African American librarians
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Chicago Public Library, George Cleveland Hall Branch Archives
Collection
Identifier: harsh-1932-01
Abstract
The Hall Branch is named for George Cleveland Hall, African American physician, Chicago Public Library board member and a founding member of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, who campaigned tirelessly for a full-service library in Bronzeville neighborhood. Hall Branch, headed by Vivian G. Harsh from 1932 to 1958, was a leading cultural institution during the Black Chicago Renaissance. The archives include administrative records, programs, correspondence, photographs,...
Dates:
1930-1975.
Nannie Pinkney Papers
Collection
Identifier: harsh-1994-07
Abstract
In the 1950s, Nannie Pinkney was a clerk at George Cleveland Hall Branch Library. Her papers include an oral history audiotape on the Hall Branch and the last years of Vivian Harsh’s life, as well as photographs.
Dates:
circa 1959-1994