Mary Frances Isom

Mary Frances Isom
Born(1865-02-27)February 27, 1865
Nashville, Tennessee
DiedApril 15, 1920(1920-04-15) (aged 55)
Portland, Oregon
Academic background
Alma materPratt Institute
Academic work
Main interestsLibrarian

Mary Frances Isom (February 27, 1865 – April 15, 1920) was a librarian, and one of the founders of the Oregon Library Association, the Pacific Northwest Library Association and the Oregon State Library Commission.[1] She was instrumental in the formerly private Portland Library Association being opened to the public as what is now the Central Library Building in Portland.

  1. ^ Gunselman, Cheryl (Summer 2001). ""Illumino" for All: Opening the Library Association of Portland to the Public, 1900-1903". Libraries & Culture. 36 (3): 432–464. doi:10.1353/lac.2001.0053. S2CID 142565832.