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Librarians & Libraries

 

"In ancient Egypt, literacy was the key to success. However, contrary to popular belief, not all Egyptian scribes understood hieroglyphs. Many relied instead on the simpler hieratic script for the multitude of everyday documents generated by the Egyptian bureaucracy." [History Today] Read More

William Whipper

David Ruggles

Belle da Costa Greene

Librarian Augusta Baker showing a copy of Ellen Tarry's "Janie Belle" to a young girl at the library

View of researchers using the Schomburg Collection,

Portrait of Regina Andrews

The Librarian at Tuskegee and his assistant

Arturo Alfonso Schomburg

Miriam Matthews

Nellallitea "Nella" Larsen

Dorothy B. Porter