In 1924 the private collection was incorporated by the State of New York as a library for public uses, and the Board of Trustees appointed Belle first director of the Pierpont Morgan Library. She was born Belle Marion Greener in Washington, D.C., and grew up there and in New York City. Her biographer Heidi Ardizzone lists Belle's birth date as November 26, 1879. Her mother was Genevieve Ida Fleet, a member of a well-known African American family in the nation's capital, while her father was Richard Theodore Greener, an attorney who served as dean of the Howard University School of Law and was the first black student and first black graduate of Harvard (class of 1870).
In 1924 the private collection was incorporated by the State of New York as a library for public uses, and the Board of Trustees appointed Belle first director of the Pierpont Morgan Library.
case
in
In
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1924
1924
NUM
CD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
private
private
ADJ
JJ
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
collection
collection
NOUN
NN
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
incorporate
incorporated
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl:agent
Number=Sing
State
State
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Degree=Pos
New
New
ADJ
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
York
York
PROPN
NNP
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
library
library
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
public
public
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Plur
use
uses
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
Board
Board
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
Trustees
Trustees
PROPN
NNPS
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
appoint
appointed
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Sing
Belle
Belle
PROPN
NNP
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
first
first
ADJ
JJ
xcomp
Number=Sing
director
director
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Pierpont
Pierpont
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
Morgan
Morgan
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Library
Library
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
She was born Belle Marion Greener in Washington, D.C., and grew up there and in New York City.
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
She
PRON
PRP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
bear
born
VERB
VBN
xcomp
Number=Sing
Belle
Belle
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Marion
Marion
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Greener
Greener
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Washington
Washington
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
D.C.
D.C.
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
grow
grew
VERB
VBD
compound:prt
up
up
ADP
RP
advmod
PronType=Dem
there
there
ADV
RB
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
case
in
in
ADP
IN
compound
Degree=Pos
New
New
ADJ
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
York
York
PROPN
NNP
conj
Number=Sing
City
City
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Her biographer Heidi Ardizzone lists Belle's birth date as November 26, 1879.
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
Her
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Sing
biographer
biographer
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Heidi
Heidi
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Ardizzone
Ardizzone
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
list
lists
VERB
VBZ
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Belle
Belle
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
compound
Number=Sing
birth
birth
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
date
date
NOUN
NN
case
as
as
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
November
November
PROPN
NNP
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
26
26
NUM
CD
punct
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,
PUNCT
,
nmod:tmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1879
1879
NUM
CD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Her mother was Genevieve Ida Fleet, a member of a well-known African American family in the nation's capital, while her father was Richard Theodore Greener, an attorney who served as dean of the Howard University School of Law and was the first black student and first black graduate of Harvard (class of 1870).
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
Her
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Sing
mother
mother
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Number=Sing
Genevieve
Genevieve
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Ida
Ida
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Fleet
Fleet
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
appos
Number=Sing
member
member
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
advmod
Degree=Pos
well
well
ADV
RB
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
amod
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
know
known
VERB
VBN
amod
Degree=Pos
African
African
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
American
American
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
family
family
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
nation
nation
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
nmod
Number=Sing
capital
capital
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
while
while
SCONJ
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Sing
father
father
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advcl
Number=Sing
Richard
Richard
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Theodore
Theodore
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Greener
Greener
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
appos
Number=Sing
attorney
attorney
NOUN
NN
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
serve
served
VERB
VBD
case
as
as
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
dean
dean
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Howard
Howard
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
University
University
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
School
School
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Law
Law
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
first
first
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
black
black
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Sing
student
student
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
first
first
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
black
black
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Sing
graduate
graduate
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Harvard
Harvard
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
appos
Number=Sing
class
class
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1870
1870
NUM
CD
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.