Burke brought bookmobile services to Alexandria, one of the first services in Virginia. She oversaw the growth of the library system by the addition of two new branch libraries. In April 1968 the Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch at 4701 Seminary Road was opened, and in December 1969 the James M. Duncan branch at 2501 Commonwealth Avenue.
Burke belonged to a number of professional library associations. She was an active member of the League of Women Voters and of the Urban League, as well as other civic groups.[2]
Burke died on December 29, 1975, and is buried at Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria.
Referencesedit
^Robert Whitney Tucker (1975). The Descendants of the Presidents. Delmar Printing Company.
^. Alexandria Library. Archived from the original on January 29, 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
ellen, coolidge, burke, 1901, december, 1975, american, librarian, born, 1901, 1901alexandria, virginiadieddecember, 1975, 1975, aged, alexandria, virginiaalma, matercatholic, university, americaoccupationlibrarian, branch, librarylife, editburke, born, alexan. Ellen Coolidge Burke May 10 1901 December 29 1975 was an American librarian Ellen Coolidge BurkeBorn 1901 05 10 May 10 1901Alexandria VirginiaDiedDecember 29 1975 1975 12 29 aged 74 Alexandria VirginiaAlma materCatholic University of AmericaOccupationLibrarian Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch LibraryLife editBurke was born in Alexandria Virginia to Henry Randolph Burke and Rosella Gordon Trist Burke s family was descended from Thomas Jefferson 1 Burke gained her BA and MA at the Catholic University of America Washington D C She worked in the Alexandria Library for nearly a decade as cataloger and reference librarian becoming director from 1948 until she retired in June 1969 Burke brought bookmobile services to Alexandria one of the first services in Virginia She oversaw the growth of the library system by the addition of two new branch libraries In April 1968 the Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch at 4701 Seminary Road was opened and in December 1969 the James M Duncan branch at 2501 Commonwealth Avenue Burke belonged to a number of professional library associations She was an active member of the League of Women Voters and of the Urban League as well as other civic groups 2 Burke died on December 29 1975 and is buried at Ivy Hill Cemetery Alexandria References edit Robert Whitney Tucker 1975 The Descendants of the Presidents Delmar Printing Company Ellen Coolidge Burke 1901 1975 Alexandria Library Archived from the original on January 29 2016 Retrieved February 29 2016 External links editEllen Coolidge Burke at Find a Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ellen Coolidge Burke amp oldid 1196987372, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
