Title: An illuminated life : Belle da Costa Greene's journey from prejudice to privilege /
Authors: Ardizzone, Heidi.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co.,
Year: 2007
Subjects: Greene, Belle da Costa; Berenson, Bernard, Friends and associates.; Pierpont Morgan Library History.; African American librarians New York (State) New York Biography.; Women library administrators New York (State) New York Biography.; Manuscripts Collectors and collecting New York (State) New York History.; Art Collectors and collecting New York (State) New York History.; Passing (Identity) United States Case studies.; New York (N.Y.) Intellectual life
Contents: Raised expectations -- Gilded dreams in New York -- Princeton : early influences -- Belle Greene, girl librarian -- A turn in the road -- The whirl in which I live -- Bella Italia -- Hiding in the light -- A modern woman -- Crossroads -- Battlefields -- Lady directress -- A woman of a certain age -- Shining through the darkness.