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Becoming Belle da Costa Greene: A Visionary Librarian Through Her Letters (Berenson Green) David Watson and all those born intoIn Becoming Belle da Costa Greene: A Visionary Librarian through Her Letters, Deborah Parker chronicles the making and empowerment of a female connoisseur, curator, and library director in a world where such positions were held by men. Belle da Costa Greene (18791950) was Pierpont Morgans personal librarian (19081913) and the first Director of the Morgan Library (19241948). She was also the daughter of two mixed race parents and passed for white. In