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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Mrs. George M. Jones and Her 'Monumental Reality'
Article about the history of Jones Memorial Library published in Lynch's Ferry Magazine
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…
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.
Letters to Publishers
Digital reproduction of letters from Jane Maud Campbell, Head Librarian of Jones Memorial Library, to book publishers. Campbell wrote in 1921 to McDevitt-Wilson's and Valiant publishing companies to request pricing on specific titles for use at the…
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…
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…
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…
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 Internal Revenue Service application
Digital reproduction of letter and schedule attachement from Jones Memorial Library to the Internal Revenue Service in 1945. The library was seeking approval as a charitable organization under IRS regulations. Included with the letter was a schedule…
Jones Memorial Library founding documents
Digital images of founding documents for the Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia. Originals are held in printed format in the library's collection.
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 19 June 1946
Jones Memorial Library Board of Trustees Minutes 10 June 1946
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 13 March 1923
Jones Memorial Library Board of Trustees Minutes 13 March 1923
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 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…
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 Minutes 21 January 1943
Digital reproduction of Jones Memorial Library Board meeting minutes for 21 January 1943. The minutes show that members voted to refuse a salary increase requested by the Lynchburg School Board for the branch librarian at the Robert E. Lee Junior…
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.
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 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…
Jones Memorial Library Board meeting minutes 09 November 1923
Jones Memorial Library Board meeting minutes 09 November 1923
Jones Memorial Library Annual Report 2023
Annual report of the Jones Memorial Library for the period 01 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.
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…
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,…