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Maud Durlin Sullivan (1872 - December 28, 1943) was an American librarian and patron of the arts. She is known for her leadership role in the El Paso Public Library (EPPL).

Biography

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Sullivan was born in 1872 in Ripon, Wisconsin.[1] Later her family moved to Madison, Wisconsin where her father worked as a rector in the Episcopal church.[1] Sullivan went to Kemper Hall and then studied the arts at the Pratt Institute.[1]

In 1912, Sullivan resigned from EPPL to move to the Mogollon Mountains with her new husband, John Kevin Sullivan.[2] Sullivan's husband was a mining engineer.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Kohout, Martin Donell (15 June 2010). "Sullivan, Maud Durlin". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Assocition. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b Goetting, Betty Mary (28 November 1962). "Maud Durlin Sullivan". El Paso County Historical Society. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
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