Join Dr. Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress, and Dr. Colin B. Bailey, Director of the Morgan Library & Museum, for a discussion about the genesis of their institutions' collections and current missions, the challenges of physical custodianship in a digital age, and the roles played by the different directors of each institution, notably the Morgan's inaugural director, the African-American librarian and scholar, Belle da Costa Greene. The program will be moderated by Philip S. Palmer, Robert H. Taylor Curator and Department Head, Literary and Historical Manuscripts.
Held Monday, December 7, 2020.