Mollie Huston Lee was the first African American librarian in Wake County and the founder of the Richard B. Harrison Library.
Mrs. Lee started and maintained a collection chronicling the African American experience both locally and nationally, as well as international history of the African Diaspora. The collection is composed of both adult and juvenile nonfiction, fiction, and journals. Images documenting the lives of African Americans in Raleigh are also digitized and available via the North Carolina Digital Heritage site.
The Lee Collection is housed at the Richard B. Harrison Community Library in the Mollie Huston Lee Room. This collection may be utilized by researchers and other interested parties by appointment only. Please contact the library to schedule an appointment.