[Rarebooks] FS: Library Jobs for African Americans

[Bob Petrilla]

Jones, Virginia Lacy and others. LIBRARIES, LIBRARIANS, AND THE NEGRO: By
the Staff of the School of Library Service, Atlanta University. Atlanta,
Georgia: Atlanta University, (1944). First Edition. 37pp, interleaved with
dividers. The text focuses on "opportunities librarianship offers as a
vocation for young Negro men and women; the present status of library
service to Negroes in the United States; and The Atlanta University School
of Library Service" (foreword). 9" x 5.75"    Very Good. Spiral-bound
wrappers.
Inscribed and signed by the noted African-American scholar and librarian,
Virginia Lacy Jones (1912-1984). Jones was a pioneering librarian who
throughout her 50-year career pushed for the integration of public and
academic libraries. She was one of the first African Americans to earn a
PhD in Library Science. Atlanta University's School of Library Sciences
opened in 1941.  [Picture on request.]   $45.00


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