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- Collection: 3. Jones Memorial Library history
"100 Years of Learning: The Jones Memorial Library"
A Veritable Encyclopedia of History
The printed pamphlet is held in physical format as part of Manuscript Collection 1396,…
Alexandria Library (Alexandria, Va.) Letters
Alexandria Library Correspondence
In her letter, Burke requests information about…
Alpha Theta Sigma Letter to Maud Campbell and Reply from Campbell
In the letter, the sorority seeks a meeting with Campbell to discuss library services to…
An Open Letter to the People of Lynchburg
Anne Spencer Conference Report
In the report dated March 15, 1927 , Spencer recounts her attendance at a Conference of Librarians held at Hampton, Virginia. …
Anne Spencer Resignation Letter
In the letter, Spencer resigns from her position as librarian of the Dunbar Branch at…
Appeal Letter from Carter Woodson to Anne Spencer
Biographical sketch of Susan Elizabeth Fain Davis
The printed…
Booklists for Dunbar Branch, MS1396 Folder 1
The papers are from the Dunbar Branch of the Jones Memorial Library. The Dunbar Branch was opened in 1924 at the Paul Laurence…
Tags: 1920s, 1921, African American literature, African Americans, Anne Spencer, Associated Publishers, authors, black literature, book catalogs, book purchasing, books, catalogs, Dunbar Branch, Dunbar High School, Dunbar High School Library, inventories, Jane Maud Campbell, Jones Memorial Library, librarians, libraries, library administration, library branches, library history, lists, Louisville Free Public Library, Lynchburg, Maud Campbell, Rachel Davis Harris, reading, Reverend Thomas Blue, segregated libraries, segregation, Thomas Blue
Building on the Past
Cheryl Knott Malone Correspondence
The correspondence includes a letter from Cheryl Knott Malone on 19 February 1999 to Lynn Dodge at…
Tags: African-Americans, African-Americans in Lynchburg, Anne Scales Spencer, Anne Spencer, black librarians, black libraries, Cheryl Knott Malone, Dunbar Branch, Dunbar High School, Dunbar High School Library, integration, Jane Maud Campbell, Jones Memorial Library, libraries, library history, Louisville Free Public Library, Lynchburg City Schools, Lynn Dodge, public libraries, Rachel Davis Harris, segregation, Wayne Rhodes
Dunbar Branch book purchase list
This list is part of…
Dunbar Branch February 1924 Report
Dunbar Branch Periodical List
Dunbar High School 1923 Commencement Program
Dunbarian Vol 1 No 7
Included on page two of the newsletter are…
Gladys Pannell Correspondence
In her message, Pannell requests information about what facilities are available to "colored" patrons in Lynchburg,…
Hampton Institute Library School list
The list is…
Houston Public Library letters regarding American Library Association questionnaire
The first letter is from Julia Ideson, librarian at the Houston Public…
Image of Dunbar High School library 1953-1954
The interior page includes a photograph, second from the top, showing the Dunbar High School…
Integration Timeline of Public Libraries and Schools in Virginia
CORRECTION 3/1/2024: Per Brenda Mitchell-Powell's book, "Public in Name Only", full integration of the Alexandria (VA) Library occurred in…