Summer/Fall Fellows
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library
The Mudd Library summer fellow alumni consist of a growing circle of successful
new archivists. This list provides each year’s fellow, the institution
from which they came, and the activities they undertook both at Mudd Library and
after the fellowship.
2001
Rachel Ban (University of Maryland, College Park) arranged and described
the Emmet Hughes Papers, created an item-level database for the Princeton University Architectural Presentation Boards Collection, designed
a web exhibit for the cased
images conservation project, updated the Nassau Hall Iconography Collection, and finalized the processing of the William Cattell Trimble Papers.
Post-fellowship, Rachel completed her MA/MLS and now works for History Associates
Incorporated (HAI) in Rockville, Maryland. She manages their archival
storage facility and works on a variety of archives and records projects
including processing collections, appraising records, writing records
retention schedules, and helping organizations and businesses develop
archives and/or records programs.
2002
Stasia Karel (Drexel University) processed the William E. Colby Papers, assembled an in-house and online exhibit of Paix
et Liberté posters, and organized and moved the oversize collection. In addition, she answered in-house and remote reference questions and assisted patrons.
Post-fellowship, Stasia received her MLS in 2003 and spent the next four years working at the New York Public Library as part of the Wilson Processing Project. She is currently the Borderlands Project Archivist at the University of California, Berkeley.
2003
Jennifer Walele (University of Arizona) processed the William P. Bundy Papers, assembled an exhibit on Jonathan
Edwards, and participated in the reference activities of the Library. Jennifer also accompanied the University Archivist to the home of Anne Martindell to help facilitate the transfer of her papers to the Mudd Library.
Post-fellowship, she completed her MLS and now works for the Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs, U.S. Department of State, conducting research and writing for the Diplomatic Security Project, an unclassified, illustrated, book-length history of the of the diplomatic security function from the beginning of American diplomacy to the present time.
2004
Leah Smith (Rutgers University) processed the Anne Martindell Papers,
assembled an exhibit of political cartoons commenting on President Franklin Roosevelt's decision to seek a third term, and participated in the reference activities of the library.
Post-fellowship, Leah returned to Rutgers University's Library and Information Science Program to complete her MLS.
2005
Cheryl Oestreicher (Drew University) processed and described the Margaret Snyder Papers and assisted with the conversion of legacy finding aids to Encoded Archival Description, including conducting a survey of legacy documents as well as updating and encoding finding aids. She also assisted with updating MARC catalog records, answered remote reference inquiries, and created an exhibit entitled "1945: A World United and Divided" which documented the end of World War II and the beginning of the United Nations.
Cheryl received her MLIS in May 2004. Post-fellowship, she worked as the Archives Associate and manager of the Drew University Archives. She currently works at the University of Chicago as Project Archivist for the Mellon-funded UNCAP (Uncovering New Chicago Archives Project).
2006
Jennifer Sharp (University of Michigan) processed and described several collections, including the Blair Clark Papers, the Gilbert F. Close Papers, and the Ansley J. Coale Papers and assisted with an audio digitization project by encoding an item level EAD finding aid. She also answered remote reference inquiries and worked on developing policies and guidelines for the capture of web pages.
Post-fellowship, Jennifer returned to the University of Michigan's School of Information to complete her degree and continued her work at the Bentley Historical Library. She now works as Manuscript Librarian in the Special Collections Department of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation's John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Library.
2007
In 2007 both Diann Benti (University of Maryland) and Amy Armstrong (University of Texas) were named fellows. Both fellows made major contributions to an ambitious EAD retro-conversion project by encoding files and converting MARC records, answered remote reference inquires and assisted library patrons, and participated in regular meetings with library staff on a number of archival topics. Diann processed the Dana Gardner Munro Papers, as well as the Digital Files Series of the Allen Dulles Papers, a group of 7800 electronic files released to Princeton from the CIA. Amy processed the Karl S. Twitchell Papers.
2008
Pete Asch (New York University) processed and described three collections: the Charles T. Lanham Papers, the Law Students Civil Rights Research Council, and additions to the Princeton University Graduate School Records. He also assisted in curating an exhibit on "John Foster Dulles: From Diploma to Diplomat," prepared metadata records for a digital poster collection, answered remote reference inquiries, and encoded seven additional finding aids in EAD and wrote the corresponding catalog records.
Post-fellowship, Asch returned to New York University to complete his Master's in History with a Certificate in Archival Management. He also gave a presentation about this and his previous internships at the Fall 2008 MARAC conference.
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