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Monteria Hightower

1929–2025

United States

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Monteria Hightower (November 20 1929 – August 7, 2025) was an American librarian. She was formerly the Administrator of the State Library and Archives for Nevada, the first Black state librarian in Nevada, and the fifth Black state librarian in the United States. She was the State Librarian of Missouri from 1986 through 1994 where she was the first Black state librarian.

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