The education of Alice M. Jordan : navigating a career in children's librarianship

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The education of Alice M. Jordan : navigating a career in children's librarianship

Gale Eaton

Rowman & Littlefield, c2014

  • : cloth

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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A biography of Alice M. Jordan, who headed children's work at the Boston Public Library (BPL) from 1902 to 1940, is long overdue. Daughter of a Maine sea captain and a Massachusetts schoolteacher, she was one of the pioneering generation of children's librarians, women who entered the field when salaries were low, progressive ideals high, academic credentials spotty, and the drive to professionalization was revolutionizing librarianship and education. Modest and unassuming, high-school graduate Jordan worked effectively to improve educational opportunities for children and their librarians alike. She taught at the Simmons Library School, helped create the BPL Training School, founded the New England Round Table of Children's Librarians (NERTCL), and mentored Bertha Mahony Miller, founder of The Horn Book Magazine. She had a national reputation among children's book editors and librarians for her critical acumen, clear writing, and astute advice. Locally, she networked tirelessly with Boston educators, negotiated the placement of qualified children's librarians in all BPL branches, and trained a generation of gifted youth workers-all from a desk in the middle of a busy children's room. She left a legacy of high standards for children's reading, storytelling, and reference services. This biography draws on archival materials including Jordan's correspondence with poet Louise Imogen Guiney and Horn Book editor Miller; BPL memos and reports; and 1979 interviews with Jordan trainees. I have shown her life and achievement in the context of social history, from late nineteenth-century women's economic opportunities to early twentieth-century developments in librarianship, especially at the BPL. Each chapter has a brief list of milestones in Jordan and U.S. history.

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Preface and Acknowledgments: Mapping Alice Jordan Chapter 1: Thomaston and the World, 1870-1881 Chapter 2: The Auburndale Years, 1881-1900 Chapter 3: Moving to Boston, 1900-1901 Chapter 4: The Children's Room, Initiation, 1902 Chapter 5: The New Custodian Takes Hold, 1902-1906 Chapter 6: Networks and Associations, 1902-1907 Chapter 7: Progress and Outrage, 1907-1917 Chapter 8: Turning Point, 1917-1927 Chapter 9: Elder Stateswoman at the BPL, 1927-1940 Chapter 10: Worlds Beyond, 1940-1960 Epilogue: Following the Map Appendix A: Alice Jordan's Educational Tour, 1902 Appendix B: Response to a 1916 Editorial Bibliography Index

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