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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Title Date Created Description Subject Collection
Beta Phi Mu Initiation, circa 1965 1960/1970 Three people stand at Beta Phi Mu initiation ceremony. African American librarians, African Americans--Education, African American universities and colleges Virginia Lacy Jones Papers
Beta Phi Mu Initiation, circa 1965 1960/1970 Three men talk at Beta Phi Mu initiation ceremony. African American librarians, African Americans--Education, African American universities and colleges Virginia Lacy Jones Papers
Beta Phi Mu Initiation, circa 1965 1960/1970 A woman speaks at Beta Phi Mu initiation ceremony. African American librarians, African Americans--Education, African American universities and colleges Virginia Lacy Jones Papers
Library School Event, circa 1965 1960/1970 People look over some books at a library school event. African American librarians, African Americans--Education, African American universities and colleges Virginia Lacy Jones Papers
Library School Event, circa 1965 1960/1970 People look over some books at a library school event. African American librarians, African Americans--Education, African American universities and colleges Virginia Lacy Jones Papers
Beta Phi Mu Initiation, circa 1965 1960/1970 Virginia Lacy Jones with three other women at the Beta Phi Mu initiation ceremony. Written on verso: Virginia L. Jones (3rd left). African American librarians, African Americans--Education, African American universities and colleges, African American women Virginia Lacy Jones Papers
Beta Phi Mu Initiation, circa 1965 1960/1970 Virginia Lacy Jones attends a Beta Phi Mu initiation ceremony. Written on verso: Virginia L. Jones. African American librarians, African Americans--Education, African American universities and colleges, African American women Virginia Lacy Jones Papers
Beta Phi Mu Initiation, circa 1965 1960/1970 Virginia Lacy Jones reads at Beta Phi Mu initiation ceremony. Written on verso: Virginia L. Jones (left). African American librarians, African Americans--Education, African American universities and colleges Virginia Lacy Jones Papers
Beta Phi Mu Initiation, circa 1965 1960/1970 Virginia Lacy Jones at a Beta Phi Mu initiation ceremony. Written on verso: Virginia L. Jones (right). African American librarians, African Americans--Education, African American universities and colleges Virginia Lacy Jones Papers
Beta Phi Mu Initiation, circa 1965 1960/1970 People stand at the Beta Phi Mu initiation. African American librarians, African Americans--Education, African American universities and colleges Virginia Lacy Jones Papers
Beta Phi Mu Initiation, circa 1965 1960/1970 People sit around a table at the Beta Phi Mu initiation ceremony. African American librarians, African Americans--Education, African American universities and colleges Virginia Lacy Jones Papers
Beta Phi Mu Initiation, circa 1965 1960/1970 People sit around a table at the Beta Phi Mu initiation ceremony. African American librarians, African Americans--Education, African American universities and colleges Virginia Lacy Jones Papers
Beta Phi Mu Initiation, circa 1965 1960/1970 Virginia Lacy Jones attends a Beta Phi Mu initiation ceremony. Written on verso: Virginia L. Jones. African American librarians, African Americans--Education, African American universities and colleges, African American women Virginia Lacy Jones Papers
Beta Phi Mu Initiation, circa 1965 1960/1970 People sit around a table at the Beta Phi Mu initiation ceremony. African American librarians, African Americans--Education, African American universities and colleges Virginia Lacy Jones Papers
Beta Phi Mu Program, Zeta Chapter, 1960 1960 A program for an initiation ceremony for the Beta Phi Mu Zeta Chapter at Atlanta University's School of Library Services. African American librarians, African Americans--Education, African American universities and colleges Virginia Lacy Jones Papers
SLIS Alumni Tour, May 1956 1956-05 Alumni walk down the sidewalk in a group. African American librarians, African Americans--Education, African American universities and colleges Virginia Lacy Jones Papers
SLIS Alumni Tour, May 1956 1956-05 Alumni walk down the sidewalk in a group. African American librarians, African Americans--Education, African American universities and colleges Virginia Lacy Jones Papers
Virginia Lacy Jones Receives an Award, circa 1960 1955/1965 Virginia Lacy Jones receiving an award with flowers and a kiss. African American librarians, African Americans--Education, African American universities and colleges Virginia Lacy Jones Papers
Sadie P. Delaney, December 1955 1955-12 Sadie P. Delaney. Written on recto: To Virginia, My dearest friend, S.P.D. Dec, 1955. Written on verso: Sadie P. Delaney African American librarians, African Americans--Education, African American universities and colleges, African American women Virginia Lacy Jones Papers
Virginia Lacy Jones and Graduates, 1955 1955 Virginia Lacy Jones with graduates of the Atlanta University's library and information science program. African American librarians, African Americans--Education, African American universities and colleges, African American women Virginia Lacy Jones Papers