The 1926 Julia Ideson Building of the Houston Public Library is named after her. She was one of Houston's first librarian∼Julia Bedford Ideson (1880-1945) – Librarian -This pioneering librarian and civic activist was born in Nebraska but moved to Houston when she was a young child. Ideson was enrolled in the first class in library science offered by the University of Texas. Upon graduation she was appointed head librarian of the new Houston Lyceum and Carnegie Library in 1903, a position she held for over 40 years. Ideson had many important offices in her profession including president of the Texas Library Association (1910-11). This civic leader was very interested in providing library services to the Black citizens of the South in general and Texas in particular. Over the years she was active in the League of Women Voters, Houston Open Forum and Texas Interracial Commission. Ideson was the first Houston woman included in Who’s Who in America. Following her death the central building of the Houston library was named in her honor.
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The 1926 Julia Ideson Building of the Houston Public Library is named after her. She was one of Houston's first librarian∼Julia Bedford Ideson (1880-1945) – Librarian -This pioneering librarian and civic activist was born in Nebraska but moved to Houston when she was a young child. Ideson was enrolled in the first class in library science offered by the University of Texas. Upon graduation she was appointed head librarian of the new Houston Lyceum and Carnegie Library in 1903, a position she held for over 40 years. Ideson had many important offices in her profession including president of the Texas Library Association (1910-11). This civic leader was very interested in providing library services to the Black citizens of the South in general and Texas in particular. Over the years she was active in the League of Women Voters, Houston Open Forum and Texas Interracial Commission. Ideson was the first Houston woman included in Who’s Who in America. Following her death the central building of the Houston library was named in her honor.
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