Letters to Louisville

Item sets: History of Libraries; Anne Spencer

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Identifier: JMLLetterstoLouisville
Barcode: JMLLetterstoLouisville
Source Identifier: 735
Title: Letters to Louisville
Description: Digital reproduction of a series of letters between Jane Maud Campbell, librarian of Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, and George T. Settle and Rachel Davis Harris of the Louisville Free Public Library. The letters are written in 1923 and 1924.
In the letters, Campbell requests assistance of a librarian from Louisville to travel to Lynchburg to set up the new Dunbar Branch at Dunbar High School. The Dunbar Branch was the first public library branch in Lynchburg to offer services to black residents.
In the responses, Settle agrees to send Rachel Davis Harris. Harris then writes of her travel arrangements. Campbell advises Harris on accomodation in Lynchburg and notes that Anne Spencer is a candidate for the position of Dunbar Branch librarian. In February 1924, Campbell seeks to extend Harris' stay in Lynchburg, Settle agrees to an extension. Campbell then thanks Settle for Harris' work in Lynchburg.
Creator: Campbell, Jane Maud, 1869-1947; Settle, George; Harris, Rachel Davis
Subject: correspondence; Jones Memorial Library -- Dunbar Branch; Louisville Free Public Library
topic: 1923; 1924; Anne Spencer; correspondence; Dunbar Branch; Dunbar High School Library; George Settle; Jane Maud Campbell; Jones Memorial Library; Letters; libraries; library history; Louisville Free Public Library; Maud Campbell; Rachel Davis Harris; racial 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