Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Virginia H. Mathews papers, 1897-1991 |
|---|---|
| Span Dates | 1897-1991 |
| Bulk Dates | (bulk 1958-1980) |
| ID No. | MSS85459 |
| Creator | Mathews, Virginia H. |
| Extent | 30,500 items |
| Extent | 89 containers |
| Extent | 35.6 linear feet |
| Language | Collection material in English, Spanish, Navajo, Mohawk, and Osage. |
| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms018033 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm2009085459 |
| Summary | Director, National Book Committee, Deputy Director, National Library Week, and consultant, Library of Congress Center for the Book. Correspondence, agenda, minutes, reports, planning materials, photographs, promotional materials, and scrapbooks primarily relating to Mathew's work with the National Book Committee promoting libraries, librarianship, books, and literacy. In addition, the papers document Mathews's lifelong advocacy of improving access to library services to marginalized and underserved communities. |