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 "Shopping Bag Lady." Join author, historian and former Howard University librarian Janet Sims-Wood as she charts the award-winning and distinguished career of an iconic archivist.
Copyright:
1999
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Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781625851796
Related ISBNs:
9781626196445
Publisher:
Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Date of Addition:
01/28/17
Copyrighted By:
Charlynn Spencer Pyne, Janet Sims-Woods, Howard Dodson, Thomas Battle
