Lillian Gunter
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Lillian Gunter | |
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| Born | September 15, 1870 |
| Died | October 10, 1926 (aged 56) |
| Other names | Librarian, historian |
Lillian Gunter (September 15, 1870 – October 10, 1926) was a scholar, librarian, and historian during the late 19th to early 20th century in Texas.
Gunter was born and raised in Sivells Bend, Texas. She was the first of two daughters born to parents Addison Yancey Gunter and Elizabeth Ligon. Gunter was sent away at age 12 to St. Louis, Missouri, before attending Virginia Wesleyan Institute.[1]
After receiving an education, Gunter moved to Gainesville, Texas, where her father had his plantation and, whereon his death she assumed possession of the establishment from 1892 to 1902.[2] While managing the plantation, she decided the state needed a system of county libraries. Gunter traveled to New York to study at the New York Library School where she completed a course on the California State Library System.[3]
