A life of literature, wealth, and concealment: The Morgan Library celebrates its first director
A Librarian’s Legacy" tells the story of a remarkable individual and her relationship with a remarkable institution.
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The Trailblazing Black Woman Who Shaped the Morgan Library Gets Her Due
“Belle da Costa Greene: A Librarian’s Legacy” is on view at the Morgan Library and Museum, 225 Madison Avenue, New York, New York, October 25, 2024–May 4, 2025.
The New Yorker1mon
The Hidden Story of J. P. Morgan’s Librarian
Junius recommended a colleague there, Belle da Costa Greene, to help Morgan organize ... she was named the first director of the Morgan Library & Museum, in 1924. That year, Morgan’s son ...
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For the Morgan Library’s 100th Birthday, a Look at Its Formidable First Director
Belle da Costa Greene: A Librarian ... show for the distinguished library and art museum based on the collection of the Gilded Age mogul J. P. Morgan. Greene (1879–1950) was Morgan’s librarian ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN2mon
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.