Amelia Gayle Gorgas | |
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 Amelia Gayle Gorgas in her later years | |
| Born | Amelia Gayle June 1, 1826 Greensboro, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | January 3, 1913 |
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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]
- ^ Johnston, Mary Tabb and Elizabeth Johnston Lipscomb. 1978. Amelia Gayle Gorgas: A Biography. University: University of Alabama Press.
- ^ "Gorgas Library – The University of Alabama Libraries". www.lib.ua.edu. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Inductees". Alabama Women's Hall of Fame. State of Alabama. Retrieved February 20, 2012.