Dorothy Porter Wesley
| Dorothy B. Porter | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Dorothy Burnett May 25, 1905 Warrenton, Virginia |
| Died | December 17, 1995 (aged 90) Broward County, Florida |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Dorothy Louise Porter Wesley |
| Alma mater | Howard University, 1928; Columbia University, B.S. 1931, M.S. in 1932 in library science |
| Occupation |
Librarian Bibliographer Curator |
| Employer |
Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University |
| Known for | First African American to graduate from Columbia's library school; built Moorland-Spingarn Research Center into a world-class collection |
| Spouse(s) |
James A. Porter (1929-1970) Charles H. Wesley (1979-1979) |
| Children | 1 |
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.
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.
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
Dorothy Porter published numerous bibliographies and one anthology.
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