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Deborah Parker

Becoming Belle da Costa Greene: A Visionary Librarian Through Her Letters

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Belle da Costa Greene at her desk in the Morgan library.

Ambition, Discipline, Nerve

The qualities that enabled Belle da Costa Greene to cross the color line also made her a formidable negotiator and collector for J.P. Morgan’s library.

by Heather O’Donnell via New York Review of Books on April 24, 2025

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