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Biographical sketch of Susan Elizabeth Fain Davis
Biographical sketch of former Dunbar High School librarian Susan Elizabeth Fain Davis from page one of The Fifty-Niners Chronicle, Quarterly Newsletter of Dunbar High School Class of 1959, Volume 7, No. 4, October-December 2017.
The printed…
The printed…
Image of Dunbar High School library 1953-1954
Digital scan of the front cover and an interior page from the 1954 issue of The Dunbarian yearbook for Dunbar High School in Lynchburg, Virginia.
The interior page includes a photograph, second from the top, showing the Dunbar High School…
The interior page includes a photograph, second from the top, showing the Dunbar High School…
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…
The Dunbar Story
Scanned reproduction of an undated typewritten manuscript entitled "The Dunbar Story: An Examination of the School's Search for Excellence in a Segregated Society." A print version of the manuscript is held in the pamphlet files of Jones Memorial…
Dunbarian Vol 1 No 7
Digital reproduction of Dunbarian newsletter, Vol. 1, No. 7, 08 June 1927. The six-page newsletter is held in photocopied format at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia as Pamphlet File 2784.
Included on page two of the newsletter are…
Included on page two of the newsletter are…
Alexandria Library (Alexandria, Va.) Letters
Scanned image of a letter dates 02 October 1950 from Ellen Coolidge Burke of Alexandria (Va.) Library to Lucille Dickerson at Jones Memorial Library. In the letter Burke seeks information about the Jones library, erroneously believing the library to…
Four Women Exhibit Panels
Exhibit panels for the 2024 "Four Women: Dunbar Branch Centennial" exhibit at Jones Memorial Library.
Dunbar High School 1923 Commencement Program
Scanned reproduction of four page program for commencement exercises at Dunbar High School in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1923. Dunbar High School opened in 1923 and this program is for the first graduating class.
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…
Survey of Jackson Street Colored High School
Scanned pages from Manuscript Collection 1137 Woman's Club of Lynchburg survey details on Jackson Street Colored High School, taken in 1914.
Jones Memorial Library Board meeting minutes 09 November 1923
Jones Memorial Library Board meeting minutes 09 November 1923
Jones Memorial Library Board of Trustees Minutes 19 March 1947
Jones Memorial Library Board of Trustees Minutes 19 March 1947
Jones Memorial Library Board of Trustees Minutes 13 March 1923
Jones Memorial Library Board of Trustees Minutes 13 March 1923
Jones Memorial Library Board of Trustees Minutes 18 September 1946
Jones Memorial Library Board of Trustees Minutes 18 September 1946
Jones Memorial Library Board of Trustees Minutes 19 June 1946
Jones Memorial Library Board of Trustees Minutes 10 June 1946
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…
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…
Letters to Louisville
Digital reproduction of a series of letters between Jane Maud Campbell, librarian of Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, and George T. Settle and Rachel Davis Harris of the Louisville Free Public Library. The letters are written in 1923 and…
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…
Jones Memorial Library Board Minutes December 1945
Digital reproduction of Jones Memorial Library Board of Trustees meeting minutes from 05 December 1945.
In the meeting, Head Librarian Jane Maud Campbell recommends closure of the Dunbar Branch and the board votes to explore transfer of the…
In the meeting, Head Librarian Jane Maud Campbell recommends closure of the Dunbar Branch and the board votes to explore transfer of the…
American Library Association Survey on Government and Administration of Public Library Service to Negroes
Digital reproduction of two letters and a survey from 1938.
In a November 1938 letter from Eliza Atkins to Jane Maud Campbell at Jones Memorial Library, Atkins requests Campbell's participation in an American Library Association survey on library…
In a November 1938 letter from Eliza Atkins to Jane Maud Campbell at Jones Memorial Library, Atkins requests Campbell's participation in an American Library Association survey on library…
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.
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…
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. …
Woman's Community Club Letter to Maud Campbell
Digital reproduction of a handwritten letter from the Woman's Community Club of Lynchburg to Jane Maud Campbell, Head Librarian of Jones Memorial Library.
The letter was written in April 1946 seeking relocation of the Dunbar Branch library…
The letter was written in April 1946 seeking relocation of the Dunbar Branch library…
Alpha Theta Sigma Letter to Maud Campbell and Reply from Campbell
Digital reproduction of a letter from Alpha Theta sorority in Lynchburg, Virginia to Jane Maud Campbell, Head Librarian of Jones Memorial Library.
In the letter, the sorority seeks a meeting with Campbell to discuss library services to…
In the letter, the sorority seeks a meeting with Campbell to discuss library services to…
Jones Memorial Library Board Minutes November 1943
Digital reproduction of board minutes for Jones Memorial Library dated 24 November 1943. At the meeting, members voted to notify the Lynchburg School Board that the Jones board deemed it inadvisable to continue its full contribution of librarian…
Jones Memorial Library Minutes 31 January 1944
Digital reproduction of Jones Memorial Library Board meeting minutes for 31 January 1944. During the meeting, members agreed to a proposal from the Lynchburg School Board to contribute half of the salaries of the librarians at the Dunbar Branch and…
Jones Memorial Library Board Meeting Minutes 25 January 1933
Digital reproduction of Jones Memorial Library Board meeting minutes for 25 January 1933. At this meeting, which was held during the Great Depression, members voted to reduce employee salaries by 1/12th for the year 1933.
Jones Memorial Library Board Minutes 07 November 1921
Digital reproduction of Jones Memorial Library Board meeting minutes for 07 November 1921. At this meeting, members voted to offer the position of Head Librarian to Jane Maud Campbell of Boston, Massachusetts for a salary of $3,000 per year.