Let Her Sound Her Trumpet: NYPL Children's Librarians and Their Impact on the World of Publishing

Reference Type Journal Article
Year of Publication
1995
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Journal
Biblion: The Bulletin of the New York Public Library
Volume
4
Issue
Fall
Pagination
83-114
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Discusses those who served as Coordinators Children's services for the New York Public Library; Anne Carrol Moore (1906-1941), Frances Clarke Sayers (1941-1952), Eualalie Steinmetz Ross (1952-1953), Frances Lander Spain (1953-1961), Augusta Baker (1961-1974), and Barbara Rollock (1974-1987). Baker and Rollock were particularly interested in improving collections and services for African-American children.