Eliza Atkins Gleason
(1909-2009)
African American librarian
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Eliza Atkins Gleason (December 15, 1909 – December 15, 2009) 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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15 December 1909 Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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| Died |
15 December 2009 (aged 100)
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| Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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