Miss Frances Virginia Wilkinson (MTSU Library), 93, passed away Jan. 24. Miss Wilkinson taught library science at MTSU from September 1952 until her retirement as an associate professor in July 1980. She is survived by a sister, Rebecca Ann Wilkinson Mullins (Mrs. Eugene R.); a niece, Anne M. Hogan (Jack), of Montclair N.Y.; and nephews William E. Mullins (April) and Dr. James G. Mullins (Maria) of Decatur, Ga. A graduate of Middle Tennessee State College and George Peabody College for Teachers, Miss Wilkinson was acquisitions librarian and one of the Todd Library’s principal book-selection officers, growing the MTSU collection from 39,676 volumes in 1952 to 422,521 volumes at her retirement. Miss Wilkinson was interested in genealogy and family history and was the author of The Wilkinson Family of Middle Tennessee (1976), The McCord Family: From Skye to Tennessee and Giles Porter Hastings: His Forbears, His Descendants (1980). A memorial service will be scheduled at a later date.
Published in The Record, Middle Tennessee State University, V17.15 on 23 Feb 2009.
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