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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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A Celebrated Librarian’s Concealed Life
She was born Belle Marion Greener in an upper-class Black Washington, DC, community. She began passing as White, along with her mother and siblings, after moving to New York and building a notable ...
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This Savvy Librarian Was the True Force Behind New York’s Iconic Morgan Library
The Morgan Library & Museum This article is a selection from the November 2024 issue of Smithsonian magazine Born Belle Marion Greener in 1879, to an elite Black family in Washington, D.C., Greene ...
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There’s a reason this celebrated librarian’s life was not an open book
NEW YORK — In the waning years of the 19th century, Belle Marion Greener, daughter of a prominent African American civil rights advocate, started attending a private school in Massachusetts.