Lynchburg City and Jones Memorial Library Correspondence
Dublin Core
Title
Lynchburg City and Jones Memorial Library Correspondence
Subject
correspondence
public libraries -- integration
Description
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 Dunbar High School Library. At the time, Dunbar High School Library provided services to "colored" residents of the city.
In the series of exchanges, city officials seek information about library services for "the use of the colored people in the City of Lynchburg."
Included with the correspondence is a list of libraries in the city and which racial populations they serve and a letter from the Lynchburg City Manager to the League of Virginia Municipalities, requesting information about library statistics in the state.
In the correspondence, Dickerson notes that Jones Memorial Library is donating books to the Dunbar High School Library. At the time, Dunbar High School Library provided services to "colored" residents of the city.
In the series of exchanges, city officials seek information about library services for "the use of the colored people in the City of Lynchburg."
Included with the correspondence is a list of libraries in the city and which racial populations they serve and a letter from the Lynchburg City Manager to the League of Virginia Municipalities, requesting information about library statistics in the state.
Creator
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
City of Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Va.)
Publisher
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Date
1947-1948
Rights
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Format
pdf
Language
English
Identifier
JMLLynchburgCityCorrespondence
Collection
Citation
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.) and City of Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Va.), “Lynchburg City and Jones Memorial Library Correspondence,” Digital Collections, accessed February 8, 2025, https://digitaljones.omeka.net/items/show/604.