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Spencer Research Library Directory

Name Title Email Phone
Angela Andres Conservation Services, Assistant Conservator for Special Collections andresa@ku.edu 785-864-3244
Mary Ann Baker Processing mbaker@ku.edu 785-864-2035
Whitney Baker Head of Conservation Services wbaker@ku.edu 785-864-3568
Chris Banuelos Conservation Services, Audiovisual Preservation Specialist cbanuelos@ku.edu 785-864-3579
Emily Beran Public Services emilyberan@ku.edu 785-864-4891
Karen S. Cook Special Collections Librarian kscook@ku.edu 785-864-3357
Deborah Dandridge Kansas Collection Librarian, Field Archivist and Curator African American Experience Collections ddandrid@ku.edu 785-864-2028
Sally Haines Processing shaines@ku.edu 785-864-2036
Elspeth Healey Special Collections Librarian ehealey@ku.edu 785-864-1229
Molly Herring University Archives mollyherring@ku.edu 785-864-4188
Nancy Hollingsworth Processing nhollingsworth@ku.edu 785-864-2032
Marcella Huggard Processing, Archives and Manuscripts Coordinator mhuggard@ku.edu 785-864-6306
Jacinta Johnson Conservation Services (Mellon Initiative) jacintajohnson@ku.edu 785-864-7747
Jennifer Johnson Processing, Head of Spencer Processing Non-Manuscripts and Inventory jtornado@ku.edu 785-864-8977
Letha Johnson Kansas Collection Librarian ljohnson18@ku.edu 785-864-5088
Vannis Jones Processing vannisjones@ku.edu 785-864-0283
Caitlin Donnelly Klepper Head of Public Services cdonnelly@ku.edu 785-864-4456
Miloche Kottman Head of Cataloging and Archival Processing mkottman@ku.edu 785-864-3916
Kathy Lafferty Public Services, Copy Services Manager klafferty@ku.edu 785-864-8924
Nancy Larsen Processing nllarsen@ku.edu 785-864-8940
Meredith Phares Operations Manager meredithphares@ku.edu 785-864-2022
Mike Readinger Processing mreading@ku.edu 785-864-2029
Shelby Schellenger Public Services, Reference Coordinator s.schellenger@ku.edu 785-864-1615
Rebecca Schulte University Archivist and Curator of the Wilcox Collection of Contemporary Political Movements bschulte@ku.edu 785-864-2024
Lynn Ward Processing lynn_ward@ku.edu 785-864-4926
Beth M. Whittaker Associate Dean of Distinctive Collections and Director of Spencer Research Library bethwhittaker@ku.edu 785-864-4275
Roberta Woodrick Conservation Services rwoods@ku.edu 785-864-3753
N. Kivilcim Yavuz Special Collections, Ann Hyde Postdoctoral Researcher nky@ku.edu 785-864-1472

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