Alexandria Library (Alexandria, Va.) Letters

Item sets: History of Libraries; Jones Memorial Library Manuscripts Collection; Civil Rights

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Identifier: JML.AlexandriaLibraryletters.1-2
Barcode: JML.AlexandriaLibraryletters.1-2
Source Identifier: 690
Title: Alexandria Library (Alexandria, Va.) Letters
Description: Scanned image of a letter dates 02 October 1950 from Ellen Coolidge Burke of Alexandria (Va.) Library to Lucille Dickerson at Jones Memorial Library. In the letter Burke seeks information about the Jones library, erroneously believing the library to be racially integrated at that time. Burke is also seeking advice on how to desegregate the Alexandria Library. On 05 October 1950, Dickerson replied to Burke stating that the Jones was not integrated and closed her reply with "Good luck to you."
Date: October 1950
Creator: Burke, Ellen Coolidge; Dickerson, Lucille
Subject: Alexandria Public Library; libraries -- integration
topic: 1950; Alexandria Library; Alexandria VA; Ellen Coolidge Burke; integration; Jones Memorial Library; library history; library segregation; Lucille Dickerson; October 1950; public libraries; segregation
Digital Format: image/jpeg
Language: English
Repository: George M. Jones Library Association
Rights: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Rights Holder: George M. Jones Library Association