TY - SER
AU - Jane Pejsa
CY - Minneapolis, MN
LA - English
N1 - 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'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'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's marriage 
The WPA Project 
Granddaughter Alta Marie 
Men and women in need 
Birthday celebrations 

pt. 8. Leave-taking 
The Buffingtons of Duluth 
Marie'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's cook book -- Gratia's recipes.
PB - Nodin Press
PP - Minneapolis, MN
PY - 1995
SN - 9780931714665
EP - 341 pp.
TI - Gratia Countryman: Her Life, Her Loves, and Her Library
ER -