Its first director was Belle da Costa Greene (1879-1950). She had been Pierpont’s librarian from 1905 until his death in 1913, although the term, Greene’s preferred, seems inadequate to her ...

With this breezy pronouncement, Belle da Costa Greene handily differentiated herself from most librarians. She stood out for other reasons, too. In the early 20th century — a time when men held ...

At the Morgan Library & Museum, an exhibition looks at the museum’s first director, whose remarkable career broke prejudicial barriers as she helped hone the tastes of avid collector J.P ...

Belle da Costa Greene, the first director of the Morgan Library, was a Black woman who passed as white in the early 20th century Deborah W. Parker, The Conversation A 1910 watercolor portrait of ...

A 1910 watercolor portrait of Belle da Costa Greene by Laura Coombs Hills. The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, gift of the Estate of Belle da Costa Greene. “Just Because I am a Librarian ...

“Just Because I am a Librarian doesn’t mean I have to dress like one.” With this breezy pronouncement, Belle da Costa Greene handily differentiated herself from most librarians. She stood out for ...