About This Item

  • Call NumberCBPL_1063
  • TitleFrancis St. John greets Paule Marshall
  • SummaryCaption: "Mr. Francis R. St. John, Chief Librarian of Brooklyn Public Library, greets Paule Marshall, young Brooklyn [African American] author of 'Browngirl, Brownstones,' at the National Library Week Luncheon ... in the Hotel St. George. Left to right are Mrs. Marshall, Rev. John N. Coleman, chairman of the Brooklyn Citizens' Committee, Mr. St. John, and Norman Rosten, noted Brooklyn author."
  • Date[196-?]
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic printsportraits
  • NoteOn verso: photographer's stamp. Title from typed caption on verso.
  • CreatorPublicity Photographers
  • SubjectMarshall, Paule, 1929- ; Rosten, Norman, 1914- ; St. John, Francis R ; African American authors -- New York (State) -- New York -- 20th century ; Authors, American -- New York (State) -- New York -- 20th century ; Clergy -- New York (State) -- New York ; Library administrators -- New York (State) -- New York ; Poets, American -- New York (State) -- New York -- 20th century
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.
  • FolderFolder: Brooklyn Public Library: directors: St. John, Francis R.: General