There’s a reason this celebrated librarian’s life was not an open book
The Morgan Library & Museum surveys the astonishing life and career of its founding director, Belle da Costa Greene.
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‘Belle da Costa Greene: A Librarian’s Legacy’ Review: The Woman Who Shaped the Morgan Museum
Its first director was Belle da Costa Greene (1879-1950). She had been Pierpont’s librarian from 1905 until his death in 1913, although the term, Greene’s preferred, seems inadequate to her ...
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This Savvy Librarian Was the True Force Behind New York’s Iconic Morgan Library
In 1905, Morgan’s bibliophilic nephew recommended one of his co-workers in the library at Princeton: Belle da Costa Greene. Summoned to an audience with the financier, she impressed Morgan and ...
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There's a reason this celebrated librarian's life was not an open book
Belle da Costa Greene now passed as White, and she went on to become a celebrated librarian, building what was then known as the Pierpont Morgan Library into one of the most formidable and rich ...