An illuminated life
Subtitle: Belle da Costa Greene's journey from prejudice to privilege
By: Heidi Ardizzone.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co.; W. W. Norton
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 580
ISBN-13: 9780393051049
Subjects: Greene, Belle da Costa; Berenson, Bernard, -- 1865-1959 -- 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 -- 20th century
Genres: Biography.; Case studies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Raised expectations; title: Gilded dreams in New York; title: Princeton : early influences; title: Belle Greene, girl librarian; title: A turn in the road; title: The whirl in which I live; title: Bella Italia; title: Hiding in the light; title: A modern woman; title: Crossroads; title: Battlefields; title: Lady directress; title: A woman of a certain age; title: Shining through the darkness.