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Dorothy Porter Wesley at Howard University: Building a Legacy of Black History

By Janet Sims-Woods , Charlynn Spencer Pyne PhD

Book information

Publisher
Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Year
2014
ISBN
9781625851796, 9781626196445
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
4 MB (3927561 bytes)
Series
American Heritage
Pages
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Time added
2022-09-28 11:34:07
HIS036010HistoryNonfictionSociology

Description

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.

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