Dorothy B. Porter
Porter (1905–1995) was an American bibliographer, curator and librarian.
Also recorded as Dorothy Louis Burnett Porter Wesley · Dorothy Louise Porter Wesley · Dorothy Porter Wesley
Dorothy B. Porter
- Born
- 1905 · Warrenton.
- Died
- 1995 · Broward County.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- bibliographer · curator · librarian · historian · writer
- Fields
- library science
- Movements
- Harlem Renaissance
- Education
- Howard University · Columbia University School of Library Service · Normal School for Colored Girls
- Honours
- Charles Frankel Prize · New Jersey Hall of Fame
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Biography
Born at Warrenton in 1905, died in Broward County in 1995.
Porter studied at Howard University, Columbia University School of Library Service and Normal School for Colored Girls. The field of work recorded is library science. Employment is recorded with Moorland–Spingarn Research Center and Howard University. Distinctions recorded are Charles Frankel Prize and New Jersey Hall of Fame.
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Warrenton.
Birth place
Broward County.
Death place
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reference work
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 26 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Books
35,393 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
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