The Columbia Civic Library Association was a professional organization for Black librarians and library workers in Washington DC, known for compiling and publishing A Directory of Negro Graduates of Accredited Library Schools (1900-1936). [1] The organization was based at Howard University. Margaret Hunton, one of the first Black librarians hired at the Library of Congress, was president of the organization in 1940. [2]
References
- ^ Van Jackson, Wallace (January 1940). "Negro Library Workers". The Library Quarterly: Information, Community, Policy. 10 (1). University of Chicago Press: 95–108. doi: 10.1086/614653. JSTOR 4302672.
- ^ "Two Women Get Posts in Library of Congress". San Antonio Register. Vol. 10, no. 44. Associated Negro Press. November 29, 1940. pp. 1, 5. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
External links
 | This District of Columbia related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article relating to a library organization, association, or consortium is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
The Columbia Civic Library Association was a professional organization for Black librarians and library workers in Washington DC, known for compiling and publishing A Directory of Negro Graduates of Accredited Library Schools (1900-1936). [1] The organization was based at Howard University. Margaret Hunton, one of the first Black librarians hired at the Library of Congress, was president of the organization in 1940. [2]
References
- ^ Van Jackson, Wallace (January 1940). "Negro Library Workers". The Library Quarterly: Information, Community, Policy. 10 (1). University of Chicago Press: 95–108. doi: 10.1086/614653. JSTOR 4302672.
- ^ "Two Women Get Posts in Library of Congress". San Antonio Register. Vol. 10, no. 44. Associated Negro Press. November 29, 1940. pp. 1, 5. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
External links
|
| This District of Columbia related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
|
| This article relating to a library organization, association, or consortium is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |