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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…
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…
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.
Dunbar High School clippings
The Dunbar High School clippings include digital reproductions of photos and captions from the Lynchburg News & Advance in the 1900s. The original photos are kept in physical format at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia.
This file…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Dunbar High School Architectural Plans
Digital reproduction of set of four architectural plans for the 1921 construction of Dunbar High School in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Dunbar High School served "colored" students in the city during the Jim Crow era of racial segregation. Jones Memorial…
Dunbar High School served "colored" students in the city during the Jim Crow era of racial segregation. Jones Memorial…
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…
Lynchburg City and Jones Memorial Library Correspondence
Digital reproduction of correspondence between the City of Lynchburg, Virginia and Lucille Dickerson for the period 25 March 1947 to 28 September 1948.
In the correspondence, Dickerson notes that Jones Memorial Library is donating books to the…
In the correspondence, Dickerson notes that Jones Memorial Library is donating books to the…
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…
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…
Booklists for Dunbar Branch, MS1396 Folder 1
Manuscript Collection 1396 is the Dunbar High School Library Papers. Four folders are included in this collection.
The papers are from the Dunbar Branch of the Jones Memorial Library. The Dunbar Branch was opened in 1924 at the Paul Laurence…
The papers are from the Dunbar Branch of the Jones Memorial Library. The Dunbar Branch was opened in 1924 at the Paul Laurence…
Finding Aid to the Dunbar High School Library Papers
Finding aid to the Dunbar High School Library Papers held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Dunbar High School Library was a branch library of Jones Memorial Library. The library provided library services to city residents at the…
Dunbar High School Library was a branch library of Jones Memorial Library. The library provided library services to city residents at the…