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Portrait of Benjamin Smith, brother of Victorine Louistall, and Marie Miles.

1. Benjamin M. Smith and Marie Miles

Standing left to right:Martha Trocin, William L. Young, Charles. Edward. Campbell Beall, Victorine Louistall-MonroeSeated left to right:Frederic Jay. Glazer and John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller, IVTrocin, Young, Beall, and Louistall-Monroe were all members (Commissioners) of the West Virginia Library Commission.

2. West Virginia Library Commissioners with Jay Rockefeller and Fred Glazer

Victorine Louistall Monroe was the first African-American woman to earn a graduate degree from WVU. She joined the faculty in 1966 as a professor of library science.

3. Victorine Louistall Monroe

The first African-American woman to receive a graduate degree from West Virginia University, and the first African-American to serve as a WVU faculty member.

4. Victorine Louistall