Antoinette Humphreys
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1872
Antoinette Humphreys | |
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 Antoinette Humphreys from a 1911 publication | |
| Born | Antoinette Marie Humphreys 1872 |
| Died | 1917 (aged 44–45) |
| 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.
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]
