Name Amelia Gorgas Parents John Gayle | Children William C. Gorgas | |
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Died January 3, 1913, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States Similar People Josiah Gorgas, William C Gorgas, John Gayle | ||
Amelia Gayle Gorgas (June 1, 1826 – January 3, 1913) was librarian and postmistress of the University of Alabama for 25 years until her retirement at the age of eighty in 1907. She expanded the library from 6,000 to 20,000 volumes. The primary library at the university is named after her.
A native of Greensboro, Alabama, Amelia was the daughter of Alabama governor John Gayle, the wife of Pennsylvania-born Confederate general Josiah Gorgas and the mother of Surgeon General William C. Gorgas. She was inducted into the Alabama Women's Hall of Fame in 1977.
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