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IN CELEBRATION OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH Broward County Library's BIENES CENTER FOR THE LITERARY ARTS announces the opening of: Dorothy Porter Wesley (1905-1995): Afro-American Librarian and Bibliophile: An Exhibition, February 1-March 16th, 2001 The exhibition features 67 books, pamphlets, post cards, photographs, drawings, ephemera, awards and memorabilia from the vast personal collection of Dorothy Porter Wesley. Also included are a selection of books and art works by James A. Porter (1905-1970), her first husband, and a selection of books by Charles H. Wesley (1891-1987), her second husband. Dorothy Porter Wesley was born in Virginia in 1905, went to high school in Montclair, NJ, graduated in 1928 with an A.B. degree from Howard University , and in 1932 became the first African-American woman to receive a Master of Library Science degree from Columbia University. For forty-three years, from 1930-1973, she was the curator of Howard University's Moorland-Spingarn Collection, and was almost single handedly responsible for building the library into a world-class research facility relating to the history and cutlure of people of African descent. She was a prolific author and bibliographer and many of the titiles she published are included in the exhibition. A catalog of the exhibition may be ordered for $15 from the Bienes Center: Dorothy Porter Wesley (1905-1995): Afro-American Librarian and Bibliophile ... / by James A. Findlay, with the assistance of Constance Porter Uzelac. ¯ 1st. ed. ¯ Ft. Lauderdale, FL: Bienes Center for the Literary Arts, 2001. ¯ 80 p. ; 26 b&w ill. ; 22.5 x 15.5 cm. ¯ (ISBN: 0-9678858-2-5) [Paper cover; perfect bound. ¯ Includes: Preface; Biographices (Dorothy Porter Wesley; James A. Porter; Charles H. Wesley); "Of Men and Records in the History of the Negro" (Speech presented at Morgan State College by Dorothy Porter Wesley... Febv. 13, 1957, in celebration of Negro History Week); Checklist of the Exhibition; Selected Bibliography and Websites; Checklist Indices (Name Index; Title, Sub-Title and Series Titles Index; Publisher/Institution Index); and Colophon] James A. Findlay Librarian Bienes Center for the Literary Arts Broward County Main Library, 6th Floor 100 S. Andrews Ave Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301 954-357-8692 (phone) 954-357-6762 (fax) [log in to unmask] www.broward.org/bienes ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. www.mimesweeper.com ********************************************************************** __________________________________________________________________ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] Administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.uky.edu/archives/arlis-l.html Questions may be addressed to list owner (Kerri Scannell) at: [log in to unmask]