Ernestine H. Stevens
Ernestine H. Stevens | |
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Born | October 25, 1830 |
Died | February 5, 1917 | (aged 86)
Occupation | Librarian |
Known for | Director of the United States National Agricultural Library |
Ernestine Hebert Stevens (October 25, 1830 – February 5, 1917) was a librarian and director of the
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Early life
Stevens was born Ernestine Hebert in 1829 in Iberville, Louisiana to Valery Amant Hebert and Marie-Clarisse Bouche Hebert, and had a French Huguenot background.[1] She was fluent in both French and Spanish.[1] She was married to General Walter Husted Stevens, a West Point officer, on July 3, 1850, and traveled with him extensively.[1] The couple had six children, two of whom lived to adulthood.[6] General Stevens died of while in Mexico, on November 12, 1867 leaving her with two children, Gustave and Ernestine, to support.[1][6] She settled in Baltimore, Maryland, initially running a small school, teaching students in French and English.[7] She was initially given a job in the patent office doing scientific translation but resigned when denied a permanent job which went to one of her boss's associates.[1] She was rehired at the agricultural department as assistant librarian and was promoted to director when her boss retired on November 1, 1877.[1][4]
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- ^ a b c d "Report. of the Work Group on the History of NAL". National Agr9icultural Library Strategic Planning Process. June 1993. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ a b Baker, Gladys L. (January 1976). "Women in the U.S. Department of Agriculture". Agricultural History. 50 (1): 190–201. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ a b National Agricultural Library (U.S.) (1899). Report of the Librarian. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 5-PA17. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- ^ Paskoff, Beth (Winter 1990). "History and Characteristics of Agricultural Libraries and Information in the United States" (PDF). Library Trends. 38 (3): 331–49. Retrieved 28 April 2021.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Stevens, Nathaniel Benjamin (2020-06-10). "Ancestral genealogical record and history of the Stevens family, of Norfolk, Conn". Internet Archive. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- ^ "French and English Select School". Times-Picayune. New Orleans, Louisiana. March 12, 1869. Retrieved 28 April 2021.