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Belle da Costa Greene: A Librarian’s Legacy

February 2 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm PST

Sponsored by The Book Club of Washington

Philip S. Palmer on left; Belle da Costa Greene, right.

Unable to travel to New York to see the current exhibition at the Morgan Library on Belle da Costa Greene? We’ve got you covered with an online presentation by the show’s curatorial lead, Philip S. Palmer.

Belle da Costa Greene (1879–1950) was one of the most prominent librarians in American history. She ran the Morgan Library for forty-three years, building one of the most important collections of rare books and manuscripts in the United States. The Morgan Library & Museum is currently holding a major retrospective exhibition on Belle Greene, which opened in the fall of 2024. The show’s curatorial lead, Philip S. Palmer, will speak about Greene’s storied life and career, from her roots in a predominantly Black community in Washington, D.C., to her distinguished career at the helm of one of the world’s great research libraries. The exhibition catalog may be ordered here.

Philip S. Palmer is the Robert H. Taylor Curator and Department Head of Literary and Historical Manuscripts at the Morgan Library & Museum. He holds a Ph.D. in English literature from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and worked for five years at UCLA’s Clark Library before coming to the Morgan in 2019. His interests are wide ranging and he has curated exhibitions at the Morgan on Woody Guthrie, James Joyce, Beatrix Potter, and The Little Prince, and is co-curator of the Morgan’s current exhibition on Belle da Costa Greene, as well as co-editor of Belle da Costa Greene: A Librarian’s Legacy (DelMonico Books, 2024).

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February 2
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2:00 pm - 3:30 pm PST
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