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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…

Tags: 1946, Alpha Theta Sigma, Dunbar Branch, Dunbar High School Library, Jane Maud Campbell, Jones Memorial Library, libraries, library history, Maud Campbell, public libraries, segregation

Woman's Community Club Letter to Maud Campbell

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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…

Tags: 1946, Dunbar Branch, Dunbar High School Library, Jane Maud Campbell, Jones Memorial Library, library history, Maud Campbell, public libraries, segregation, Woman's Community Club

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…

Tags: 1946, Anne Spencer, correspondence, Dunbar Branch, Dunbar High School Library, envelopes, Jane Maud Campbell, Jones Memorial Library, Letters, library history, Maud Campbell, racial segregation, resignation