Eleanor Edwards Ledbetter (1870–1954) was a librarian at the Broadway Branch of the
Cleveland Public Library during the
Progressive Era and the
Great Depression. She is considered one of the first librarians to advocate for multiculturalism instead of Americanism. Ledbetter also focused on providing multilingual materials to the immigrants who used her library.[1] She served as chair of the
American Library Association's Committee on Work with the Foreign Born. Ledbetter is also recognized for the work she did translating Czech folktales.[2]
Works
The Slovaks of Cleveland: With Some General Information on the Race (1918)
The Czechs of Cleveland
The Polish Immigrant And His Reading
The Jugoslavs of Cleveland, with a Brief Sketch of Their Historical and Political Backgrounds
Jones Jr, P.A. (2013). Cleveland’s Multicultural Librarian: Eleanor (Edwards) Ledbetter, 1870–1954. The Library Quarterly: Information, Community, Policy, 83(3), 249-270.
Ledbetter, E., Johnston, E., & Gratiaa, J. (1922). WORK WITH THE FOREIGN BORN — ROUND TABLE. Bulletin of the American Library Association, 16(4), 366-374. Retrieved October 14, 2020, from
JSTOR25686070
Eleanor Edwards Ledbetter (1870–1954) was a librarian at the Broadway Branch of the
Cleveland Public Library during the
Progressive Era and the
Great Depression. She is considered one of the first librarians to advocate for multiculturalism instead of Americanism. Ledbetter also focused on providing multilingual materials to the immigrants who used her library.[1] She served as chair of the
American Library Association's Committee on Work with the Foreign Born. Ledbetter is also recognized for the work she did translating Czech folktales.[2]
Works
The Slovaks of Cleveland: With Some General Information on the Race (1918)
The Czechs of Cleveland
The Polish Immigrant And His Reading
The Jugoslavs of Cleveland, with a Brief Sketch of Their Historical and Political Backgrounds
Jones Jr, P.A. (2013). Cleveland’s Multicultural Librarian: Eleanor (Edwards) Ledbetter, 1870–1954. The Library Quarterly: Information, Community, Policy, 83(3), 249-270.
Ledbetter, E., Johnston, E., & Gratiaa, J. (1922). WORK WITH THE FOREIGN BORN — ROUND TABLE. Bulletin of the American Library Association, 16(4), 366-374. Retrieved October 14, 2020, from
JSTOR25686070