Full Name Dorothy Burnett Role Curator Name Dorothy Porter | Ethnicity African-American Nationality American | |
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Other names Dorothy Louise Porter Wesley Occupation LibrarianBibliographerCurator Known for First African American to graduate from Columbia's library school; built Moorland-Spingarn Research Center into a world-class collection Spouse James A. Porter (1929–1970), Charles H. Wesley (1979–1979) Books North American Negro Poets: A Bibliographical Checklist of Their Writings 1760-1944 Employer Moorland–Spingarn Research Center, Howard University |
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Dorothy Louise Porter Wesley (May 25, 1905 – December 17, 1995) was an African-American librarian, bibliographer and curator, who built the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center at Howard University into a world-class research collection.
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- Dorothy b porter life story digital film
- Early life
- Honors
- Personal life
- Selected publications
- References
Early life
Porter was born Dorothy Burnett in Warrenton, Virginia, the first of four children of Dr and Mrs Hayes J. Burnett.
Porter received a B.A. from Howard University in 1928. She studied at Columbia University, earning B.S. in 1931 and M.S. in 1932 in library science. She was the first African American to graduate from Columbia's library school.
Honors
Personal life
Porter's first husband was the historian and artist James A. Porter, author of Modern Negro Art. Their daughter, Constance "Coni" Uzelac (who was married to Milan Uzelac), served as Executive Director of the Dorothy Porter Wesley Library, and helped create the African American Research Library & Cultural Center in Fort Lauderdale.
Porter's second husband was Charles Wesley, an American historian and educator.
She died in Broward County, Florida
Selected publications
Dorothy Porter published numerous bibliographies and one anthology.