James W. Donnelly
James W. Donnelly is remembered as the "Father of the Birmingham Library System".
Donnelly moved to Birmingham fro his native Cincinnati OH after retiring from a brilliant career at Proctor and Gamble. He was a respected industrialist and took to real-estate development and improvement of civic matters. He organized, funded, and led efforts to establish the Birmingham Public Library System -- "one of the finest in the Southeast USA"
See Also:
- Birmingham Public Library
- Donnelly House on Highland Avenue
