Scope and Contents The collection includes organizational documents made and collected by the Association of Liberation Librarians (ALL). This includes bylaws, membership and job/volunteer announcements, meeting minutes and reports, newsletters, correspondence, and material relating to site visits. Since many of the organizers and later leaders of the Association of Liberated Librarians (ALL) also held leadership positions in both the District of Columbia Library Association (DCLA) and the DC Chapter of the...

Scope and Contents The archive contains the official records of the Washington Free Public Library and the District of Columbia Public Library (DCPL). The records include photographs, slides, correspondence, scrapbooks, posters, newsletters, blueprints, maps, architectural drawings, meeting minutes, internal memoranda, audiotapes, reports, payroll ledgers, financial information, and other official files. The records document the operations and projects of the library’s directors, board of trustees, divisions,...

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The papers of the District of Columbia Library Association consist of approximately 16 linear feet of material documenting the activities of this organization from its inception in 1894 to the present day. Material includes minutes, financial records, correspondence, handbooks, publicity materials, organization publications and photographs.

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Single article on the Georgetown Neighborhood Library Banned Books Week event in October, 2023

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This collection includes publications, photos, and letters that pertain to Alice Hagermeyer’s advocacy for deaf people and libraries.

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This collection primarily contains reproductions collected by John Hazel. The original material in this collection consists of clippings, photographs, and legal documents.

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Kermit Turner discusses his childhood in Annapolis, MD, being the first African American page at Anne Arundel County Public Library, moving to Boston, his return to DC, his HIV diagnosis, his relationship with Whitman-Walker, and his Lymphoma diagnosis and subsequent treatment.

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This collection includes correspondence, legal documents, photographs, and newspaper clippings pertaining to Mamie H. McIlwee’s work advocating for resources for Petworth public schools and libraries.