Houston Public Library letters regarding American Library Association questionnaire

Houston PL Ideson to Campbell 1923.jpg
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Dublin Core

Title

Houston Public Library letters regarding American Library Association questionnaire

Subject

racial segregation
American Library Association

Description

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 Library, to Jane Maud Campbell, librarian at Jones Memorial Library. In the letter Ideson requests Campbell's participation in a survey about library services to blacks.

The second letters is from Campbell to Ideson, reporting that Lynchburg does not yet provide public library services to black residents.

Creator

Ideson, Julia
Campbell, Jane Maud, 1869-1947

Publisher

George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)

Date

1923

Rights

George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)

Format

jpeg

Language

English

Identifier

JMLHoustonPLletters.1-2

Citation

Ideson, Julia and Campbell, Jane Maud, 1869-1947, “Houston Public Library letters regarding American Library Association questionnaire,” Digital Collections, accessed April 27, 2024, https://digitaljones.omeka.net/items/show/733.