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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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 March 1947
Jones Memorial Library Board of Trustees Minutes 19 March 1947
Jones Memorial Library Board meeting minutes 09 November 1923
Jones Memorial Library Board meeting minutes 09 November 1923
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…
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…
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 Branch book purchase list
Scanned images of a three page handwritten list stamped "Dunbar Branch" containing the surnames of authors and titles. The list appears to include titles that the library purchased for the Dunbar Branch collection in 1945.
This list is part of…
This list is part of…
Appeal Letter from Carter Woodson to Anne Spencer
Digital images of a typewritten letter addressed to Anne Spencer from C.G. Woodson, Director of The Journal of Negro History. The letter dated 30 April 1927 is an appeal for funding to support The Association for the Study of Negro Life and History.…
Knight Transfer receipt
Scanned image of a handwritten note referencing the cost of moving furniture from the Dunbar Branch and College Hill Branch of the Jones Memorial Library on 28 July 1946. The note is part of Jones Memorial Library Manuscript Collection 1396, the…
Hampton Institute Library School list
Scanned images of a handwritten list entitled "Hampton Institute Library School Stories About Negroes for Children list". This item is part of Jones Memorial Library Manuscript Collection 1396, the Dunbar High School Library Papers.
The list is…
The list is…
Theological Seminary postcard
Scanned image of a postcard sent to Jones Memorial Library regarding racial segregation of library facilities. The card was sent from Connecticut and the text read "We have heard on radio over & over again that students of Colored Theological…
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…
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,…
Interim Committee for City-Wide Library Service notice
Scanned reproduction of a two-page mimeographed document entitled "Interim Committee for City-Wide Library Service to Meet March 2nd". The document is a call for a committee intended to establish a taxpayer-supported public library in Lynchburg. 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…
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…
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…
Lynchburg Public Library Charter
Images of Manuscript 1334, a copy of the Lynchburg Public Library charter from 1897. The original document is filed with the Lynchburg Circuit Court; Manuscript 1334 is available at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia.
"100 Years of Learning: The Jones Memorial Library"
Magazine article