Underground (about the Underground Railroad). Regina Andrews was one of ten African-American women whose contributions were recognized at the 1939 World's Fair in New York. She was the first minority to climb the ranks and become a supervising librarian at the New York Public Library, at the 115th Street ranch in 1938, and her struggle to break the color barrier has earned her numerous accolades. Andrews outlived virtually all of the other members of the Harlem Renaissance. She died in Ossining, a suburb of New York City. Regina married the Howard University and Columbia Law School grad William T. Andrews, from Sumter, South Carolina. Andrews was an NAACP lawyer and New York assemblyman. The couple later adopted a daughter who was born in 1945. Career as a librarian Anderson moved to New York in 1921, at the age of 21 to apply for a librarian position at the New York Public Library. Previously, she had worked in various libraries in and around Chicago. She started her position as a full-time clerk in 1923 under the leadership of Ernestine Rose, who wanted to make sure the community was served by librarians that reflected their diversity. During this time, the library hosted meetings by groups like the NAACP and the Anti-Lynching Crusaders. Anderson also organized lectures by individuals like Hubert Harrison and Margaret Sanger. Anderson retired from the NYPL in 1966 but continued to remain active in her community. Works Climbing Jacob's Ladder (1931, play) Underground (1932, play) A Public Library Assists in Improving Race Relations (1946, thesis) Intergroup Relations in the United States: A Compilation of Source Material and Service Organizations (1959, article) Chronology of African-Americans in New York, 1621–1966 (1971, co-editor) The Man Who Passed: A Play in One Act (published posthumously in 1996, play) See also The Librarian at the Nexus of the Harlem Renaissance. References External links The African American Registry Whitmire, Ethelene. Regina Anderson Andrews, Harlem Renaissance Librarian. Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 2014. The Librarian at the Nexus of the Harlem Renaissance - Atlas Obscura 1901 births 1993 deaths 20th-century African-American women writers 20th-century African-American writers 20th-century American dramatists and playwrights 20th-century American women writers African-American dramatists and playwrights African-American librarians American librarianship and human rights American people of Jewish descent American people of Native American descent American people of Swedish descent American salon-holders American women dramatists and playwrights American women librarians American librarians Columbia University