African American Librarians in the Far West: Pioneers and Trailblazers

Contents: Tribute to Miriam Matthews: First Trained African American Librarian in California Barbara L. Anderson, Retired County Librarian, San Bernardino County Library, San Bernardino, California Betty Blackman, Retired Dean of the University Library, California State University, Dominguez Hills Tyrone Cannon, Dean of University Libraries, University of San Francisco James E. Crayton, Former Division Dean, Community Education Center, Pasadena, California Loretta Dowell, Manager, Fisher Children's Center, San Francisco Public Library Kaycee Hale, Director of Digital Research and Resources, Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandise, Los Angeles, California Monteria Hightower, Retired State Librarian of Nevada and Former State Librarian of Missouri Miles Jackson, Professor Emeritus and Former Dean, School of Library and Information Science, University of Hawaii, Honolulu Guela Gayton Johnson, Retired Manager, Social Work Library, University of Washington, Seattle Rita W. Jones, Dean of Library and Learning Resources, City College of San Francisco Gloria Leonard, Director, Washington Talking Book & Braille Library, Seattle, Washington Effie Lee Morris, Retired Children's Services Coordinator, San Francisco Public Library Barbara Murray, Director, Oxnard Public Library, Oxnard, California; 162 Chris Poole-Jones, Educational Consultant, Retired School Administrator and Librarian, Portland Public Schools, Portland, Oregon Judith Dickens Register, Former Director of the Scottsdale Public Library and First African American General Manager for the City of Scottsdale, Arizona Kelly Richards, Former Branch Administrator, Las Vegas-Clark County Library District, Currently Assistant Director, Genesee District Library, Flint, Michigan Oscar Sims, Former African American Bibliographer and Social Science Bibliographer Emeritus, University of California, Los Angeles Bobbie Smith, Former Coordinator of Libraries, Long Beach City College, and Recently Retired Member and President, Long Beach Unified School District Board of Education Joyce Sumbi, Retired Regional Library Administrator, Los Angeles County Public Library Rosemary Towns, Retired Director, Richmond Public Library, and Former Systems Coordinator, North Bay Cooperative Library System, Richmond, California Myrna Yvonne Williams, Retired System Reference Librarian, Portland Community College (PCC) Lucy Wilson, Retired Public Services Librarian, Laney Community College, Oakland, California Added Entries, "On the Line": Short Biographies of Selected California Librarians