alexandria (VA) Library occurred in…
CORRECTION 3/1/2024: Per Brenda Mitchell-Powell's book, "Public in Name Only", full integration of the Alexandria (VA) Library occurred in…
"100 Years of Learning: The Jones Memorial Library"
Magazine article
Report of Dunbar Branch January 1924
Scanned image of the Jones Memorial Library's Report of Dunbar Branch for January 1924 submitted by Anne Spencer and R.D. Harris.
The Dunbar Branch was opened in 1924 in the Dunbar High School in Lynchburg and was the first branch of the Jones…
The Dunbar Branch was opened in 1924 in the Dunbar High School in Lynchburg and was the first branch of the Jones…
Anne Spencer Resignation Letter
Digital reproduction of resignation letter and envelope from Anne Spencer to Jane Maud Campbell, director of Jones Memorial Library. The letter is dated 1946.
In the letter, Spencer resigns from her position as librarian of the Dunbar Branch at…
In the letter, Spencer resigns from her position as librarian of the Dunbar Branch at…
Dunbar Branch February 1924 Report
Digital reproduction of the February 1924 branch report by librarian Anne Spencer for the Jones Memorial Library Dunbar Branch. This report was the second monthly report issued for the branch, and the first report with Spencer as sole author.
Anne Spencer Conference Report
Digital reproduction of a handwritten report by Anne Spencer, Librarian of the Jones Memorial Library Dunbar Branch.
In the report dated March 15, 1927 , Spencer recounts her attendance at a Conference of Librarians held at Hampton, Virginia. …
In the report dated March 15, 1927 , Spencer recounts her attendance at a Conference of Librarians held at Hampton, Virginia. …
The Dunbar High School Story!!
Digital reproduction of a typed manuscript entitled "The Dunbar high School Story!!" by Chauncey E. Spencer. The original manuscript is held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia as PAM1206.
In the manuscript, the author provides…
In the manuscript, the author provides…
Lyle Stuart Letter
Digital reproduction of a letter from Lyle Stuart to Jones Memorial Library trustees dated 10 October 1947.
In the letter, Stuart advocates for integration of the library's services and facilities.
In the letter, Stuart advocates for integration of the library's services and facilities.
Theological Seminary postcard
Scanned image of a postcard sent to Jones Memorial Library regarding racial segregation of library facilities. The card was sent from Connecticut and the text read "We have heard on radio over & over again that students of Colored Theological…
Hampton Institute Library School list
Scanned images of a handwritten list entitled "Hampton Institute Library School Stories About Negroes for Children list". This item is part of Jones Memorial Library Manuscript Collection 1396, the Dunbar High School Library Papers.
The list is…
The list is…
Dunbar Branch book purchase list
Scanned images of a three page handwritten list stamped "Dunbar Branch" containing the surnames of authors and titles. The list appears to include titles that the library purchased for the Dunbar Branch collection in 1945.
This list is part of…
This list is part of…