Curator of Literary & Poetry Collections| 19th & 20th C Black Women’s Lit and Archives
Atlanta, GA
Joined September 2018
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“Birthday thoughts? None. I am fifty-four, feel twenty-five, look forty. What will the New Year bring? Beauty and good fortune...I am lazily content today.”
-Alice Ruth Dunbar-Nelson, Friday July 19, 1929 diary entry.
happy birthday to Alice Dunbar-Nelson!✨
I look forward to returning to a space and community that shaped my passion for archives!
We're elated to share that Dr. Monet Lewis-Timmons will be joining Rose this July as our new curator of literary and poetry collections! 🥳 As an Emory alumna, Monet is no stranger to Rose Library, and we are excited to have her back with us. Learn more: buff.ly/kEhQrOJ
Thank you so much!!🌟
@abwhtruth 2024 Houston Essay Prize Honorable Mention @MonetTimmons “My Diary is Going to be a Valuable Thing One of These Days: The Cross-Generational Lineage of Black Women’s Archives”
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Truly an honor to celebrate the late Dr. Valerie Boyd while being in conversation and community with those that have had a direct impact on my work and the trajectory of Black women’s archives!
Our first JWJI Public Dialogue of the year is a screening and discussion of the film "Zora Head: The Life and Scholarship of Valerie Boyd," w/Clint Fluker, Gabrielle Dudley, Nicole Morris Johnson, and Monet Lewis-Timmons. Oct. 24, 6p, Jones Room. RSVP: buff.ly/3Ybv2b8
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Please join us at Prairie View A&M (Prairie View, TX) on September 12 & 13, 2024 (or via livestream on September 12) for the SNCC and Grassroots Organizing: Building A More Perfect Union events!
Click here to learn more!
eventbrite.com/e/sncc-grassr…
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This is so beautiful!! I will definitely be making a trip to Louisiana to visit!💫
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Thank you so much for having me!! It was such a joy to be part of this wonderful @ncwhs series!💜
After a long day it was such a joy to end it with being in conversation with @MonetTimmons about her incredible work with the archive of Alice Dunbar Nelson. Listening to the amazing work of others always inspires me!
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Looking forward to this!!🙌🏾💫
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Yesterday, I graduated from the University of Delaware and earned my doctorate degree in English! I am the first person in my family to receive a PhD!
This is only the beginning as I know my future is bright and I have so many more great opportunities ahead of me!
Love you always, sis! Thank you for tuning in and supporting me in all ways!🥰🥰🥰🤍
Currently listening to my brilliant friend @MonetTimmons defend her dissertation on the cross-generational creation and maintenance of Black women’s archives, with a specific focus on Alice Dunbar-Nelson.
And she is absolutely killing it, as I expected. 🥹🫶🏽✨🔥
Thank you so, so much Dr. Saffold for your continued support over the years!! So glad to have you on my committee and have you as my prophyte!!🥺🥺💗💚
Its official! Congratulations to DOCTOR @MonetTimmons!!!!! I am so very honored to have served on your committee and to cheer you on as my Soror and neo. I know you will go far to do serious and important work. 🩷💚🩷💚🩷
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Today I successfully defended my doctoral dissertation!! I am beyond proud of myself and look forward to continuing this work!
I am officially DOCTOR MONET LEWIS-TIMMONS!!🥳🥳🙌🏾
Thank you to everyone who has supported me throughout this journey! And special thank you to my dissertation committee members @lheltonian, @CherylDHicks1, @Bibli_be_Us, and @ConcreteStories. Couldn’t have done it without y’all!🤍
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It is with great honor that I invite you all to join this incredible event celebrating Alice Dunbar-Nelson! The event includes keynote remarks from the legendary Akasha Hull, followed by a conversation with Tara T. Green and Jesse R. Erickson!
Join us on March 11 at 5:30pm EST!
ALT Flyer promoting a virtual symposium on March 11, 2024.
If you’re in the Delaware area, check out my exhibition on Alice Dunbar-Nelson and the legacy of her archive!
The exhibit will be on display until August 9, 2024!
Alice Dunbar-Nelson was a 20th-century poet, journalist, activist and champion of preserving her story. Learn about her life through her papers and collected materials in the exhibition Alice Dunbar-Nelson and the Legacy of Black Women's Archives: exhibitions.lib.udel.edu/ali…
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ALT An image of Alice Dunbar-Nelson and old paper documents. Accompanying text reads, “Alice Dunbar-Nelson and the Legacy of Black Women’s Archives. February 6 - August 9, 2024. Special Collections Gallery, Morris Library.”
Happening today!!🙌🏾🙌🏾
As part of my doctoral exhibition, I am hosting an opening reception on Wednesday, February 21, 2024 at Morris Library from 4:30pm-6:30pm EST!!
For more information and registration, click the link below!
udel.libcal.com/event/119489…
