Virginia Lacy Jones (b. 1912 - d. 1984) was a librarian, educator, author, and  among library educators known as
Mar 23, 2020

Virginia Lacy Jones Papers

Virginia Lacy Jones (b. 1912 - d. 1984) was a librarian, educator, author, and among library educators known as "the Dean of Deans." She dedicated almost fifty years of her life to the library profession, thirty-six of which she spent as Dean of the School of Library Service at Atlanta University (now Clark Atlanta University). Her career began at Atlanta University in 1939 as Catalog Librarian in Trevor Arnett Library.

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  • Decade = 1940-1949
Title Date Created Description Subject Collection
Sadie P. Delaney Woman of the Year Program, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, February 24, 1949 1949 Written on recto: My Virginia To one I love so very much, one I feel as tho she were a daughter and [one who shares?] my ideas and hope. Sadie Delaney African American librarians, African Americans--Education, African American universities and colleges Virginia Lacy Jones Papers
North Carolina Negro Library Association Program vol. 1 no. 5, 1946 1946 The Atlanta University's Campus Report detailing Virginia Lacy Jones' appointment as the director of the Woodruff library. African American librarians, African Americans--Education, African American universities and colleges Virginia Lacy Jones Papers
Portrait of Virginia Lacy Jones, circa 1945 1940/1950 Portrait of Virginia Lacy Jones. African American librarians, African Americans--Education, African American universities and colleges, African American women Virginia Lacy Jones Papers