Jones, Clara Stanton
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Name (Latin)
Jones, Clara Stanton
Date of birth
1913-05-14
Date of death
2012-09-30
Associated country
United States
Occupation
Librarians
Gender
female
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MARC
Sources of Information
- Public library information ... 1978 (a.e.)t.p. (Clara Stanton Jones)
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Clara Stanton Jones
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Wikipedia description:
Clara Stanton Jones (May 14, 1913 – September 30, 2012) was the first African-American president of the American Library Association, serving as its acting president from April 11 to July 22 in 1976 and then its president from July 22, 1976, to 1977. Also, in 1970 she became the first African American and the first woman to serve as director of a major library system in America, as director of the Detroit Public Library. She was awarded American Library Association Honorary Membership in 1983.
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