Cornelia Marvin Pierce

Cornelia Marvin Pierce (December 26, 1873 - February 12, 1957) was an American librarian, originally from Iowa. She moved to Oregon in 1905 to become the first director of the Oregon Library Commission and, later, the first Oregon State Librarian. She married former governor Walter M. Pierce in 1928, resigning her position to do so.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Oregon Blue Book


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