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Nita Kibble was the first woman appointed as a librarian with the New South Wales State Library. Her career began by accident in 1899 when the signature on her appliciation form was misread, and thought to be that of a man.
Kibble joined the State Library of NSW in 1899 and established the Library's first research department in 1918. In 1919 she was appointed Principal Research Officer, and retained the position until her retirement in 1943. Kibble raised her neice, Nita May Dobbie, from birth. Dobbie later established the Kibble Awards for Women Writers in memory of her aunt.
Sources used to compile this entry: Arnot, Jean F., 'Kibble, Nita Bernice (1879-1962)', in Australian Dictionary of Biography Online, Australian National University, 2006, http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090585b.htm; National Pioneer Women's Hall of Fame.
Anne Heywood
Created: 10 October 2001, Last modified: 19 January 2009
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