@book{bibcite_13188,
  author = {Jane Pejsa},
  title = {Gratia Countryman: Her Life, Her Loves, and Her Library},
  year = {1995},
  pages = {341 pp.},
  publisher = {Nodin Press},
  address = {Minneapolis, MN},
  isbn = {9780931714665},
  note = {Countryman (1866-1953) was chief librarian of the Minneapolis Public Library from 1904-1936.

pt. 1. Child of the prairie 
Nininger on the Mississippi 
Levi, between Satan and God 
Gratia, in thanksgiving 
At Hasting High School 

pt. 2. University scholar 
A house in Minneapolis 
A woman{\textquoteright}s vocation 
Horace V. Winchell 
One broken heart 
Company Q 
Commencement 

pt. 3. Working girl 
The new library 
A restless spirit 
From Britain to Bayreuth 
Family obligations 
Marie Todd 
The scramble for a chief librarian 

pt. 4. Chief librarian 
The new chief 
Friends and colleagues 
Hancock Point 
A home of her own 
The furnace and Jack Ryan 
An aborted candidacy 

pt. 5. Single mother 
The branch explosion  
"Love{\textquoteright}s bondage" 
Wellington Greenway 
The war 
T.B. Walker 
Rules of conduct 

pt. 6. Benevolent autocrat 
A house for Marie 
Genevieve Macdonald 
At Wetoco Lodge 
The snake lady 
National prexy : the ALA 
Farewell 

pt. 7. Librarian emeritus 
"Miss Farmer" 
Wellington{\textquoteright}s marriage 
The WPA Project 
Granddaughter Alta Marie 
Men and women in need 
Birthday celebrations 

pt. 8. Leave-taking 
The Buffingtons of Duluth 
Marie{\textquoteright}s legacy 
Sharing of gifts 

Afterword 
Selected writings of Gratia Countryman -- "The vocation in which a woman may engage" -- "Liberty" -- "Maria Sanford," a eulogy -- "Fathers" -- Library Ann{\textquoteright}s cook book -- Gratia{\textquoteright}s recipes.},
  language = {English},
}