Curriculum Vitae of Dieter C.
Ullrich
GENERAL INFORMATION:
Dieter C. Ullrich - Assistant Professor/Archivist
Professional Address:
University Archives
Brooks Library
Central Washington University
400 East University Way
Ellensburg, WA 98926-7548
Home Address:
2518 North Ellington Street
Ellensburg, WA 98926
Phone Numbers:
(509) 933-4077 (Home)
(509) 963-1717 (Work)
(509) 963-3684 (Fax)
E-Mail Address:
ullrichd@cwu.edu
EDUCATIONAL CREDENTIALS:
Master of Science - University of Kentucky -
1992
Major: Library/Archival Science
Master of Arts - Indiana University of Pennsylvania -
1991
Major: History
Thesis: The World Disarmament Conference of 1932 and 1933: A
Reflection of the Quest for
Global Peace from an American Perspective.
Bachelor of Arts - Metropolitan State College -
1987
Major: History and Political Science
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES AND NOTABLE RECOGNITIONS:
Listed in the 61st Edition of Who's Who in America - 2007
Paralegal Certificate - University of Colorado, Denver - 1989
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
Central Washington University - Brooks Library
Ellensburg, Washington
Dates: 9/04 to present
Position: Head of Special Collections and University Archives
Responsibilities: Serve as University Archivist and Head of Special Collections Department. Responsible for the management and
organization of the University Archives and Special Collections. Responsibilities include the accumulation, preservation and
accessibility of archival materials; the arrangement, description of collections, development of finding
aids, preparation of catalog records and online presentation of digital collections; coordinate processing functions, including appraisal,
accessioning, and arrangement of primary source materials; acquire and evaluate regional history materials, unique publications and
rare books; provide access programs and reference service to researchers, participate in the collections development program and
liaison activities. As supervisor of the department, the university archivist evaluates all students, graduate assistants, interns and
permanent staff assigned to the archives.
Auburn University - Ralph Brown Draughon Library
Auburn, Alabama
Dates: 9/02 to 9/04
Position: Archivist
Responsibilities: Archivist, responsible for the arrangement and description of archival
and manuscript collections; development of finding aids; preparation of USMARC catalog records for
addition to the OCLC database; the creation and posting of descriptions, inventories and finding aids to
the Internet in HTML and other formats; perform reference services in the Department of Special
Collections and Archives; participate in university and library committees plus
national and regional historical, archival and library organizations.
Millersville University - Helen A. Ganser
Library
Millersville, Pennsylvania
Dates: 8/99 to 8/02.
Position: Special Collections Librarian/University Archivist
Responsibilities: Head of Special Collections and University Archives;
responsible for organizing, maintaining and managing the Special
Collections Department; process, preserve and document manuscript
collections and university archival records, acquire regional history
publications and related materials; develop rare book collections;
perform information and reference services for both Special Collections
and General Reference plus participate in various university
and library committees and regional historical organizations.
The University of Tennessee, Martin - Paul Meek
Library
Martin, Tennessee
Dates: 2/95 to 7/99
Position: Special Collections Librarian/University Archivist
Responsibilities: Coordinator of Special Collections; responsible for
organizing, maintaining and managing Special Collections; process,
preserve and document manuscript collections and university archival
records, assist in acquiring genealogical and regional history materials;
enhance rare book collection; maintain Special Collections vertical file;
perform information and reference services for Special Collections and the
Reference Desk plus participate in various and library committees and
organizations.
State University of New York - College at Oswego - Penfield
Library
Oswego, New York
Dates: 12/92 to 2/95
Position: Reference Librarian and Assistant Coordinator of Special
Collections
Responsibilities: Library liaison to the History Department;
accountable for organizing, maintaining and cataloging the Special
Collections and University Archives Collection; perform information
services at the Reference Desk, including maintenance and development of
the Vertical File; select library materials for Collection Development in
the subject of history; Instruction to both English Composition classes and
students in the field of history; online database searches; revise and
create bibliographic study guides in the subject area of history; and
participate in various work groups and committees in the library.
John Brown Engineering - Corporate Branch
Library
Stamford, Connecticut
Dates: 9/92 to 11/92
Position: Company Archivist and Special Librarian
Responsibilities: Organized, stored, and cataloged company records,
books and monographs; helped initiate an online catalog for staff access;
developed a system to acquire materials by the firm and performed minor
reference duties.
University of Kentucky - King Library
Lexington, Kentucky
Dates: 5/92 to 8/92
Position: Library Technician and Preservation / Conservation Intern
Responsibilities: Assisted in preservation survey of the library's
pre-1970 collection; practiced conservation techniques to preserve heavily
used and abused library materials; routed journals and magazines in the
Serials Department; performed dissemination of information for University
faculty and provided basic reference service.
State of Kentucky - Department of Library and
Archives
Frankfurt, Kentucky
Dates: 8/91 to 4/92
Position: Library Intern
Responsibilities: Assisted in a state-wide network survey; helped
create the survey questionnaire; was involved with Inter-library loan
requests and retrieval and performed minor reference service.
SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY:
Publications:
Editor and contributing author to the bi-annual newsletter of the
Friends of Helen A. Ganser Library entitled the Friends Folio,
1999-2002.
Founder and former editor of the Safe Haven Society monthly newsletter
Safe Haven Minutes and contributing author to the quarterly
journal New Ontario Chronicle, 1993-1995.
Chapters and Entries in Monographs:
"Millard Fillmore." (The Vice Presidents: A Biographical
Dictionary, Third Edition, Ed. L. Edward Purcell, New York: Facts On File, 2005). Revised.
"Ullrich." (History and Families: Weakley County, Tennessee,
1823-1998, Ed. Weakley County Genealogical Society, Paducah,
Kentucky: Turner Pub. Co., 1999).
"Millard Fillmore." (The Vice Presidents: A Biographical
Dictionary, Ed. L. Edward Purcell, New York: Facts On File, 1998).
Articles and Reviews:
"The Frederick Krueger Collection on Upper Kittitas Valley History," Easy Access: Newsletter of the
Northwest Archivists, Vol. 33, No. 3 (September, 2007), pages 1, 20-21.
"Upper Kittitas Valley History Collection Donated to Central Washington University,"
Society of American Archivists Manuscript Repositories Newsletter, Fall, 2007, page 7.
"Rufus Woods: High Priest of the Columbia," Pacific Northwest Quarterly, Vol. 97, No. 2
(Spring, 2006), pages 108-109.
"Rufus Woods Papers come to Central Washington University," Easy Access: Newsletter of the
Northwest Archivists, Vol. 32, No. 2 (June, 2006), pages 1-4.
"Rufus Woods Papers," Society of American Archivists Manuscript Repositories
Newsletter, Summer, 2006, page 9.
"Right must and will succeed: Excerpts from the letters of Sergeant
Edmund Burke Wylie, Company K of the 31st Iowa Infantry Regiment,"
Chattanooga Regional Historical Journal, Vol. 8, No. 2 (December, 2005), pages 181-218.
"What is all this war for any how: The Battle of
Paris, Tennessee," West Tennessee Historical
Society Papers, Vol. 58 (2004 annual issue published in March, 2005), pages 55-85.
"Alabamans in East Tennessee: Letters from Confederate Soldiers back home," Chattanooga Regional
Historical Journal, Vol. 6, No. 2 (December, 2003), pages 161-185.
"Confederate Operations in the Jackson Purchase: A History of Camp Beauregard, Kentucky,"
The Filson Club History Quarterly, Vol. 76, No. 4 (Fall, 2003), pages 459-493.
"Have gone to Atlanta: The diary entries of Private Van Buren Oldham,
March 13, 1864 to August 1, 1864," Chattanooga Regional Historical
Journal, Vol. 4, No. 2 (December, 2001), pages 105-161.
"We are going to Chattanooga: The Diary Entries of Private Van Buren
Oldham, April 14, 1863 to September 21, 1863,", Chattanooga
Regional Historical Journal, Vol. 4, No. 1 (July, 2001), pages 20-67.
"Early Writings from the Lancaster County Normal School: The Letters
of Sallie Eva Bolton" - Parts 1, 2, 3 & 4 Friends Folio, No.
43, 44, 45 & 46 (Spring and Fall Issues of 2001 and Spring and Fall Issues
of 2002).
"Defending the Jackson Purchase: The History of Camp Beauregard, Kentucky,"
Jackson Purchase Historical Society Journal, 2002 Annual Issue.
"Ten Days at Camp Dent," The Filson Club History Quarterly, Vol. 76, No.
1 (Winter Issue, 2002), pages 65-72.
"A Centennial Moment: A Series of Articles on the History of the
University of Tennessee at Martin, 1900-2000", UT Martin's
CampusScene, Fall Issue, 1998, Spring Issue, 1999, and Fall
Issue, 1999.
"Transcribing Civil War Diaries at the University of Tennessee at
Martin Special Collections", Tennessee Archivist, Summer
Issue, 1998.
"The Special Collections Department at the University of Tennessee at
Martin", Journal of the Jackson Purchase Historical Society, 1998
Annual Issue.
"They Met at Lockridge's Mills," West Tennessee Historical Society Papers, Vol. 51
(1998 Annual Issue), pages 1-20.
"The 135th Anniversary of the Battle of Lockridge's
Mills", Weakley County Press, May 1st and 8th, 1997.
Finding Aids and Edited Works:
The Rufus Woods Papers: A Finding Aid and Descriptive Inventory
(Central Washington University, 2006)
The Civil War Diaries of Van Buren Oldham: Company G, Ninth
Tennessee Volunteer Infantry, C.S.A. (University of Tennessee at
Martin, 1999)
A Descriptive Guide to the Manuscript and Genealogical Collections
of the Gordon Browning Museum and Library. (University of Tennessee
at Martin, 1997)
A Finding Aid and Descriptive Inventory for the Ned Ray McWherter
Speaker of the House Papers. (University of Tennessee at Martin,
1997)
The Office of the Chancellor Papers: A Finding Aid and
Inventory Guide to the Collections of the Executive Officers of the
University of Tennessee at Martin from 1927 to 1972. (University of
Tennessee at Martin, 1997)
The Holland McCombs Papers: A Finding Aid and Manuscript
Collection Inventory (University of Tennessee at Martin, 1996)
A Descriptive Guide to Penfield Library's Manuscript Collection
(State University of New York at Oswego, 1995).
Presentations:
Delivered a presentation on "PBCore and Metadata: The Basics" at the headquarters of
BCR in Aurora, Colorado (4/11/2008)
Delivered a presentation on "Germany and the World Cup" on World Languages Day at Central
Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington (5/12/2006)
Delivered a presentation on the "Cultural Heritage Archive and Museum Project and the University Archives"
to the Ellensburg Rotary Club at Ellensburg, Washington (12/1/2004)
Presented a paper entitled "Defending the Jackson Purchase: The
History of Camp Beauregard, Kentucky" at the annual meeting of the Jackson
Purchase Historical Society at Clinton, Kentucky (7/27/2002).
Delivered a presentation entitled "What's new in Special Collection
and University Archives" during the Annual Helen A. Ganser Library Liaison
Meeting at Millersville, Pennsylvania (4/5/2002).
Partook in a panel discussion entitled "21st Century Access: A
Balancing Act for Records Curators" sponsored by the Pennsylvania Library
Association and the ACRL, Delaware Valley Chapter. The panel discussion
was conducted at the Adam's Mark Hotel in Philadelphia (10/13/2001).
Presentation was favorably reviewed in the Local History & Genealogy
Librarian News in the October 16th, 2001 issue. See
http://www.heritagequest.com/html/lhgl_011016.html.
Delivered a presentation entitled "Preserving Your Past: How to Care
for Family Papers and Photographs" during the Annual Dinner for the
Friends of Helen A. Ganser Library at Millersville, Pennsylvania
(4/18/2000).
Delivered a presentation entitled "The Civil War
Diaries of Private
Oldham: A Soldier's Life as Seen Through the Eyes of a West Tennessean"
at the semi-annual meeting of the History Majors of the University of
Tennessee at Martin (4/8/1999).
Delivered a presentation entitled "Balancing user needs in an age of
rapid change: Archives on the Web versus the patron in the reading room"
at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut (1/8/1999).
Delivered a presentation to the Jackson Purchase Chapter of the
National Society Daughters of the American Colonists on "Preserving your
Family History" at Union City, Tennessee (9/14/1998).
Presented a paper entitled "Librarians and Scholarly Activity" and
partook in a panel discussion on "Rewarding Scholarship in the
21st Century" at the University of Tennessee at Martin
(3/4/1998).
Delivered a presentation to the Union City Sons of the Confederacy on
the "Battle of Lockridge's Mills" at Union City, Tennessee (11/9/1997).
Delivered a presentation to the West Tennessee Historical Society on
the "Battle of Lockridge's Mills" at the University of Tennessee at Martin
(11/1/1997).
Delivered a presentation to the Carroll County Historical Society on
the progress of a proposed web page and the preservation work conducted on
manuscript collections held in McKenzie, Tennessee (6/24/1997).
Delivered presentations on the development and use of the "Virtual
History of Weakley County" and the "Virtual History of University of
Tennessee at Martin" World Wide Web sites to the Friends of the Library
(4/10/1997), Fortnightly Club (10/5/1996) and the Kiwanis Club (1/15/1997). All
conducted on the campus of the University of Tennessee at Martin.
Delivered presentations and conducted tours of Special Collections
Department for the local Optimist International Club (12/12/1995), Rotary
Professional International Club (2/8/1996), Jackson Purchase Historical
Society (3/2/1996), the University's Phi Delta Kappa fraternity (2/27/1996),
the Daughters of the American Revolution (4/8/1996), and the Fine Arts Club
(12/4/1996) on the resources available in Paul Meek Library's Special
Collections.
Conducted numerous class seminars to various history classes on
researching local and national archival institutions, searching
collections via the internet and providing tours of the Special
Collections Department (1996-1997).
Partook in halftime radio interviews on the U. T. M. sports network
discussing items held in Special Collections and searchable Web sites
(1996-1997).
Partook in a television interview on a segment of the "Chancellor's
Corner", which is part of the Cal Luther Show, and discussed the
many resources and attractions Special Collections area (Aired on 2/18/1996
on Channel 6 - Paducah).
Delivered a presentation to the local Professional Secretaries
Association on the development of the University Museum exhibit entitled
"The University of Tennessee: Through the Years" (2/7/1996).
Took part in a radio presentation on WBTM discussing the events to be
sponsored by the Weakley County State Bicentennial Committee, with a
specific focus upon the Video/Oral history project. (5/23/1995)
Delivered a presentation at the opening of a temporary exhibit for
Safe Haven Inc. at the Tyler Art Gallery, S.U.N.Y. Oswego (3/22/1994).
Delivered a presentation at the Schroeppel Historical Society
(Schroeppel, New York) on conservation and preservation techniques used in
libraries and museums (5/16/1994).
Presented a paper before the Lake Ontario Archives Conference on the
topic of archival reference and automation (6/4/1994).
Delivered a presentation at the Scriba Historical Society (Scriba, New
York) on local history and genealogical resources available in the
library's Special Collections (6/22/1994).
Partook in a panel discussion entitled "Safe Haven Inc.: Where we go
from here", focusing on the topic of preservation and conservation of
artifacts (8/6/1994).
Grants:
Prepared a $10,000 grant application in the Spring of 2007 for the Washington Preservation Initiative, supported
by funding provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, to reformat and preserve the H. Glenn Hogue Collection of
photographic negatives of the Central Washington University campus and Kittitas Valley region from the 1930s to the 1960s.
The funding was not approved by the selection committee.
Assisted in the preparation of a federal grant to archive and transfer into a digital format aging films
and video cassettes produced by the Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute from the 1970s to the present.
Grant was submitted in October of 2005 but was denied funding in May of 2006.
Prepared a grant application in the Spring of 2005 for the Washington Preservation Initiative, supported
by funding provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, to microfilm the student
newspapers of Central Washington University from 1916 to 2005. Grant was approved for $8,383.00.
Prepared a grant application for the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts Preservation Overview Survey
Program in Summer of 2005 for a consultant to evaluate the Central Washington University Archives program. Grant was
submitted but the institution was not selected to participate in the grant program.
Prepared a grant application for the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts Preservation Overview Survey
Program in Fall of 2003 for the Auburn University Archives program. Grant was not submitted due to time constraints.
Research Guides:
Created library resource guides for College History, Local
History, Native Americans, Atlases, Maps, Genealogy, Biography,
European History and the Middle East for the State
University of New York at Oswego, Penfield Library.
Co-authored a community-wide bibliography/study guide for the 50th
anniversary of the War Refugee Center (Jewish Refugees) in
Oswego, New York.
Assisted in the revision of the American History study guide for
the State University of New York at Oswego, Penfield Library.
Assisted in the creation of a guide to better utilize The Video
Encyclopedia of the 20th Century for the State University of New
York at Oswego, Penfield Library.
Created library study guides for upper level history classes for the
State University of New York at Oswego, Penfield Library.
Served as a consultant in the development of resource guides in
Ancient History and Medieval History for the State
University of New York at Oswego, Penfield Library.
Brochures:
Revised and updated the University Archives and Special Collections
brochure for Central Washington University, James Brooks Library.
Created a brochure to enhance awareness of the collections available
in the Special Collections Department and University Archives at
Millersville University, Helen A. Ganser Library.
Created a brochure to enhance awareness of the collections available
in the Special Collections Department for the University of
Tennessee at Martin, Paul Meek Library.
Videos:
Produced and developed a video on the political career of Governor Ned
Ray McWherter of Tennessee for use in a permanent exhibit displayed at the
University of Tennessee, Special Collections Department.
Interviewed on the recent findings in the Holland McCombs papers,
shown in Dallas, Texas during the 33rd reunion of the John F. Kennedy
assassination before a conference of international researchers and
national news agencies.
Produced a series of video/oral history interviews for the Weakley
County State Bicentennial Committee in honor of the 200th anniversary of
the State of Tennessee.
Co-produced a video documentary on the War Refugee Shelter, entitled
Safe Haven: 1944-1946 for the State University of New York at
Oswego.
Assisted the Oswego Maritime Foundation in conducting research for the
video documentary Diving Into History: The David W. Mills.
World Wide Web Sites:
Developed and maintain the Living History Project / Oral Histories website at http://www.lib.cwu.edu/archive/finding/fa039-05-78.htm that includes digitalized (using OCR) transcripts of Central Washington
University emeriti and alumni from the 1920s to the 1990s. The website was begun in the summer of 2007 and continues to the present.
Assisted in the development of the Central Washington University Digital Collections website that focuses
upon scanned collections housed by the Central Washington University Archives located at
http://digital.lib.cwu.edu/. The website was begun in the summer of 2007 and continues to the present.
Developed and maintain the Central Washington University Archives website at
http://www.lib.cwu.edu/archive/ and the Special Collections website at http://www.lib.cwu.edu/archive/sc_index.html from September of 2004 to the present.
Maintained the Society of Alabama Archivist homepage from November of 2002 to August of 2004.
Developed and maintained the Auburn University Special Collections and University Archives
website from September of 2002 to August of 2004.
Contributed photographs and historical information to the Local
Legacies Project to commemorate the bicentennial of the Library of
Congress. Images and brief histories of events can be found at http://lcweb.loc.gov/bicentennial/propage/state_page_TN.html
under the links for Representative John S. Tanner of Tennessee. Summer of
2000.
Developed and maintained the Millersville University Special
Collections and University Archives homepage from
November of 1999 to August of 2002.
Developed "The Weakley County Genealogical Society" website at the
University of Tennessee at Martin in June of 1999.
Developed "The Civil War Diaries of Van Buren Oldham" website, edited
transcripts from the diaries of a Confederate soldier from Weakley County,
at the University of Tennessee at Martin
http://www.utm.edu/departments/acadpro/library/departments/special_collections/wc_hist/vboldham.htm
in May of 1998.
Co-developed "The Gordon Browning Museum" web site at the
University of Tennessee at Martin in September of 1997.
Co-developed "The Virtual History of Weakley County" homepage at the
University of Tennessee at Martin
http://www.utm.edu/departments/acadpro/library/departments/special_collections/wc_hist/index.htm
in June of 1996.
Co-developed "The Virtual History of the University of Tennessee at
Martin" homepage at the University of Tennessee at Martin http://www.utm.edu/departments/acadpro/library/departments/special_collections/
LD5300_college_history/0college_history.htm in October of 1996.
Developed and maintained the University of Tennessee at Martin Special
Collections Department homepage from the Summer of 1996 to the Summer of
1999.
Other Professional Duties:
Developed over 1500 descriptive metadata tags for historical images on the Brooks Library
Digital Collection Website. See
http://digital.lib.cwu.edu/cgi-bin/library.
Preserved, organized and cataloged of over 160 archival collections located in the
Central Washington University Archives and placed summaries and finding aids of those collections
on a keyword searchable World Wide Web site since since October of 2004.
Cataloged of over 200 historically significant papers, diaries, and other archival material located
in Auburn University's Archives, into a machine readable format (Voyager & OCLC).
Processed, preserved and arranged over 70 manuscript and archival collections, totaling over 500 cubic feet, while
serving as archivist at Auburn University.
Created, digitally converted, and placed on the Internet over 250 manuscript and archival finding aids at Auburn
University.
Assisted in the preparation of a Policy & Procedure Guide to assist graduate student interns in processing, organizing
and developing finding aids for manuscript and archival materials in the Fall of 2002 at Auburn University.
Assisted in the cataloging of over 160 historically significant
papers, diaries, business ledgers and other manuscripts located in
the Millersville University Manuscript Collection, into a machine readable
format (Voyager & OCLC).
Revised the Archival Policy Statement for Millersville University in Fall of 2000.
Revised the Special Collections section of the Helen A. Ganser
Library, Millersville University Emergency Response Manual - 2000.
Restructured Information Service and Collection Development
policies for the Special Collections Department of Helen A. Ganser
Library, Millersville University.
Developed a Rare Book Policy and completed a rare book search in the
Circulating Collection of Paul Meek Library, the University of Tennessee
at Martin.
Assisted in the development of a searchable World Wide Web site for
the Paul Meek Library, Special Collections Department, which included
descriptive guides for the manuscript collections held in the Special
Collections repository.
Assisted in the cataloging of over 120 historically significant
papers, diaries, business ledgers, maps and other manuscripts located in
the Paul Meek Library's Special Collections, into a machine readable
format (OCLC).
Assisted in the cataloging of over 90 oral history tapes found in the
Paul Meek Library's Regional and State History Collection, into machine
readable format (OCLC).
Developed a mission statement, policies and procedures for all areas
of the Paul Meek Library Special Collections.
Created collection development policies for Penfield Library in the
selection of library materials for the areas of history, special
collections, maps, vertical file and reprints.
Coordinated, promoted, and Co-chaired the Penfield Library
Associations book sale (1992-1994).
Processed numerous manuscript and archival collections donated to the
university.
Assisted in the cataloging of over 130 historically significant
papers, records and manuscripts, held in Penfield Library's Special
Collections, into a machine readable format (OCLC & RLIN)
Assisted in the development of a online search system for Penfield
Library's Special Collections on the campus GOPHER.
Assisted in the planning and implementing phases of the Special
Collections environmental control project.
Assisted in the development of an internship program in Penfield
Library's Special Collections.
Completed an assessment of Penfield Library's Special Collections
repository in compliance with the Long Range Preservation Planning
Project of the North Country Reference and Resource Council.
Exhibits:
Created an exhibit in recognition of the public release of the Frederick Krueger Collection
on the Upper Kittitas Valley displayed at James Brooks Library at Central Washington University
(September 19, 2007 to January 6, 2008)
Assisted in the creation of temporary exhibits in recognition of National Library Week and displayed
at Draughon Library at Auburn University. (April 7 to 11, 2003)
Assisted in the development of the Millersville University Annual
Reunion Exhibit for the classes of 1927, 1952 and 1977. (May 2 to May 5,
2002).
Assisted in the development of the Millersville University Annual
Reunion Exhibit for the classes of 1926, 1951 and 1976. (May 4 to May 7,
2001).
Assisted in the development of a temporary exhibit on local history
entitled "The History of Martin: As Seen Through the 1892 to 1927 Sanborn
Maps and Photographs" displayed at the University of Tennessee at Martin Museum (August 28 to
October 2, 1998).
Created a temporary exhibit on the political career of Governor Ned
Ray McWherter for the dedication of his recreated gubernatorial office at
the University of Tennessee at Martin (November 3 to November 25, 1997).
Created a permanent museum exhibit entitled "The University of
Tennessee: Through the Years" which is on display at the University of Tennessee at Martin Museum
(Holland McCombs Center).
Assisted on the Edna Hibel "Our Mothers Before Us" lithograph,
painting and sketch exhibit displayed in Special Collections Area of the
Paul Meek Library (April 22 to May 10, 1996).
Major displays and exhibits developed for Helen A. Ganser Library,
Millersville University;
1. Making the Grade: A Century of Grade Books (Fall, 1999)
2. Books on Pennsylvania Dutch Culture (Spring, 2000)
3. Charles Demuth: His Legacy in Print (Summer, 2000)
4. Frank Gullo Music Sheet Collection: Samples and Examples
(Summer,2000)
5. Yesterday's Business: Business Ledgers of the 19th Century (Fall,
2000)
6. Popular Songs from the First and Second World War (Fall, 2000)
7. Lancaster As Seen Through the Eyes of Gerald S. Lestz (Fall, 2001)
8. Langston Hughes: One Hundred Years After His Birth (Spring, 2002)
9. Degrees of Change: Certificates and Diplomas issued to graduates by
Millersville State Normal School and Millersville State Teachers College
from 1868 to 1933. (Summer, 2002)
Major Displays developed for Paul Meek Library, University of
Tennessee at Martin;
1. The Cards of Christmas Past (1995)
2. Alumni Remembered (1996)
3. Tom Lea: Western Writer & Painter (1996)
4. Hall-Moody Institute & The McFerrin School (1996)
5. The Campus of 1927 & The First Year (1997)
6. People and Places of Martin (1997)
7. Weakley County during the Civil War & The Battle of Lockridge's
Mills (1997-1998)
8. The History of the University Press: The Early Years (1998)
9. Korean History and Folklore in Books (1998)
10. Senegal: Its people and its culture (1999)
11. Wish you were here: Postcards from 1900 to 1920 (1999)
Jointly created displays for Penfield Library, State University of New
York at Oswego;
1. Memorial Day Remembrance (1993)
2. Baseball (1993)
3. Travel Destinations (1994)
4. History Club - Gettysburg Trip (1994)
Jointly created a temporary traveling exhibit on the "Safe Haven
Experience" which was on display, from July 1994 to 1996, at Fort Ontario
State Historical Site (Oswego, New York), Jewish Community Centers in
Rochester and Syracuse, and various Synagogues
and public schools Central New York.
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES:
Attended the ARMA Great Northwest Region Conference held at the Oregon Convention Center at
Portland, Oregon (April 7-9, 2008)
Participated in the Washington State Records Management Training Workshop, titled
"Records and Information Management", held at the Department of Personnel, Organizational
and Employee Development Services, in Olympia, Washington (December 8, 2007)
Attended the "Persistence of Memory: Stewardship of Digital Assets" conference presented
by the Northeast Document Conservation Center and held at the Hilton Seattle Center in
Seattle, Washington (November 28-29, 2007)
Attended the Northwest Archivists Annual Conference at the University of Idaho Conference Center in
Moscow, Idaho (May 18-19, 2007)
Attended the "School for Scanning: The A-Z of Creating Digital Collections" presented by the
Northeast Document Conservation Center and held at the Minneapolis Marriott City Center in
Minneapolis, Minnesota (May 1-3, 2007)
Attended a presentation by Lorraine McConaghy, historian at the Seattle Museum of History and Industry,
on "Developing Oral History Resources: Grandma's Recollections for Researchers" held at Central Washington
University in Ellensburg, Washington (April 19, 2007).
Participated in an online Webinar session titled "CONTENTdmŪ Version 4.2 Overview"
presented by OCLC (January 4, 2007)
Attended a workshop titled "Photographic Negatives: Identification and Preservation" held
at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington (September 6, 2006)
Participated in an online Webinar session titled "Manage your Digital Resources: CONTENTdm Overview"
presented by OCLC (July 20, 2006)
Attended a workshop on "Grant Writing for Preservation and Digitization Programs" held at the OCLC
Western Service Center in Lacey, Washington (August 16, 2005)
Attended a workshop on "Developing and Managing Digital Projects" held at the OCLC
Western Service Center in Lacey, Washington (July 20, 2005)
Participated in an online Webinar session on CONTENTdm OCLC Web Information (March
15, 2005)
Attended a workshop titled "Preservation Management of Machine-Based Audiovisual Media"
held at the University of Washington, Odegaard Undergraduate Library, in Seattle, Washington
(February 4, 2005)
Attended a panel discussion on archival security and historical resources held at the American
Historical Association Annual Conference at the Washington State Convention Center in
Seattle, Washington (January 7, 2005)
Attended the "Collective Bargaining Training & Issues Workshop" at Central Washington
University, Samuelson Union Building, Ellensburg, Washington (December 7, 2004)
Attended a class on "Environment and Preservation: Basic Principles,
Monitoring Approaches, and Effective Actions" at the University of Washington,
Odegaard Undergraduate Library, in Seattle, Washington (October 26, 2004)
Attended the "Imaging 101 Workshop: Digital Archives and E-records Management"
at the Central Regional Branch of the Washington State Archives in
Ellensburg, Washington (October 21, 2004)
Attended Southern Archivists' Conference at the William F. Winter Archives and History Building in Jackson, Mississippi
(April 14-16, 2004)
Attended an Encoded Archival Description workshop at Xavier University of Louisiana (March 24 & 25,
2003)
Attended the annual meeting of the Society of Alabama Archivists held at the
Museum of Mobile in Mobile, Alabama (November 8, 2002)
Attended two introductory courses on using FrontPage software to enhance the Special
Collections and Archives web presentation (October 22 & 24, 2002)
Attended the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference held at the
Sheraton Baltimore North Hotel in Towson, Maryland and
observed the presentations on "Electronic Reference: the Next Generation"
and "Small Repositories: Projects, Challenges and Achievements" (April
19, 2002)
Attended a workshop entitled "The Ins and Outs of Digital Imaging and
Micrographics", sponsored by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
and the Pennsylvania Federation of Museums and Historical Organizations,
at the Independence Seaport Museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(November 1, 2001)
Attended the bi-annual meeting of the Central Pennsylvania Archives
Group at the York Heritage Trust Foundation in York, Pennsylvania.
(October 29, 2001)
Attended a workshop entitled "Planning Your Digital Imaging Project",
sponsored by the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts, at
the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(October 23, 2001)
Attended the Mid-Atlantic Voyager User's Group Meeting held at
the Bolger Conference Center at Millersville University in Millersville,
Pennsylvania. Listened to lecture entitled "Citation Server, Image Server,
Encompass - How do they Relate" and panel discussion on the "LSTA Image
Server Grant" (October 8, 2001)
Attended the spring meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives
Conference held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Observed the following presentations: "Digital Philadelphia", "Providing
Access to Electronic Records", "Virtual Exhibitions", "The Electronic
Records Jumpkit" and "Marrying Our Collections to the Web" (May 4 & 5, 2001).
Attended a program entitled "To Outwit Time: Preserving Brittle
Paper" sponsored by the Conservation Center for Art and Historic
Artifacts at the Union League of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (November 8,
2000)
Partook in a Grant writing Workshop sponsored by the Pennsylvania
Historical and Museum Commission at the State Capital Complex in
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (November 2, 2000)
Attended the Associated College Libraries of Central
Pennsylvania Fall Meeting at Harrisburg Area Community College (October
20, 2000)
Attended lecture entitled "Benjamin Franklin and the Pennsylvania
Germans" at Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
(October 5, 2000)
Attended the Pennsylvania Library Association Annual Conference at the
Lancaster Host Resort and Conference Hotel at Lancaster, Pennsylvania and
observed the lecture on "Digital Challenges for Pennsylvania's
Academic Archivists and Special Collections Librarians" (September 24,
2000).
Attended lecture sponsored by the Spring Meeting of the Friends of
Helen A. Ganser Library entitled "What Makes a Rare Book
Rare?" at Millersville University (September 19, 2000)
Participated in the Student Advocate and Advisor Workshop for
Undecided Freshman and Transfer Students (June 5 & 6, 2000)
Attended the Associated College Libraries of Central Pennsylvania Spring
Meeting at Harrisburg Area Community College (March 17, 2000).
Attended lecture entitled "Fraktur: Illustrating the German-American
Experience" at Franklin and Marshall College (March 2, 2000).
Attended meeting of the National Forum on Archival Continuing
Education, sponsored by the Pennsylvania State Historical Advisory Board,
at the West Chester Historical Society (November 10, 1999).
Participated in a preservation workshop at the Heritage Center of
Lancaster County (November 1, 1999).
Attended the Associated College Libraries of Central Pennsylvania Fall
Meeting at York College (October 15, 1999).
Attended the West Tennessee Historical Society's Regional Conference
at the University of Tennessee at Martin (November 7, 1998).
Attended the Society of Tennessee Archivists Annual Meeting at Rugby,
Tennessee. Observed presentations on "Disaster Planning for Archives,
Libraries and Special Collections", "Appraising and Historical Problems"
and "The Records of the Southern Claims Commission" (November
4-6,1998 ).
Attended the Tennessee Conference of Historians at the University of
Tennessee at Martin (September 25-26, 1998).
Participated in the Tennessee State Archives Summit in Murfreesboro,
Tennessee, entitled "Preserving our Past: The Future of Archives and
Historical Records in Tennessee", and served as recorder for the session
on "Providing Training and Techinical Support for Local Archives"
(September 24-25, 1998).
Participated in a teleconference presentation on "Telecommunications
and Networking in Libraries" (March 19, 1998).
Attended the Tennessee Library Associations 1997 Annual Conference in
Nashville and took part in workshops and presentations relating to the
"Tennessee Heritage Library", "How to Help People Trace their Roots" and
"Plagiarism and Copyright Infringement on the Web" (March 13-15, 1997).
Attended the Tennessee Archivist 1996 Fall Meeting in Nashville and
took part in workshops on "African American Research" and "Scanning
Photographic Images for Archival Use" November 6-7, 1996).
Participated in the United States Military Academy ROTC Military
History Fellowship program at West Point, New York (Summer, 1996).
Attended the Tennessee Archivist 1995 Fall Meeting at Vanderbilt
University and observed a presentation on "The Importance of Statistics in
an Archival Environment" and "Electronic Networking" (November 2-3, 1995).
Attended the Tennessee Archivist 1995 Spring Meeting in Memphis and
observed the "The care and handling of artifacts and oversized materials"
workshop and "The Memphis Community Archives awareness program" (April
27-28, 1995).
Attended the "Appraisal of Archival Materials" Continual Education
Program sponsored by the North Country Reference and Research Resources
Council.
Attended "The Bookbinder's Art: Fine and Quality Bindings" Continual
Education Program sponsored by the North Country Reference and Research
Council.
Attended the "Preservation Programs Implementation: Advanced Book
Repair" Continuing Education Program sponsored by the Central New York
Library Resource
Council.
Attended the "Preservation Programs Implementation: Management
Considerations" Continuing Education Program sponsored by the Central New
York Library Resources Council.
Attended the "Basic Archival Management" Continuing Education Program
sponsored by the North Country Reference and Research Council.
Participated in the "MARC Archives & Manuscript Control Format"
workshop and the "Copyright and Emerging Technologies" presentation
sponsored by the State University of New York Librarians Associations.
Partook in the conference on "Statewide Access to Historical Records"
sponsored by the New York State Archives and Record Administration.
Attended the "Long Range Preservation Planning Project" conducted by
the North Country Reference and Research Resources Council.
Participated in the New York State Newspaper Project.
PUBLIC SERVICE:
Served as an exhibit judge at the National History Day Competition,
Central Washington Region, in Yakima, Washington on March 8, 2008.
Volunteer as a consultant, processor and cataloger of
archival collections housed at the Ellensburg Public Library.
Conducted an archival cataloging training session, sponsored by the
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, for members of Historic
Wrightsville Incorporated on October 19th, 2001.
Served as a regional preservation consultant for the
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (2001 to 2002).
Former member of the Martin Tourism Brochure Committee which prepared a
brochure to promote historical points of interest in Martin, Tennessee.
Served as a member of Weakley County Family History Book
Committee which is preparing to publish a county history and genealogical
reference guide to commemorate the 175th Anniversary of Weakley
County, Tennessee.
Volunteered at the Carroll County Historical Society and Gordon
Browning Museum of McKenzie, Tennessee in preserving, documenting
and cataloging the collections held in their repository.
Conducted a regional workshop for the Preserving Tennessee's
Documentary Heritage project sponsored by the Tennessee State Library and
Archives and Tennessee 200.
Served as a member of the Bicentennial Committee of Weakley County to
develop a county wide program to recognize the 200th anniversary of
Tennessee becoming a state.
Assisted in the formation and organization of the 50th Reunion and
remembrance celebration of the War Refugee Shelter at Fort Ontario
(Oswego, New York), where close to 1,000 holocaust survivors were interned
during the Second World War.
Participated in a video history project whereby over 60 former
refugees and local residents were interviewed on the social, cultural and
political impact of the War Refugee Shelter on the community.
Assisted in the development of a traveling exhibit on the Safe Haven
experience.
Participated in the production of "Diving Into History: the David W.
Mills", a video presented by the Oswego Maritime Foundation.
Participated in the initial stages of the "Faces of Oswego: the
Immigrant Experience", a series of events designed to promote the "Year of
the Immigrant" in Oswego, New York.
Volunteered time to organize the research library at the Fort Ontario
State Historic Site.
Assisted in the revitalization of internship programs between the
History Department and local historical organization.
UNIVERSITY SERVICE:
Chaired the Search Committee for the selection of a Collection Development Librarian for Brooks Library (Central Washington University), Fall and Winter of 2007
Faculty Senator (Central Washington University), Spring 2007 to Fall 2009
Library Scholarship Taskforce (Central Washington University), Spring 2006
Fine and Decorative Art Committee (Central Washington University), Fall 2005 to present
Campus Site and Development and Master Planning Committee (Central Washington University), Fall 2005 to present
Faculty Senate Personnel Committee (Central Washington University), Spring 2005 to Spring 2007
Library Web Design Taskforce (Central Washington University), Fall 2004 to Fall 2005
Library Personnel Committee(Central Washington University), 2004 to 2007
Library Staff Association (Central Washington University),
2004 to present
United Faculty of Central Washington University (Labor union for
faculty members at Central Washington University), Compensation and Benefits
Committee, 2004 to present
Search Committee for Head of Cary Veterinary Medical Library
(Auburn University), Spring & Summer 2003
National Library Week Committee (Auburn University),
Spring 2003
Home Page Oversight Task Force (Auburn University), 2002 to 2004
Digital Projects Working Group (Auburn University), 2002 to 2004
Undecided Advisory Committee (Millersville University), 2002
Member of the 150th Anniversary Planning Committee (Millersville
University), 2002
Chair to the Library Department Strategic Planning Committee (Millersville University), 2001-2002
Representative to APSCUF-MU (Labor union for faculty members at Millersville University), 2000-2002
Space Planning Workgroup - Five Year Program Review (Millersville University), Fall 2000
Student Advisor for Undecided Students (Millersville University), 2000-2002
Member of the Association of Pennsylvania State College and
University Council of Representatives for Millersville University (Millersville University), 2000-2002
Member of the General Education Review Committee, sub-committee on
reviewing grant applications (Millersville University), 1999-2001
Member of the Library Department Development and Planning Committee (Millersville University),
1999-2002
Member of the Library Department Exhibits Committee (Millersville University), 1999-2002
Representative to the Library Department Strategic Planning Committee (Millersville University),
1999-2002
University of Tennessee at Martin History Roundtable, 1999.
Committee member Local Legacies Project of the Library of Congress Bicentennial Program (University
of Tennessee at Martin), March to July of 1999.
Committee member for the University of Tennessee at Martin
Multicultural Commission, 1998 to 1999.
Assisted in the University of Tennessee Junior College 1998
Reunion (University of Tennessee at Martin), July of 1998.
Committee member for the recognition of 100th Anniversary
(University of Tennessee at Martin), 1998 to 1999.
Member of the History and Political Science Department Internship
Committee (University of Tennessee at Martin), 1997 to 1999.
Faculty advisor for the University of Tennessee at Martin Circle K
Club, 1997 to 1999.
Faculty advisor for the University of Tennessee at Martin Men's Soccer
Club, 1996 to 1999.
Featured Scholar Award exhibit and web site coordinator (University of Tennessee at Martin), 1996 to
1999.
Member of the University of Tennessee at Martin Honors and Ceremonies
Committee, 1996 to 1999.
Served on the Search Advisory Committee for the position of Assistant
Professor of History (University of Tennessee at Martin), September 1996 to February 1997.
Participated and assisted in the University of Tennessee Junior
College 1996 Reunion (University of Tennessee at Martin), July of 1996.
Participated in the University of Tennessee Development Council Spring
Meeting and the System-to-Campus visit (University of Tennessee at Martin), April of 1996.
Member of the University of Tennessee at Martin Research Committee,
1996 to 1999.
Member of the University of Tennessee Research Corporation Advisory
Board (University of Tennessee at Martin), 1996 to 1998.
Former faculty advisor for the State University of New York at Oswego History Club.
MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
Northwest Archivists, 2004 to present.
Society of American Archivists, 2001 to present. Active member of the College and
University Section and Manuscript Repositories Section of the organization.
Society of Alabama Archivists, Webmaster and List Manager for Society's website, 2002 to 2004.
Alabama Association of Historians, 2002 to 2004.
Alabama Historical Association, 2002 to 2004.
Central Pennsylvania Archivists, 2001 to 2002.
Pennsylvania Library Association, 2001 to 2002.
Delaware Valley Chapter, Association of College and Research Libraries, Chapter Archivist, 2000
to 2002.
Keystone Library Network, Electronic Preservation Committee. Chair of Metadeta and
Cataloging Subcommittee, 2000 to 2001. Member of the Web Presentation
Subcommittee, 2001 to 2002.
Associated College Libraries of Central Pennsylvania, Archives Discussion Group, 1999 to 2002.
Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference, 1999 to 2002.
Lancaster County Library Association, 1999 to 2002.
Member of the Archives and Historical Records Summit Committee that
reported to the Tennessee Historical Records Advisory Board, February 1997
to September 1998.
Phi Alpha Theta (National History Honor Society), 1995 to present.
Tennessee Library Association, 1995 to 1999.
Society of Tennessee Archivists, 1995 to 1999.
West Tennessee Historical Society, 1995 to 1999.
State University of New York Librarians Association, 1992 to 1995.
North Country Reference Research Resources Council, 1993 to 1995.
Documentary Heritage Program Advisory Committee, 1993 to 1995.
MEMBERSHIPS IN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS:
Board member of the Thorp Mill Town Historical Preservation Society (Thorp, Washington), 2007 to present.
Member of the Washington Civil War Association (Lynnwood, Washington), 2005 to present.
Member of the Kittitas County Historical Society (Ellensburg, Washington), 2004 to present.
Member of Historic Wrightsville Inc. (Wrightsville, Pennsylvania), 2001 to 2002.
Member of the Lancaster County Civil War Living History Association (Lancaster, Pennsylvania),
2001 to 2002.
Lancaster County Historical Society, Member of the Technology Committee (Lancaster, Pennsylvania),
1999 to 2002.
Friends of Helen A. Ganser Library (Millersville, Pennsylvania), ex officio Board Member, 1999 to
2002.
Weakley County Genealogical Society (Martin, Tennessee), 1998 to 1999.
Head Coach of the Mayfield High School Soccer Team (Mayfield,
Kentucky), 1997 to 1999.
Friends of Paul Meek Library (Martin, Tennessee), Board Member, 1997 to 1999.
Kiwanis Club of Martin, Vice President (Martin, Tennessee), 1997 to 1999.
Carroll County Historical Society (McKenzie, Tennessee), Museum Board
Member, 1997 to 2000.
State Bicentennial Committee of Weakley County (Dresden, Tennessee), 1995 to 1997.
The YMCA of Graves County, Kentucky Youth Soccer League (Mayfield, Kentucky), 1995 to 1996.
Safe Haven Committee, Secretary and member of the Board of Directors (Oswego, New York),
1993 to 1995.
Fort Ontario Volunteer Organization (Oswego, New York), 1993 to 1995.
Oswego County Historical Preservation Consortium (Oswego, New York), 1993 to 1995.
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