Global InformationNorth Carolina Negro Library Association information
| Formation | April 20, 1934 |
|---|---|
| Founded at | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Dissolved | November 5, 1954 |
Parent organization | American Library Association |
The North Carolina Negro Library Association (NCNLA) was a professional organization for North Carolina's black librarians and library workers.[1] It was the first black library association in the United States and the first black chapter in the American Library Association.[2] It was headquartered in Durham, North Carolina at the North Carolina College for Negroes beginning in 1942.[1]: 28
It was founded on April 20–21, 1934, at Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina, with Mollie Huston Lee and A. P. Marshall two of the original founders.[3][4] At the time, black librarians could not join the NCLA because of racial segregation, however white librarians could join NCNLA and some did.[1]: 30 NCNLA joined the American Library Association as a chapter on February 1, 1943.[1]: 28
NCNLA published a mimeographed newsletter, The LIBRARIAN, beginning on November 17, 1937.[1]: 26 It also published an organizational handbook in 1940 and began publication of LIBRARY SERVICE REVIEW in 1948.[1]: 30
- ^ a b c d e f Lee, Mollie Huston (Winter 1977). "North Carolina Negro Library Association". North Carolina Libraries. 35 (1): 13–33.
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- ^ Dawson, Alma (Summer 2000). McCook, Kathleen de la Peña (ed.). "Celebrating African-American Librarians and Librarianship" (PDF). Library Trends. 49 (1): 49–87. ISSN 0024-2594. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ Speller, Benjamin F. 1996. "Mollie Huston Lee." Notable American Women, Volume 2. Detroit, MI: Gale Research Inc.