Marian M. Hadley | |
|---|---|
 Hadley in Chicago Tribune 1959 | |
| Born | 1886 |
| Died | 1974 (aged 87–88) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Librarian |
Marian M. Hadley was Nashville, Tennessee's first African American librarian, serving as the first librarian of the Nashville Negro Public Library, a branch of the Nashville Public Library for African American patrons.[1] She went on to work at the Chicago Public Library for almost twenty years, building and promoting the library's collection of African American history and culture.
- ^ Lovett, Bobby L. (1999). The African-American history of Nashville, Tennessee, 1780-1930 : elites and dilemmas. Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press. p. 126. ISBN 978-1557285553.