Annie Florence Petty

Annie Florence Petty (1871 – 1962).[1] was the first professionally educated and trained librarian to work in the state of North Carolina.[2] She served as the first librarian at the North Carolina State Normal and Industrial School (now the University of North Carolina at Greensboro)[3] and was one of the founding members of the North Carolina Library Association (a state affiliate of the American Library Association[4])[1]

Photograph of members of the State Normal and Industrial School Faculty Tennis Club in 1900
Annie Petty is pictured in the second row, seated in front of tennis racket, in this photograph taken in 1900.

Biography

Annie Petty was born in the Quaker Bush Hill community of Randolph County, North Carolina on August 27, 1871[5] to William Clinton and Mary Victoria Petty.[1] She attended the Library School of the Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry (now Drexel University) in Philadelphia in 1898, where she received her formal training in the emerging field of librarianship.[1][2]

References
  1. "Petty, Annie Florence | NCpedia". www.ncpedia.org. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
  2. Valentine, Patrick (2012). "The Origin of College Libraries in North Carolina: A Social History, 1890-1920". Information & Culture. 47 (1): 79–112. doi:10.1353/lac.2012.0000. JSTOR 43737419. S2CID 144451524.
  3. Lawrimore, Erin (2017-03-14). "Spartan Stories: Annie Petty, State Normal's First Librarian". Spartan Stories. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
  4. "About NCLA | North Carolina Library Association". www.nclaonline.org. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
  5. "Annie Florence Petty - Memorial ID 25788003". Find A Grave. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
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