| Title | Date Created | Description | Subject | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Lacy Jones at a Library School Event, circa 1956 | 1951/1961 | Virginia Lacy Jones attends a library school event. Written on verso: Virginia L. Jones (left). | African American librarians, African Americans--Education, African American universities and colleges, African American women | Virginia Lacy Jones Papers |
| People at a Library School Event, circa 1956 | 1951/1961 | People attend a library school event. | African American librarians, African Americans--Education, African American universities and colleges | Virginia Lacy Jones Papers |
| Virginia Lacy Jones in a chair, circa 1955 | 1950/1960 | Virginia Lacy Jones reclines in a chair. | African American librarians, African Americans--Education, African American universities and colleges, African American women | Virginia Lacy Jones Papers |
| People at Library School Event, circa 1955 | 1950/1960 | People talk at a library school event. | African American librarians, African Americans--Education, African American universities and colleges | Virginia Lacy Jones Papers |
| Beta Phi Mu Event, circa 1955 | 1950/1960 | Members of Beta Phi Mu gather for an event. Written on verso: Virginia L. Jones (1strow; 1st right) | African American librarians, African Americans--Education, African American universities and colleges | Virginia Lacy Jones Papers |
| AUSLIS Students and Faculty in Class, circa 1955 | 1950/1960 | Students receive instruction in a classroom setting. Written on verso: Supervised study in the Atlanta University School of Library Service. Standing near front of picture is Dr. Virginia Lacy Jones, Director of the School. Also standing [are?] two instructors, Miss Lillie K. Daly and Mrs. Hallie B. Brooks. | African American librarians, African Americans--Education, African American universities and colleges | Virginia Lacy Jones Papers |
| SLIS Alumni Reception, circa 1955 | 1950/1960 | A group of Alumni and Virginia Lacy Jones sit together at a reception. Written on verso: Virginia L. Jones (head of table). | African American librarians, African Americans--Education, African American universities and colleges | Virginia Lacy Jones Papers |
| SLIS Alumni Reception, circa 1955 | 1950/1960 | Alumni eat and talk at a reception. Written on verso: Virginia L. Jones (head of table). | African American librarians, African Americans--Education, African American universities and colleges | Virginia Lacy Jones Papers |
| Librarian's Section Kentucky Negro Education Association Program, 1950 | 1950 | Program for the "Books are Bridges" event. | African American librarians, African Americans--Education, African American universities and colleges | Virginia Lacy Jones Papers |
| Delta Sigma Theta Bookmobile Booklet, 1950 | 1950 | Program advertising the Delta Sigma Theta bookmobile. | African American librarians, African Americans--Education, African American universities and colleges | Virginia Lacy Jones Papers |
| 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 |
| Virginia Lacy Jones and Family, circa 1930 | 1925/1935 | Virginia Lacy Jones and her family sit in the grass. | African American librarians, African American women, African American families | Virginia Lacy Jones Papers |
| Beta Phi Mu Program, 1970 | 1905-05-23 | A Beta Phi Mu initiation program. | African American librarians, African Americans--Education, African American universities and colleges | Virginia Lacy Jones Papers |
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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