Eliza Atkins Gleason
Eliza Atkins Gleason | |
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| Born | Eliza Valeria Atkins December 15, 1909 |
| Died | December 15, 2009 (aged 100) |
| Education | Fisk University (B.A) University of Illinois (B.A.S) University of California Berkeley (M.A) University of Chicago (Ph.D) |
| Occupation(s) | Librarian and Professor |
| Spouse | Dr. Maurice Francis Gleason |
| Children | Joy Carew |
| Parent(s) | Simon Green Atkins Oliona Pegram Atkins |
| Relatives | Jasper Alston Atkins (brother) |
Eliza Atkins Gleason (born Eliza Valeria Atkins; December 15, 1909 – December 15, 2009) was the first African American to receive a doctorate in Library Science at the University of Chicago Graduate Library School in 1940. In 1941, she established and became the first Dean of the School of Library Service at Atlanta University and created a library education program that trained 90 percent of all African-American librarians by 1986.