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ERIC Number: EJ413600
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0024-2519
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A White Librarian in Black Harlem.
Jenkins, Betty L.
Library Quarterly, v60 n3 p216-31 Jul 1990
Reviews the accomplishments of Ernestine Rose, a pioneer in providing library services to Blacks in Harlem from 1920 to 1942. Her activities included involving community leaders in library governance; establishing a separate collection of Negro materials; work with the Negroes Round Table of the American Library Association; and the Harlem experiment in adult education. (42 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Black History, Black Literature, Blacks, Community Involvement, Governance, Library Role, Library Services, Public Libraries
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New York (New York)
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