![]() ![]() This gave us pause and cause to look more closely at the history of the Narrative, the life of Sojourner Truth, and ultimately how to approach the cataloging of one of the most important books of the 19 th century by one of the foremost abolitionists and feminists. We were surprised to find upon searching OCLC, the union catalog used by libraries around the world, that authorship for the Narrative was given to Olive Gilbert in most of the catalog records for various editions. These new acquisitions allowed catalogers in the Technical Services department to reevaluate and re-catalog these editions of the Narrative according to more current standards. ![]() Over the past few years, the Rubenstein Library acquired some early editions of the Narrative of Sojourner Truth. Post contributed by Jessica Janecki and Lauren Reno ![]()
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