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VFA PIONEER HISTORIES PROJECT: CLARA STANTON JONESadmin2021-10-27T10:27:29-04:00

THE VFA PIONEER HISTORIES PROJECT

Clara Stanton Jones

May 14, 1913 – September 30, 2012

“I very strongly believe that libraries are at the heart of a civilization.”

First African-American president of the American Library Association, 1976 – 1977. First woman to serve as director of a major library system in America, as director of the Detroit Public Library, 1970. Appointed by President Jimmy Carter as Commissioner to the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, 1978. Co-founded with Aileen Clarke Hernandez, former President of the National Organization for Women (NOW),  the black women’s discussion group Black Women Stirring the Waters, 1984.

Photo 1. The Association of College and Research Libraries and the Black Caucus honor Julian Bond and Clara Jones, 1976. Photo 2. Coretta Scott King and Clara S. Jones at the celebration for the Coretta Scott King Book Awards Annual Conference in Dallas, 1984.

More About Clara:

  • Remembering Clara Stanton Jones, by Maurice Wheeler Dec. 28, 2012
    • A Memorial Resolution Honoring Mrs. Clara Stanton Jones, adopted by the Council of the American Library Association
  • Trailblazing librarian U-M alumna Clara Stanton Jones elected to Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame
  • Archives
    • “Michigan Women: First and Founders,” Michigan State University
    • Guide to the Black Women Stirring the Waters Collection
    • American Library Association Archives, University of Illinois Library
  • Wikipedia page

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