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Nina Dulin Russell

Position: Former Head Librarian
Term: March 1929 - May 1961
A Photo of Nina Dulin Russell, an elderly woman holding a teacup in the library's reference room with bookshelves in the background.
Nina Dulin Russell

Russell served as the first assistant librarian from 1924 to 1929, when she took over as head librarian from Leota Price. Russell held the post until 1961. She is the second longest-serving director to date, after Teresa Pennington. Russell trained as a librarian at the University of Illinois.

 

 

 

 

 

 

A black and white photo of three women at a round desk in a library.
From Left to Right: Alice Feutz, Nina Dulin Russell, Sarah Kerrick. At the checkout desk, 1957.
A group of people gathered in a library or office setting with books, a U.S. flag, and a board displaying pictures labeled "Pakistani Way of Life."
Mrs. W.K. Andrews, Jr., Sarah Kerrick, Mrs. Russell, Thanksgiving Fellowship Guest, Mrs. T.J. Trogdon, Jr., Mrs. Feutz, and another guest. 1957
Two people in a library with a display titled "Getting to Know Japan" featuring fans and books.
Nina Dulin Russell (Right) with Saburo Suzuki (Left) of Japan. September, 1956.
A black and white photo of three women at a round desk in a library.
A group of people gathered in a library or office setting with books, a U.S. flag, and a board displaying pictures labeled "Pakistani Way of Life."
Two people in a library with a display titled "Getting to Know Japan" featuring fans and books.