64 10 1599 https://glamportal.auctr.edu/files/original/30f35338d72f4f187f0c1f024c021036.jpg de48e6b19b45fb6ea43e72f7f35dfcce Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Black Librarianship Subject The topic of the resource Academic librarians; African American librarians; African American woman librarians; American Library Association. Black Caucus; Librarians; Librarians--Societies, etc.; Library education; Women librarians; Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived CAU SLIS Vertical File; Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman memorial collection; Virginia Lacy Jones papers Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Items in this collection are the property of the Robert W. Woodruff Library, and/or the copyright holder as appropriate. To order a reproduction or to inquire about permission to publish, please contact archives@auctr.edu with specific identification number (file name). Language A language of the resource en Description An account of the resource <p>Prior to the gains made during the Civil Rights movement, library schools, like other educational institutions, were typically segregated based on race. Filling the void created when the Hampton Institute (now known as Hampton University) School of Library and Information Services closed in 1941, Atlanta University opened its own School of Library and Information Services. The program would later be known as the Clark Atlanta University School of Library and Information Studies when Atlanta University merged with Clark College in 1989. Though CAU’s School of Library and Information Studies closed its doors in 2005, the Archives Research Center (ARC) at the Atlanta University Center (AUC) Robert W. Woodruff Library houses several collections showcasing the contributions to the field of librarianship made by faculty and staff at the AUC as well as prominent black librarians outside the AUC. The first director of the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library (and namesake of the library’s Exhibitions Hall), <a href="http://findingaids.auctr.edu/repositories/2/resources/66" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virginia Lacy Jones</a> was the second African American to earn a doctorate in Library Science from the University of Chicago. Working alongside Jones at Atlanta University’s School of Library and Information Service was <a href="http://findingaids.auctr.edu/repositories/2/resources/141" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hallie B. Brooks</a> who taught at AU for 47 years. Other prominent black librarians featured throughout ARC collections include: Dorothy Porter, who built Howard University’s Moorland-Spingarn Research Center into the world-class research institution it is today, Sadie Peterson Delaney, a pioneer in bibliotherapy who served as chief librarian of the Veterans Administration Hospital in Tuskegee, AL for 34 years, and Arna Wendell Bontemps, head librarian at Fisk University and noted Harlem Renaissance figure.</p> <p>If you’d like to explore these collections further, contact the Archives Research Center at archives@auctr.edu to make an appointment, and stay tuned for our upcoming exhibit on the history of AUC’s library school.</p> Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context auc.115.0030 Title A name given to the resource Virginia Lacy Jones at Beta Phi Mu Initiation, circa 1965 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource circa 1965 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Items in this collection are the property of the Robert W. Woodruff Library, and/or the copyright holder as appropriate. To order a reproduction or to inquire about permission to publish, please contact archives@auctr.edu with specific identification number (file name). Type The nature or genre of the resource color photographs Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jones, Virginia Lacy, 1912-2008 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Virginia Lacy Jones Papers Subject The topic of the resource African American librarians; African Americans--Education; African American universities and colleges Language A language of the resource en Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library Description An account of the resource Virginia Lacy Jones speaks at Beta Phi Mu initiation ceremony. https://glamportal.auctr.edu/files/original/9d87b32980e4dacce2378000f683ceb6.jpg 2b61c5a5af2d34b943633f0868838ffb Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Black Librarianship Subject The topic of the resource Academic librarians; African American librarians; African American woman librarians; American Library Association. Black Caucus; Librarians; Librarians--Societies, etc.; Library education; Women librarians; Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived CAU SLIS Vertical File; Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman memorial collection; Virginia Lacy Jones papers Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Items in this collection are the property of the Robert W. Woodruff Library, and/or the copyright holder as appropriate. To order a reproduction or to inquire about permission to publish, please contact archives@auctr.edu with specific identification number (file name). Language A language of the resource en Description An account of the resource <p>Prior to the gains made during the Civil Rights movement, library schools, like other educational institutions, were typically segregated based on race. Filling the void created when the Hampton Institute (now known as Hampton University) School of Library and Information Services closed in 1941, Atlanta University opened its own School of Library and Information Services. The program would later be known as the Clark Atlanta University School of Library and Information Studies when Atlanta University merged with Clark College in 1989. Though CAU’s School of Library and Information Studies closed its doors in 2005, the Archives Research Center (ARC) at the Atlanta University Center (AUC) Robert W. Woodruff Library houses several collections showcasing the contributions to the field of librarianship made by faculty and staff at the AUC as well as prominent black librarians outside the AUC. The first director of the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library (and namesake of the library’s Exhibitions Hall), <a href="http://findingaids.auctr.edu/repositories/2/resources/66" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virginia Lacy Jones</a> was the second African American to earn a doctorate in Library Science from the University of Chicago. Working alongside Jones at Atlanta University’s School of Library and Information Service was <a href="http://findingaids.auctr.edu/repositories/2/resources/141" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hallie B. Brooks</a> who taught at AU for 47 years. Other prominent black librarians featured throughout ARC collections include: Dorothy Porter, who built Howard University’s Moorland-Spingarn Research Center into the world-class research institution it is today, Sadie Peterson Delaney, a pioneer in bibliotherapy who served as chief librarian of the Veterans Administration Hospital in Tuskegee, AL for 34 years, and Arna Wendell Bontemps, head librarian at Fisk University and noted Harlem Renaissance figure.</p> <p>If you’d like to explore these collections further, contact the Archives Research Center at archives@auctr.edu to make an appointment, and stay tuned for our upcoming exhibit on the history of AUC’s library school.</p> Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context auc.115.0031 Title A name given to the resource Three women at Beta Phi Mu Initiation, circa 1965 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource circa 1965 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Items in this collection are the property of the Robert W. Woodruff Library, and/or the copyright holder as appropriate. To order a reproduction or to inquire about permission to publish, please contact archives@auctr.edu with specific identification number (file name). Type The nature or genre of the resource color photographs Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jones, Virginia Lacy, 1912-2009 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Virginia Lacy Jones Papers Subject The topic of the resource African American librarians; African Americans--Education; African American universities and colleges Language A language of the resource en Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library Description An account of the resource Three women attend Beta Phi Mu initiation ceremony. https://glamportal.auctr.edu/files/original/abee60670f1e7b89a24e4e243a20d5d1.jpg ae633003102ab230f242c8a525f8ed78 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Black Librarianship Subject The topic of the resource Academic librarians; African American librarians; African American woman librarians; American Library Association. Black Caucus; Librarians; Librarians--Societies, etc.; Library education; Women librarians; Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived CAU SLIS Vertical File; Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman memorial collection; Virginia Lacy Jones papers Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Items in this collection are the property of the Robert W. Woodruff Library, and/or the copyright holder as appropriate. To order a reproduction or to inquire about permission to publish, please contact archives@auctr.edu with specific identification number (file name). Language A language of the resource en Description An account of the resource <p>Prior to the gains made during the Civil Rights movement, library schools, like other educational institutions, were typically segregated based on race. Filling the void created when the Hampton Institute (now known as Hampton University) School of Library and Information Services closed in 1941, Atlanta University opened its own School of Library and Information Services. The program would later be known as the Clark Atlanta University School of Library and Information Studies when Atlanta University merged with Clark College in 1989. Though CAU’s School of Library and Information Studies closed its doors in 2005, the Archives Research Center (ARC) at the Atlanta University Center (AUC) Robert W. Woodruff Library houses several collections showcasing the contributions to the field of librarianship made by faculty and staff at the AUC as well as prominent black librarians outside the AUC. The first director of the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library (and namesake of the library’s Exhibitions Hall), <a href="http://findingaids.auctr.edu/repositories/2/resources/66" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virginia Lacy Jones</a> was the second African American to earn a doctorate in Library Science from the University of Chicago. Working alongside Jones at Atlanta University’s School of Library and Information Service was <a href="http://findingaids.auctr.edu/repositories/2/resources/141" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hallie B. Brooks</a> who taught at AU for 47 years. Other prominent black librarians featured throughout ARC collections include: Dorothy Porter, who built Howard University’s Moorland-Spingarn Research Center into the world-class research institution it is today, Sadie Peterson Delaney, a pioneer in bibliotherapy who served as chief librarian of the Veterans Administration Hospital in Tuskegee, AL for 34 years, and Arna Wendell Bontemps, head librarian at Fisk University and noted Harlem Renaissance figure.</p> <p>If you’d like to explore these collections further, contact the Archives Research Center at archives@auctr.edu to make an appointment, and stay tuned for our upcoming exhibit on the history of AUC’s library school.</p> Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context auc.115.0032 Title A name given to the resource AUSLIS Students and Faculty in Class, circa 1955 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource circa 1955 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Items in this collection are the property of the Robert W. Woodruff Library, and/or the copyright holder as appropriate. To order a reproduction or to inquire about permission to publish, please contact archives@auctr.edu with specific identification number (file name). Type The nature or genre of the resource black-and-white photographs Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jones, Virginia Lacy, 1912-2009 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Virginia Lacy Jones Papers Subject The topic of the resource African American librarians; African Americans--Education; African American universities and colleges; Atlanta University. School of Library and Information Studies Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library Description An account of the resource Students receive instruction in a classroom setting. Written on verso: Supervised study in the Atlanta University School of Library Service. Standing near front of picture is Dr. Virginia Lacy Jones, Director of the School. Also standing [are?] two instructors, Miss Lillie K. Daly and Mrs. Hallie B. Brooks. https://glamportal.auctr.edu/files/original/9b5f6f4f8eeb0d1d84782fb52a82cf0a.jpg 45298cdde847b0233b24788405bfe091 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Black Librarianship Subject The topic of the resource Academic librarians; African American librarians; African American woman librarians; American Library Association. Black Caucus; Librarians; Librarians--Societies, etc.; Library education; Women librarians; Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived CAU SLIS Vertical File; Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman memorial collection; Virginia Lacy Jones papers Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Items in this collection are the property of the Robert W. Woodruff Library, and/or the copyright holder as appropriate. To order a reproduction or to inquire about permission to publish, please contact archives@auctr.edu with specific identification number (file name). Language A language of the resource en Description An account of the resource <p>Prior to the gains made during the Civil Rights movement, library schools, like other educational institutions, were typically segregated based on race. Filling the void created when the Hampton Institute (now known as Hampton University) School of Library and Information Services closed in 1941, Atlanta University opened its own School of Library and Information Services. The program would later be known as the Clark Atlanta University School of Library and Information Studies when Atlanta University merged with Clark College in 1989. Though CAU’s School of Library and Information Studies closed its doors in 2005, the Archives Research Center (ARC) at the Atlanta University Center (AUC) Robert W. Woodruff Library houses several collections showcasing the contributions to the field of librarianship made by faculty and staff at the AUC as well as prominent black librarians outside the AUC. The first director of the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library (and namesake of the library’s Exhibitions Hall), <a href="http://findingaids.auctr.edu/repositories/2/resources/66" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virginia Lacy Jones</a> was the second African American to earn a doctorate in Library Science from the University of Chicago. Working alongside Jones at Atlanta University’s School of Library and Information Service was <a href="http://findingaids.auctr.edu/repositories/2/resources/141" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hallie B. Brooks</a> who taught at AU for 47 years. Other prominent black librarians featured throughout ARC collections include: Dorothy Porter, who built Howard University’s Moorland-Spingarn Research Center into the world-class research institution it is today, Sadie Peterson Delaney, a pioneer in bibliotherapy who served as chief librarian of the Veterans Administration Hospital in Tuskegee, AL for 34 years, and Arna Wendell Bontemps, head librarian at Fisk University and noted Harlem Renaissance figure.</p> <p>If you’d like to explore these collections further, contact the Archives Research Center at archives@auctr.edu to make an appointment, and stay tuned for our upcoming exhibit on the history of AUC’s library school.</p> Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context auc.115.0033 Title A name given to the resource SLIS Alumni Tour, May 1956 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1956 May Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Items in this collection are the property of the Robert W. Woodruff Library, and/or the copyright holder as appropriate. To order a reproduction or to inquire about permission to publish, please contact archives@auctr.edu with specific identification number (file name). Type The nature or genre of the resource black-and-white photographs Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jones, Virginia Lacy, 1912-2009 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Virginia Lacy Jones Papers Subject The topic of the resource African American librarians; African Americans--Education; African American universities and colleges; Atlanta University. School of Library and Information Studies Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library Description An account of the resource Alumni walk down the sidewalk in a group. https://glamportal.auctr.edu/files/original/81254d2f0bcf55df240a3fdf8714bd3d.jpg 13b4663a11a5243f457a7324656cf20e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Black Librarianship Subject The topic of the resource Academic librarians; African American librarians; African American woman librarians; American Library Association. Black Caucus; Librarians; Librarians--Societies, etc.; Library education; Women librarians; Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived CAU SLIS Vertical File; Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman memorial collection; Virginia Lacy Jones papers Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Items in this collection are the property of the Robert W. Woodruff Library, and/or the copyright holder as appropriate. To order a reproduction or to inquire about permission to publish, please contact archives@auctr.edu with specific identification number (file name). Language A language of the resource en Description An account of the resource <p>Prior to the gains made during the Civil Rights movement, library schools, like other educational institutions, were typically segregated based on race. Filling the void created when the Hampton Institute (now known as Hampton University) School of Library and Information Services closed in 1941, Atlanta University opened its own School of Library and Information Services. The program would later be known as the Clark Atlanta University School of Library and Information Studies when Atlanta University merged with Clark College in 1989. Though CAU’s School of Library and Information Studies closed its doors in 2005, the Archives Research Center (ARC) at the Atlanta University Center (AUC) Robert W. Woodruff Library houses several collections showcasing the contributions to the field of librarianship made by faculty and staff at the AUC as well as prominent black librarians outside the AUC. The first director of the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library (and namesake of the library’s Exhibitions Hall), <a href="http://findingaids.auctr.edu/repositories/2/resources/66" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virginia Lacy Jones</a> was the second African American to earn a doctorate in Library Science from the University of Chicago. Working alongside Jones at Atlanta University’s School of Library and Information Service was <a href="http://findingaids.auctr.edu/repositories/2/resources/141" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hallie B. Brooks</a> who taught at AU for 47 years. Other prominent black librarians featured throughout ARC collections include: Dorothy Porter, who built Howard University’s Moorland-Spingarn Research Center into the world-class research institution it is today, Sadie Peterson Delaney, a pioneer in bibliotherapy who served as chief librarian of the Veterans Administration Hospital in Tuskegee, AL for 34 years, and Arna Wendell Bontemps, head librarian at Fisk University and noted Harlem Renaissance figure.</p> <p>If you’d like to explore these collections further, contact the Archives Research Center at archives@auctr.edu to make an appointment, and stay tuned for our upcoming exhibit on the history of AUC’s library school.</p> Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context auc.115.0034 Title A name given to the resource SLIS Alumni Tour, May 1956 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1956 May Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Items in this collection are the property of the Robert W. Woodruff Library, and/or the copyright holder as appropriate. To order a reproduction or to inquire about permission to publish, please contact archives@auctr.edu with specific identification number (file name). Type The nature or genre of the resource black-and-white photographs Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jones, Virginia Lacy, 1912-2009 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Virginia Lacy Jones Papers Subject The topic of the resource African American librarians; African Americans--Education; African American universities and colleges; Atlanta University. School of Library and Information Studies Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library Description An account of the resource Alumni walk down the sidewalk in a group. https://glamportal.auctr.edu/files/original/1bfb0610df0956f42afcba55973da4c9.jpg 112c0efe8a63b523a76c907b3d5c6179 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Black Librarianship Subject The topic of the resource Academic librarians; African American librarians; African American woman librarians; American Library Association. Black Caucus; Librarians; Librarians--Societies, etc.; Library education; Women librarians; Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived CAU SLIS Vertical File; Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman memorial collection; Virginia Lacy Jones papers Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Items in this collection are the property of the Robert W. Woodruff Library, and/or the copyright holder as appropriate. To order a reproduction or to inquire about permission to publish, please contact archives@auctr.edu with specific identification number (file name). Language A language of the resource en Description An account of the resource <p>Prior to the gains made during the Civil Rights movement, library schools, like other educational institutions, were typically segregated based on race. Filling the void created when the Hampton Institute (now known as Hampton University) School of Library and Information Services closed in 1941, Atlanta University opened its own School of Library and Information Services. The program would later be known as the Clark Atlanta University School of Library and Information Studies when Atlanta University merged with Clark College in 1989. Though CAU’s School of Library and Information Studies closed its doors in 2005, the Archives Research Center (ARC) at the Atlanta University Center (AUC) Robert W. Woodruff Library houses several collections showcasing the contributions to the field of librarianship made by faculty and staff at the AUC as well as prominent black librarians outside the AUC. The first director of the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library (and namesake of the library’s Exhibitions Hall), <a href="http://findingaids.auctr.edu/repositories/2/resources/66" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virginia Lacy Jones</a> was the second African American to earn a doctorate in Library Science from the University of Chicago. Working alongside Jones at Atlanta University’s School of Library and Information Service was <a href="http://findingaids.auctr.edu/repositories/2/resources/141" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hallie B. Brooks</a> who taught at AU for 47 years. Other prominent black librarians featured throughout ARC collections include: Dorothy Porter, who built Howard University’s Moorland-Spingarn Research Center into the world-class research institution it is today, Sadie Peterson Delaney, a pioneer in bibliotherapy who served as chief librarian of the Veterans Administration Hospital in Tuskegee, AL for 34 years, and Arna Wendell Bontemps, head librarian at Fisk University and noted Harlem Renaissance figure.</p> <p>If you’d like to explore these collections further, contact the Archives Research Center at archives@auctr.edu to make an appointment, and stay tuned for our upcoming exhibit on the history of AUC’s library school.</p> Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context auc.115.0035 Title A name given to the resource SLIS Alumni Reception, circa 1955 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource circa 1955 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Items in this collection are the property of the Robert W. Woodruff Library, and/or the copyright holder as appropriate. To order a reproduction or to inquire about permission to publish, please contact archives@auctr.edu with specific identification number (file name). Type The nature or genre of the resource black-and-white photographs Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jones, Virginia Lacy, 1912-2009 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Virginia Lacy Jones Papers Subject The topic of the resource African American librarians; African Americans--Education; African American universities and colleges; Atlanta University. School of Library and Information Studies Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library Description An account of the resource A group of Alumni and Virginia Lacy Jones sit together at a reception. Written on verso: Virginia L. Jones (head of table). https://glamportal.auctr.edu/files/original/e5f22f97abec212dbb0b04bfe71d3645.jpg a9d007508ba7f7f859c6eaf483fe4c5e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Black Librarianship Subject The topic of the resource Academic librarians; African American librarians; African American woman librarians; American Library Association. Black Caucus; Librarians; Librarians--Societies, etc.; Library education; Women librarians; Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived CAU SLIS Vertical File; Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman memorial collection; Virginia Lacy Jones papers Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Items in this collection are the property of the Robert W. Woodruff Library, and/or the copyright holder as appropriate. To order a reproduction or to inquire about permission to publish, please contact archives@auctr.edu with specific identification number (file name). Language A language of the resource en Description An account of the resource <p>Prior to the gains made during the Civil Rights movement, library schools, like other educational institutions, were typically segregated based on race. Filling the void created when the Hampton Institute (now known as Hampton University) School of Library and Information Services closed in 1941, Atlanta University opened its own School of Library and Information Services. The program would later be known as the Clark Atlanta University School of Library and Information Studies when Atlanta University merged with Clark College in 1989. Though CAU’s School of Library and Information Studies closed its doors in 2005, the Archives Research Center (ARC) at the Atlanta University Center (AUC) Robert W. Woodruff Library houses several collections showcasing the contributions to the field of librarianship made by faculty and staff at the AUC as well as prominent black librarians outside the AUC. The first director of the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library (and namesake of the library’s Exhibitions Hall), <a href="http://findingaids.auctr.edu/repositories/2/resources/66" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virginia Lacy Jones</a> was the second African American to earn a doctorate in Library Science from the University of Chicago. Working alongside Jones at Atlanta University’s School of Library and Information Service was <a href="http://findingaids.auctr.edu/repositories/2/resources/141" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hallie B. Brooks</a> who taught at AU for 47 years. Other prominent black librarians featured throughout ARC collections include: Dorothy Porter, who built Howard University’s Moorland-Spingarn Research Center into the world-class research institution it is today, Sadie Peterson Delaney, a pioneer in bibliotherapy who served as chief librarian of the Veterans Administration Hospital in Tuskegee, AL for 34 years, and Arna Wendell Bontemps, head librarian at Fisk University and noted Harlem Renaissance figure.</p> <p>If you’d like to explore these collections further, contact the Archives Research Center at archives@auctr.edu to make an appointment, and stay tuned for our upcoming exhibit on the history of AUC’s library school.</p> Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context auc.115.0036 Title A name given to the resource SLIS Alumni Reception, circa 1955 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource circa 1955 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Items in this collection are the property of the Robert W. Woodruff Library, and/or the copyright holder as appropriate. To order a reproduction or to inquire about permission to publish, please contact archives@auctr.edu with specific identification number (file name). Type The nature or genre of the resource black-and-white photographs Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jones, Virginia Lacy, 1912-2009 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Virginia Lacy Jones Papers Subject The topic of the resource African American librarians; African Americans--Education; African American universities and colleges; Atlanta University. School of Library and Information Studies Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library Description An account of the resource Alumni eat and talk at a reception. Written on verso: Virginia L. Jones (head of table). https://glamportal.auctr.edu/files/original/64542888e481ec51b1692ec3aa14f621.jpg f56a8a94a97858f2815e4c770418edbf Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Black Librarianship Subject The topic of the resource Academic librarians; African American librarians; African American woman librarians; American Library Association. Black Caucus; Librarians; Librarians--Societies, etc.; Library education; Women librarians; Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived CAU SLIS Vertical File; Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman memorial collection; Virginia Lacy Jones papers Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Items in this collection are the property of the Robert W. Woodruff Library, and/or the copyright holder as appropriate. To order a reproduction or to inquire about permission to publish, please contact archives@auctr.edu with specific identification number (file name). Language A language of the resource en Description An account of the resource <p>Prior to the gains made during the Civil Rights movement, library schools, like other educational institutions, were typically segregated based on race. Filling the void created when the Hampton Institute (now known as Hampton University) School of Library and Information Services closed in 1941, Atlanta University opened its own School of Library and Information Services. The program would later be known as the Clark Atlanta University School of Library and Information Studies when Atlanta University merged with Clark College in 1989. Though CAU’s School of Library and Information Studies closed its doors in 2005, the Archives Research Center (ARC) at the Atlanta University Center (AUC) Robert W. Woodruff Library houses several collections showcasing the contributions to the field of librarianship made by faculty and staff at the AUC as well as prominent black librarians outside the AUC. The first director of the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library (and namesake of the library’s Exhibitions Hall), <a href="http://findingaids.auctr.edu/repositories/2/resources/66" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virginia Lacy Jones</a> was the second African American to earn a doctorate in Library Science from the University of Chicago. Working alongside Jones at Atlanta University’s School of Library and Information Service was <a href="http://findingaids.auctr.edu/repositories/2/resources/141" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hallie B. Brooks</a> who taught at AU for 47 years. Other prominent black librarians featured throughout ARC collections include: Dorothy Porter, who built Howard University’s Moorland-Spingarn Research Center into the world-class research institution it is today, Sadie Peterson Delaney, a pioneer in bibliotherapy who served as chief librarian of the Veterans Administration Hospital in Tuskegee, AL for 34 years, and Arna Wendell Bontemps, head librarian at Fisk University and noted Harlem Renaissance figure.</p> <p>If you’d like to explore these collections further, contact the Archives Research Center at archives@auctr.edu to make an appointment, and stay tuned for our upcoming exhibit on the history of AUC’s library school.</p> Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context auc.115.0037 Title A name given to the resource Beta Phi Mu Initiation, circa 1965 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource circa 1965 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Items in this collection are the property of the Robert W. Woodruff Library, and/or the copyright holder as appropriate. To order a reproduction or to inquire about permission to publish, please contact archives@auctr.edu with specific identification number (file name). Type The nature or genre of the resource color photographs Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jones, Virginia Lacy, 1912-2009 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Virginia Lacy Jones Papers Subject The topic of the resource African American librarians; African Americans--Education; African American universities and colleges Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library Description An account of the resource People stand at the Beta Phi Mu initiation. https://glamportal.auctr.edu/files/original/011fd31dad020c11f13ccb2a8cedc29d.jpg 409294980d1020a7a24bc80dffb78d67 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Black Librarianship Subject The topic of the resource Academic librarians; African American librarians; African American woman librarians; American Library Association. Black Caucus; Librarians; Librarians--Societies, etc.; Library education; Women librarians; Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived CAU SLIS Vertical File; Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman memorial collection; Virginia Lacy Jones papers Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Items in this collection are the property of the Robert W. Woodruff Library, and/or the copyright holder as appropriate. To order a reproduction or to inquire about permission to publish, please contact archives@auctr.edu with specific identification number (file name). Language A language of the resource en Description An account of the resource <p>Prior to the gains made during the Civil Rights movement, library schools, like other educational institutions, were typically segregated based on race. Filling the void created when the Hampton Institute (now known as Hampton University) School of Library and Information Services closed in 1941, Atlanta University opened its own School of Library and Information Services. The program would later be known as the Clark Atlanta University School of Library and Information Studies when Atlanta University merged with Clark College in 1989. Though CAU’s School of Library and Information Studies closed its doors in 2005, the Archives Research Center (ARC) at the Atlanta University Center (AUC) Robert W. Woodruff Library houses several collections showcasing the contributions to the field of librarianship made by faculty and staff at the AUC as well as prominent black librarians outside the AUC. The first director of the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library (and namesake of the library’s Exhibitions Hall), <a href="http://findingaids.auctr.edu/repositories/2/resources/66" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virginia Lacy Jones</a> was the second African American to earn a doctorate in Library Science from the University of Chicago. Working alongside Jones at Atlanta University’s School of Library and Information Service was <a href="http://findingaids.auctr.edu/repositories/2/resources/141" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hallie B. Brooks</a> who taught at AU for 47 years. Other prominent black librarians featured throughout ARC collections include: Dorothy Porter, who built Howard University’s Moorland-Spingarn Research Center into the world-class research institution it is today, Sadie Peterson Delaney, a pioneer in bibliotherapy who served as chief librarian of the Veterans Administration Hospital in Tuskegee, AL for 34 years, and Arna Wendell Bontemps, head librarian at Fisk University and noted Harlem Renaissance figure.</p> <p>If you’d like to explore these collections further, contact the Archives Research Center at archives@auctr.edu to make an appointment, and stay tuned for our upcoming exhibit on the history of AUC’s library school.</p> Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context auc.115.0038 Title A name given to the resource Beta Phi Mu Initiation, circa 1965 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource circa 1965 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Items in this collection are the property of the Robert W. Woodruff Library, and/or the copyright holder as appropriate. To order a reproduction or to inquire about permission to publish, please contact archives@auctr.edu with specific identification number (file name). Type The nature or genre of the resource color photographs Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jones, Virginia Lacy, 1912-2009 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Virginia Lacy Jones Papers Subject The topic of the resource African American librarians; African Americans--Education; African American universities and colleges Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library Description An account of the resource People sit around a table at the Beta Phi Mu initiation ceremony. https://glamportal.auctr.edu/files/original/ba963f687c19194f64b2189c17959108.jpg 26ac72a0e097370568486effc8cfec50 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Black Librarianship Subject The topic of the resource Academic librarians; African American librarians; African American woman librarians; American Library Association. Black Caucus; Librarians; Librarians--Societies, etc.; Library education; Women librarians; Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived CAU SLIS Vertical File; Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman memorial collection; Virginia Lacy Jones papers Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Items in this collection are the property of the Robert W. Woodruff Library, and/or the copyright holder as appropriate. To order a reproduction or to inquire about permission to publish, please contact archives@auctr.edu with specific identification number (file name). Language A language of the resource en Description An account of the resource <p>Prior to the gains made during the Civil Rights movement, library schools, like other educational institutions, were typically segregated based on race. Filling the void created when the Hampton Institute (now known as Hampton University) School of Library and Information Services closed in 1941, Atlanta University opened its own School of Library and Information Services. The program would later be known as the Clark Atlanta University School of Library and Information Studies when Atlanta University merged with Clark College in 1989. Though CAU’s School of Library and Information Studies closed its doors in 2005, the Archives Research Center (ARC) at the Atlanta University Center (AUC) Robert W. Woodruff Library houses several collections showcasing the contributions to the field of librarianship made by faculty and staff at the AUC as well as prominent black librarians outside the AUC. The first director of the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library (and namesake of the library’s Exhibitions Hall), <a href="http://findingaids.auctr.edu/repositories/2/resources/66" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virginia Lacy Jones</a> was the second African American to earn a doctorate in Library Science from the University of Chicago. Working alongside Jones at Atlanta University’s School of Library and Information Service was <a href="http://findingaids.auctr.edu/repositories/2/resources/141" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hallie B. Brooks</a> who taught at AU for 47 years. Other prominent black librarians featured throughout ARC collections include: Dorothy Porter, who built Howard University’s Moorland-Spingarn Research Center into the world-class research institution it is today, Sadie Peterson Delaney, a pioneer in bibliotherapy who served as chief librarian of the Veterans Administration Hospital in Tuskegee, AL for 34 years, and Arna Wendell Bontemps, head librarian at Fisk University and noted Harlem Renaissance figure.</p> <p>If you’d like to explore these collections further, contact the Archives Research Center at archives@auctr.edu to make an appointment, and stay tuned for our upcoming exhibit on the history of AUC’s library school.</p> Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context auc.115.0039 Title A name given to the resource Beta Phi Mu Initiation, circa 1965 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource circa 1965 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Items in this collection are the property of the Robert W. Woodruff Library, and/or the copyright holder as appropriate. To order a reproduction or to inquire about permission to publish, please contact archives@auctr.edu with specific identification number (file name). Type The nature or genre of the resource color photographs Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jones, Virginia Lacy, 1912-2009 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Virginia Lacy Jones Papers Subject The topic of the resource African American librarians; African Americans--Education; African American universities and colleges Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library Description An account of the resource People sit around a table at the Beta Phi Mu initiation ceremony.