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Belle da Costa Greene

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American librarian (1883-1950)

United StatesLived 1883 to 1950 · aged 66
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Belle da Costa Greene was an American librarian who managed and developed the personal library of J. P. Morgan. After Morgan died in 1913, Greene continued as librarian for his son, Jack Morgan, and in 1924 was named the first director of the Pierpont Morgan Library.

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Belle da Costa Greene, pastel portrait by Paul César Helleu, ca. 1913.Belle da Costa Greene, pastel portrait by Paul César Helleu, ca. 1913.Greene in 1914Greene in 1914

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1939Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America

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Paul Oskar KristellerAlso won Fellow of the Medieval Academy of AmericaGeorge SartonAlso won Fellow of the Medieval Academy of AmericaGeorge VernadskyAlso won Fellow of the Medieval Academy of AmericaDavid NirenbergAlso won Fellow of the Medieval Academy of AmericaErnst KantorowiczAlso won Fellow of the Medieval Academy of AmericaPhilip Khuri HittiAlso won Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America

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Belle da Costa Greene was an American librarian who managed and developed the personal library of J. P. Morgan. After Morgan died in 1913, Greene continued as librarian for his son, Jack Morgan, and in 1924 was named the first director of the Pierpont Morgan Library. Despite being born to black parents, Greene spent her professional career passing for white.

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United States
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1883 to 1950 · aged 66
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