Antoinette Humphreys Explained

Antoinette Humphreys
Birth Name:Antoinette Marie Humphreys
Nationality:American
Other Names:Antoinette Humphreys Hollabaugh
Occupation:Librarian
Years Active:1895–1911
Known For:First county librarian of Merced County, California

Antoinette Marie Humphreys Hollabaugh (1872–1917) was an American librarian. She was a librarian in Redlands, California from 1895 to 1910, and in 1910 was the first county librarian of Merced County, California and Colusa County, California.

Early life

Antoinette Marie Humphreys was the daughter of English-born cigarmaker Alfred Humphreys[1] and Frances Higley Humphreys of Redlands, California.[2]

Career

Humphreys was the librarian at the public library in Redlands[3] for fifteen years, beginning in 1895.[4] [5] She put an emphasis on works that supported local schools, and on collecting local history items and texts.[6] In 1910,[7] [8] she became the first county librarian of Merced County, California,[9] part of a state-wide expansion of free library services and county library systems.[10] She opened the main library and eight branch locations in 1910 and 1911.[11] She was active in the California Library Association,[12] [13] and addressed the annual California County Librarians Conference in 1911.[14]

As Antoinette Hollabaugh, she worked for two months as the first county librarian of Colusa County, in 1916.[15]

Personal life

Antoinette Humphreys resigned as Merced County librarian in 1911,[16] when she married banker Thomas Greene Hollabaugh.[17] The Hollabaughs lived in Gustine, California. She died in 1917, in her mid-forties.[18]

Humphreys was featured in an exhibit at the Merced County Courthouse Museum in 2010, marking the centenary of library services in the county.[19]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Aged Citizen is Taken by Death. January 26, 1935. The San Bernardino County Sun. November 1, 2019. 13. Newspapers.com.
  2. News: Wedding of Miss Humphreys. December 24, 1911. The San Bernardino County Sun. November 1, 2019. 8. Newspapers.com.
  3. News: Redlands Statistics from Library. April 10, 1903. The Los Angeles Times. November 1, 2019. 12. Newspapers.com.
  4. Web site: Tour finds 'Treasures of hidden neighborhoods'. 2008-04-22. Redlands Daily Facts. en-US. 2019-11-01.
  5. News: Redlands. July 6, 1895. Los Angeles Herald. October 31, 2019. 3. California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  6. News: Dedication of People Helps Library Build Quality. Irshay. Phyllis. April 24, 1973. Redlands Daily Facts. November 1, 2019. 5. Newspapers.com.
  7. News: Redlands Brevities. August 13, 2010. Los Angeles Herald. October 31, 2019. 14. California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  8. News: Is to Quit the Library Work. June 19, 1910. San Bernardino Sun. October 31, 2019. 10. California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  9. News: Preserving History is Important and Fun. Lim. Sarah. February 7, 2019. Merced Sun-Star. October 31, 2019.
  10. News: Counties Help Lovers of Books. May 14, 1911. The San Francisco Examiner. November 1, 2019. 21. Newspapers.com.
  11. News: Many A Page Has Been Turned: 100 Years of Merced County Free Library. April 15, 2010. Merced County Courthouse Museum. October 31, 2019.
  12. Book: California Library Association. Handbook and Proceedings of the Annual Meeting. 1918. 33.
  13. News: State Librarians Begin Talkfest at Long Beach. April 26, 1910. Los Angeles Herald. October 31, 2019. 13. California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  14. News: County Librarian Opposes Red Tape. October 11, 1911. San Francisco Call. October 31, 2019. 4. California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  15. Web site: New librarian likes working in home. Meeker. Susan. June 17, 2015. Appeal-Democrat. 2019-11-01.
  16. News: To Wed Librarian of Merced County. November 20, 1911. Modesto News. November 1, 2019. 1. Newspapers.com.
  17. News: Former Librarian Will Wed. November 11, 1911. The San Bernardino County Sun. November 1, 2019. 6. Newspapers.com.
  18. Book: https://books.google.com/books?id=hAtFAQAAMAAJ&q=Antoinette+Hollabaugh+died&pg=PA133. Handbook and Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the California Library Association, 1917. 1917. 33. Resolutions Committee.
  19. News: Courthouse Museum centennial exhibit to open April 15 with state librarian as speaker. April 6, 2010. Modesto Bee. October 31, 2019.

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