Dorothy Porter Wesley at Howard University (ePub)
Building a Legacy of Black History
(Sprache: Englisch)
When Dorothy Burnett joined the library staff at Howard University in 1928, she was given a mandate to administer a library of Negro life and history. The school purchased the Arthur B. Spingarn Collection in 1946, along with other collections, and Burnett,...
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When Dorothy Burnett joined the library staff at Howard University in 1928, she was given a mandate to administer a library of Negro life and history. The school purchased the Arthur B. Spingarn Collection in 1946, along with other collections, and Burnett, who would later become Dorothy Porter Wesley, helped create a world-class archive known as the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center and cemented her place as an immensely important figure in the preservation of African American history. Wesley's zeal for unearthing materials related to African American history earned her the name of "e;Shopping Bag Lady."e; Join author, historian and former Howard University librarian Janet Sims-Wood as she charts the award-winning and distinguished career of an iconic archivist.
Autoren-Porträt von Janet Sims-Woods
Dr. Thomas C. Battle is the retired director of the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center. He is a librarian and historian and has served as a consultant to several history-based projects including America I Am: The African American Imprint. Dr. Battle is the co-editor of "Black Bibliophiles and Collectors," published by Howard University Press and "Legacy: Treasures of Black History," published by National Geographic.
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- Autor: Janet Sims-Woods
- 2014, Englisch
- Verlag: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
- ISBN-10: 1625851790
- ISBN-13: 9781625851796
- Erscheinungsdatum: 02.09.2014
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