This is a photo of Dorothy Porter Wesley with President Bill Clinton on December 14 1994. Originally from Virgina, Wesley began her career as a library assistant in the Miner Normal School library. There, librarian Lula V. Allan encouraged her to pursue a career in library science. Wesley graduated with a BA from Howard University and a Master’s in Library Science from Columbia University in 1931. In 1930, Wesley began work as curator of the Moorland Foundation, now known as the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, at Howard University and worked to build collections documenting the African diaspora until her retirement in 1973. Under Wesley’s administration, the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center became a world-renowned institution for the history and culture of people of African descent. To learn more about Wesley, check out the Dorothy Porter Wesley Papers on the Beinecke digital library! Link in bio! Call Number: JWJ MSS 93