Librarian, educator. Personal: Born Dec 15, 1909, Winston-Salem, NC; daughter of Simon G Atkins and Oliona P; married Maurice F; children: Joy Carew. Educ: Fisk Univ, BA, 1930; Univ Ill, BS, 1931; Univ Calif, MA, 1936; Univ Chicago, PhD, 1940. Career: Louisville Munic Col, from asst librn to librn, 1931-36; Fisk Univ, asst prof, 1936-37; Talladega Col, dir libr, 1940-41; Atlanta Univ, prof, 1941-46, sch dean; Univ Chicago, guest lectr, 1953; Chicago Techers Col, assoc prof, 1954-65; Ill Teachers Col, assoc prof, 1965-67; Ill Inst Tech, prof, 1967-70; John Crerar Libr, asst librn, 1967-70; Chicago Pub Libr, asst chief librn, 1970-73; Northern Ill Univ, prof, 1974-75; Self Employed, prof consult, 1975-. Orgs: Women's Aux Cook Co Physicians Asn, 1940-; Women's Aux Meharry Med Col Alumni Asn, 1940-; Hyde Park-Kenwood Comn Conf, 1950-; SE Chicago Comn, 1952-; Ind Voters Ill, 1952-; Women's Aux Int Col Surgeons, 1961-; co-chmn, Fisk Univ Centennial Campaign, 1963-65; exec comn, Fisk Univ Alumni Asn, 1964-; Phi Beta Kappa; Beta Phi Mu Nat Hon Soc Libr Sci; AmLibr Asn. Honors/Awds: Fisk Univ Alumni Award, 1964. Special Achievements: Frst Afro-American awarded the PhD in librarian ship.