Virginia Pounds Brown
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Brief Biography
Virginia Pounds Brown was a native of Birmingham, Alabama. She had a multifaceted career that encompassed librarianship, writing, and bookselling. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Randolph-Macon Woman’s College in 1937, and she earned a master’s degree in library science from Emory University in 1942. After working as reference librarian at Birmingham-Southern College for a couple years, she was promoted to director of the library from 1944-1948. Then, for over two decades, Brown owned and operated a bookstore in Birmingham with her husband. She authored and co-authored books focusing on Alabama's history. In 2003, she published her memoir titled Mother & Me. Brown died in 2014.
Publications
Alabama, Mounds to Missiles. Huntsville, Ala.; Strode, 1966.
Alabama Heritage. Huntsville, Ala.; Strode, 1967.
The Gold Disc of Coosa. Huntsville, Ala.; Strode, 1975.
Toting the Lead Row: Ruby Pickens Tartt, Alabama Folklorist. Tuscaloosa, Ala.; University of Alabama Press, 1981.
The World of Southern Indians. Birmingham, Ala.; Beechwood Books, 1983.
Grand Old Days of Birmingham Golf, 1898-1930. Birmingham, Ala.; Beechwood Books, 1984.
Downfall of the Ispocoga or Creek Indian Tribe of Indians. Birmingham, Ala.; Birmingham Public Library, 1989.
Winnataska Remembered. Birmingham, Ala.; Beechwood Books, 1992.
Cochula's Journey. Montgomery, Ala.; Black Belt Press, 1996.
Mother & Me: An Intimate Memoir of Her Last Years. Montgomery, Ala.; NewSouth Books, 2003.
Alabama Heritage. Huntsville, Ala.; Strode, 1967.
The Gold Disc of Coosa. Huntsville, Ala.; Strode, 1975.
Toting the Lead Row: Ruby Pickens Tartt, Alabama Folklorist. Tuscaloosa, Ala.; University of Alabama Press, 1981.
The World of Southern Indians. Birmingham, Ala.; Beechwood Books, 1983.
Grand Old Days of Birmingham Golf, 1898-1930. Birmingham, Ala.; Beechwood Books, 1984.
Downfall of the Ispocoga or Creek Indian Tribe of Indians. Birmingham, Ala.; Birmingham Public Library, 1989.
Winnataska Remembered. Birmingham, Ala.; Beechwood Books, 1992.
Cochula's Journey. Montgomery, Ala.; Black Belt Press, 1996.
Mother & Me: An Intimate Memoir of Her Last Years. Montgomery, Ala.; NewSouth Books, 2003.
Themes
Virginia Pounds Brown wrote nonfiction books for adults and children, historical fiction for children, and a memoir. Many of her works explore the history of Indigenous people in Alabama.
Publisher
Alabama Authors of the 19th and 20th Centuries, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, http://AlabamaAuthors.org
Collection
Citation
Brown, Virginia Pounds, “Virginia Pounds Brown,” Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, accessed September 19, 2024, https://alabamaauthors.org/items/show/547.