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Dorothy Porter Wesley (1905-1995), Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site, 2014.
Photo date unknown. A librarian, bibliographer, scholar, historian, curator and archivist, Dorothy Porter Wesley, became the first African American woman to receive a Master of Library Sciences (MLS) degree in 1932. During the early years of her career, her passion and commitment to preserving and sharing the legacy of African American history and scholarship began. After joining staff of the Howard University Library in 1928, she was appointed librarian in charge of the Negro Collection in 1930. Her zeal for finding materials relating to African American history earned her the nickname 'Shopping Bag Lady', as she personally searched attics, basements, closets and boxes for items that, to any untrained eye, would've been seen as trash. She once said, "All of this - our painters, musicians, athletes - is our background, what they've done all goes to make up our history." She also authored numerous books, articles and book reviews as well as compiled numerous bibliographies. After her retirement, she continued to receive many accolades and laurels, including the Moorland-Springarn Research Center dedicating the Dorothy B. Porter Room (which now houses the Howard University Museum) in 1973, the Dorothy Porter Wesley Lecture Series was initiated by Moorland-Springarn in 1989 and was awarded honorary doctorate degrees from Susquehanna University, PA (1971), Syracuse University, NY (1989) and Radcliffe College (1990).
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Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site, Code: CAWO
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Organization: Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site
Address: 1318 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20005
Address: 1318 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20005
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