Dorothy Porter Wesley papers

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Dorothy Porter Wesley papers

1847-2011

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.wesley

The collection consists chiefly of the correspondence, writings, biographical materials, research files, photographs, and personal papers of librarian, curator and bibliophile Dorothy Porter Wesley. The bulk of the collection is comprised of research materials relating to various subjects relating to African American history, culture, and bibliography, including the following: African-American abolitionists Sarah Remond and William C. Nell, African American literature, African literature, and Afro-Brazilian literature. The collection also includes records of the Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History.

180 Linear Feet (350 boxes)

eng, Latn

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 11617337

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Wesley, Dorothy Porter, 1905-1995

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6tn818v (person)

Dorothy Burnett Porter Wesley librarian, curator, and bibliophile, was born on May 25, 1905 in Warrenton, Virginia to physician Hayes Joseph Burnett and tennis player Roberta (“Bertha”) Ball Burnett. Wesley, the eldest of four children, grew up in Montclair, New Jersey. She graduated from Miner Normal School, Washington D.C. in 1925 with the intention of becoming a teacher. Wesley was a library assistant in the Miner Normal School library where she worked with librarian Lula V. Allan who encoura...