Noteworthy Newark Woman Librarians

  • Beatrice Winser: First female director
  • Wilma Jackson Grey: First African American female director
  • Mildred Lockett Lipscombe, Theresa Knight Moore, and Elitea Bulkley Allison: First three Black librarians
  • Alma C Mitchill: Longterm at PSE&G
  • Miriam Studley: Longterm director of NJ Room
  • Julia Sabine: Longterm head of Art and Music.
  • Ingrid Betancourt: Longterm head/founder of HRIC.
  • Miriam Ogden Ball: Created subject headings for photos.
  • Marian Manley, Sarah Ball and Linda H. Morley : Heads of the Business Branch.
  • Kate Louise Roberts: Reference librarian known as “a walking encyclopedia”.
  • Adelaide C. Kight: Business branch longterm librarian.
  • Maude Johnson Greene: NJ Historical Society “Assistant Librarian” (d. 1963)
  • Clara Whitehill Hunt: Many years in Children’s Room (d. 1958)
  • Gertrude L Oellrich (d. 1974), cataloger spoke 13 languages
  • Clara Kircher: Newark native, reading expert, many years in Children’s Room
  • Catherine B Van Dyke (1891-1946) wrote several items on library history, head of Lending and Reference
  • Marcelle Frebault (ret. 1957), head of Art and Music
  • Margaret Griere (d. 1953), head of Roseville
  • Florene Carlton: Doll collector and head of PSE&G library 43 years.
  • Ann Borden: Head of Lending and Reference (ret. 1955)
  • Marie Prevost (ret. 1948), Head of Cataloging
  • Lillian Perron (d. 1972), Head of Branch Brook
  • Mrs. R. L Rice (d. 1952), Head of Branches
  • Ruth Littig, in charge of Weston Collection (Science)