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Belle da Costa Greene (November 26, 1879 – May 10, 1950) was an American librarian who managed and developed the personal library of J. P. Morgan. After Morgan's death in 1913, Greene continued as librarian for his son, Jack Morgan , and in 1924 was named the first director of the Pierpont Morgan Library .
After the death of her father-in-law in 1913, Morgan continued to employ Belle da Costa Greene as the Morgan's librarian, expanding the collection with items in which she and her husband were personally interested. [11] [12] [13] [14]
The novel follows Belle da Costa Greene as she receives employment from J. P. Morgan and establishes herself in high society while disguising her true identity as a person of color in the early twentieth century. In her time working for J. P. Morgan, she became hugely successful as she purchased rare manuscripts to build Morgan's collection.
Belle da Costa Greene, born Belle Greener, lived much of her remarkable life on the shadowy margins of America's highest echelons, so it’s fitting that her remembrance is also extraordinary ...
Belle da Costa Greene, librarian [2] Peter Moss, 1976, basketball player; Juliana R. Force, 1900, art museum director; Pixley Seme, 1902, founder of the African National Congress [1] Chester Barnard, 1906, philanthropist; Henry Roe Cloud, 1906, educator and government official [1] Mohini Maya Das, 1906, educator; Harry Kemp, tramp poet, c. 1907 ...
Belle Greene may refer to: Belle da Costa Greene (1883–1950), librarian to J. P. Morgan; Belle C. Greene (1842–1926), American author This page was last edited on ...
He worked from 1934 to 1937 at the Pierpont Morgan Library with Belle da Costa Greene. Hofer returned to Harvard in 1938 to assume the new position of curator of printing and graphic arts created for him by library director, Keyes DeWitt Metcalf .
Jordon Hudson is gushing about her night out with boyfriend Bill Belichick!. On Saturday, Dec. 21, the former college cheerleader, 24, opened up via a heartfelt Instagram post about making her red ...