Eliza Atkins Gleason
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African American librarian
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Eliza Atkins Gleason's Degrees
- Bachelors Library Science Talladega College
- Masters Library Science University of Chicago
Why Is Eliza Atkins Gleason Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Eliza Atkins Gleason was the first African American to receive a doctorate in Library Science. In 1941, she established and became the first Dean of the School of Library Service at Atlanta University and created a library education program that trained 90 percent of all African-American librarians by 1986.
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