Amelia Gayle Gorgas

Amelia Gayle Gorgas
B&W photo of a sitting old woman who is reading.
Amelia Gayle Gorgas in her later years
Born
Amelia Gayle

June 1, 1826
DiedJanuary 3, 1913
Occupations
  • academic librarian
  • postmaster

Amelia Gayle Gorgas (June 1, 1826 – January 3, 1913) was librarian and postmaster of the University of Alabama for 25 years until her retirement at the age of eighty in 1907.[1] She expanded the library from 6,000 to 20,000 volumes. The primary library at the university is named after her.[2] A native of Greensboro, Alabama, Amelia was the daughter of Alabama governor John Gayle, the wife of Pennsylvania-born Confederate general Josiah Gorgas and the mother of Surgeon General William C. Gorgas. She was inducted into the Alabama Women's Hall of Fame in 1977.[3]

  1. ^ Johnston, Mary Tabb and Elizabeth Johnston Lipscomb. 1978. Amelia Gayle Gorgas: A Biography. University: University of Alabama Press.
  2. ^ "Gorgas Library – The University of Alabama Libraries". www.lib.ua.edu. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Inductees". Alabama Women's Hall of Fame. State of Alabama. Retrieved February 20, 2012.