University in Louisville in Jefferson County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Dr. Eleanor Young Love

(1922-2006)

Photographed by Steve Masler, March 10, 2018

1. Dr. Eleanor Young Love Marker

Inscription. Scholar and educator, Dr. Love became the first black librarian at the University of Kentucky in 1955 and, a decade later, became the first director of Project Upward Bound and an assistant dean at the University of Louisville. A faculty member in the School of Education, Dr. Love also chaired the Black Faculty and Staff Association in the late 1970s.

Erected 2012.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Education • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1955.

Location. 38° 13.215′ N, 85° 45.641′ W. Marker is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County. It is in University. It is on W. Cardinal Boulevard just west of S. 2nd Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1911 S 3rd Street, Louisville KY 40208, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dr. Charles Henry Parrish, Jr. (here, next to this marker); Dr. Joseph H. McMillan, Sr (here, next to this marker); Dr. Rufus E. Clement (here, next to this marker); Woodford R. Porter, Sr. (a few steps from this marker); Anne M. Braden (a few steps from this marker); Wilson W. Wyatt, Sr.

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(a few steps from this marker); The Freedom Park: A Journey to Freedom (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Freedom Park: A Journey to Freedom (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Louisville.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 7, 2024

2. Dr. Eleanor Young Love Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 12, 2018, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 590 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 12, 2018, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. 2. submitted on April 23, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.