Lena Gibbons Papers
Scope and Contents
Includes newspaper clippings, programs, invitations, black and white photographs of Dr. May Edward Chinn (the first African American women to graduate from University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College, New York), Book "Africa's Gift to America" (1966, inscribed to Gibbons).
Dates
- 1963-2003
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Copyright
All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from material in the collection should be discussed with the appropriate librarian or archivist. Permission for publication may be given on behalf of the Denver Public Library as the owner of the physical item. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained by the customer. The Library does not assume any responsibility for infringement of copyright or publication rights of the manuscript held by the writer, heirs, donors, or executors. Reproduction restrictions are decided on a case-by-case basis.
Biographical / Historical
Lena Gibbons (formerly Pasqualine Lawson) was one of the few African Americans who served as a Psychiatric Social Worker in the field of neuropsychiatry during World War II. She graduated with a bachelors and graduate degree from New York University and did coursework at Fordhams School of Social Work. Her exemplary record of service went unrecognized by the Air Force which was common for many African Americans, Japanese Americans and other minorities who served during World War II. In 2005, US Representative Diana DeGette passed a house resolution that formally recognized Gibbon's service and declared that her rank upon discharge from the Air Force should have been Technical Sergeant, rather than Private First Class.
Extent
1 box (.25 linear feet)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source unknown.
General
Catalog record based on preliminary inventory.
- African American women -- Colorado -- Denver. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- African Americans -- Colorado -- Denver. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Denver Public Library, Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library Repository
2401 Welton St.
Denver Colorado 80205
