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03216aam a2200517 i 4500 001 2443E6142F4211E4B97E2AA3DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20140829010250 008 131209s2014 ilua b 001 0beng 010 $a 2013039074 020 $a 0252038509 (hardback : acid-free paper) 020 $a 9780252038501 (hardback : acid-free paper) 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDX $d BTCTA $d BDX $d OCLCO $d YDXCP $d OCLCO $d CHVBK $d DRU $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us-ny $a n-us-ny 050 00 $a Z720.A63 $b W48 2014 100 1 $a Whitmire, Ethelene, $d 1968- 245 10 $a Regina Anderson Andrews, Harlem Renaissance librarian / $c Ethelene Whitmire. 264 1 $a Urbana : $b University of Illinois Press, $c [2014] 300 $a xi, 147 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm 520 $a "The first African American to head a branch of the New York Public Library (NYPL), Regina Andrews led an extraordinary life. Allied with W.E.B. Du Bois, she fought for promotion and equal pay against entrenched sexism and racism. Andrews also played a key role in the Harlem Renaissance, supporting writers and intellectuals with dedicated workspace at her 135th Street Branch Library. After hours she cohosted a legendary salon that drew the likes of Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston. Her work as an actress and playwright helped established the Harlem Experimental Theater. Ethelene Whitmire's new biography offers the first full-length portrait of Andrews' activism, engagement with the arts of the Harlem Renaissance, and work with the NYPL"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Chicago : the beginning -- Normal, Illinois, Chicago, Wilberforce and Chicago Public Library -- Harlem Renaissance women and 580 St. Nicholas Avenue -- Marriage -- The Harlem Experimental Theatre -- The New York Public Library -- International flights -- Mahopac, New York : endings. 600 10 $a Andrews, Regina. 650 0 $a Library directors $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a African American women librarians $z United States $v Biography. 610 20 $a New York Public Library. $b 135th Street Branch $v Biography. 650 0 $a Harlem Renaissance. 651 0 $a Harlem (New York, N.Y.) $x Intellectual life. 650 0 $a African Americans $z New York $z New York $x Intellectual life. 650 0 $a African American theater $z New York $z New York $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Discrimination in employment. 650 7 $a SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General. $2 bisacsh 610 27 $a New York Public Library. $0 (DE-588)1006049-2 $2 gnd 650 7 $a Weibliche Schwarze. $0 (DE-588)4286929-8 $2 gnd 650 7 $a Bibliothekarin. $0 (DE-588)4145264-1 $2 gnd 650 7 $a Harlem renaissance. $0 (DE-588)4159116-1 $2 gnd 651 7 $a USA. $0 (DE-588)4078704-7 $2 gnd 941 $a 3 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191217024836.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20170503033238.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20140829011830.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=2443E6142F4211E4B97E2AA3DAD10320 994 $a C0 $b JIDInitiate Another SILO Locator Search