page_title: Dorothy Dodd (librarian)
section_title: Controversy
hierarchical_section_title: Dorothy Dodd (librarian) / Career / Controversy
caption_attribution_description: English: Local call number: PR11681 Title: Governor Bob Graham presenting certificate to Dorothy Dodd Date: ca. 1980 General note: Dodd became Florida's first State Archivist while working at the Florida State Library in Tallahassee. Later, she became State Librarian. Much of the Florida State Archives' collections were first gathered and preserved through Dodd's efforts. Series Title: http://www.floridamemory.com/photographiccollection/collections/?id=37 Physical descrip: 1 photograph - b&amp;w - 8 x 10 in. Repository: http://www.floridamemory.com/, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 USA. Contact: 850.245.6700. Archives@dos.state.fl.us Persistent URL: http://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/10088 Visit Florida Memory to find resources for http://www.floridamemory.com/onlineclassroom/women-history/ and to learn more about the http://www.floridamemory.com/photographiccollection/photo_exhibits/women/.
context_page_description: Dorothy Dodd was the first State Archivist and second State Librarian of Florida. She was inducted into the Florida Women's Hall of Fame in 1986.
context_section_description: In 1959, Dodd released a staff manual detailing policies for regional branches, one policy including the particular selection of children's books. The manual listed various books advised to be removed from libraries on account of their being "poorly written, untrue to life...unwholesome for the children in your community." Among those mentioned were The Wizard of Oz series, Tarzan, Nancy Drew, Boy and Girl Scout series, and works by Horatio Alger. The decision caused much outcry from the community, including Governor LeRoy Collins, a fan of Horatio Alger. Patrons accused her of censorship, which Dodd denied as the intent of the policy. She did, however, firmly stand by her decision, explaining that while she did not oppose children reading poorly written books, she did not want the library to be where children could find those books.
caption: Governor Bob Graham presenting certificate to Dodd
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