Mary Emily Foy (Mary Emily Foy)

Mary Emily Foy

First woman head librarian of the Los Angeles Public Library, appointed to the job in 1880 at the age of 18. She had graduated the year before from Los Angeles High School. She served for only four years but left a legacy for Los Angeles librarians to remember. (bio courtesy of: Wikipedia)  Family links:  Parents:  Samuel Calvert Foy (1830 – 1901)  Lucinda Macy Foy (1844 – 1925)  Siblings:  Oscar M. Foy (____ – 1968)*  Mary Emily Foy (1862 – 1962)  James Calvert Foy (1865 – 1922)*  Cora Calvert Foy (1870 – 1920)*  Samuel C. Foy (1873 – 1874)*  Edna Foy Neher (1875 – 1971)*  Irma Calvert Foy (1878 – 1896)*  Alma Foy Woolwine Gravel (1880 – 1960)*  Florence Foy Olmsted (1883 – 1957)* *Calculated relationship

Born

  • July, 13, 1862
  • USA

Died

  • February, 02, 1962
  • USA

Cemetery

  • Evergreen Cemetery
  • California
  • USA

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