What Can You Do With an Archives Concentration? Alum Panel, March 3, 2023

Alum Lunch Panel, Friday, March 3, 12 - 1:15 p.m., Campus Center 103/4

Ever wonder what the field of "archives" really is? Whether you’re looking for advice on how to find an internship or full-time job, these alum panelists are here to answer your questions! Each panelist has a unique path and is eager to share their experience. Lunch will be provided.

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Alum Panelists

Julia Greider ‘16 - Technical Services Librarian, Norwich Public Library

After graduating from Smith, Julia Greider became involved in a queer history project in Virginia and helped bring to light the history of a vibrant local lesbian group. She went on to obtain her MLIS at Simmons University while working at the Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America. After grad school, she worked for three years as an academic librarian and sole archivist at Roxbury Community College. She recently made a move into the public library sphere by taking a position as the Technical Services Librarian at Norwich Public Library in the Upper Valley of Vermont.

Iris S. Afantchao ’20 - Public Services Assistant, Special Collections, Smith College

Iris Afantchao is currently a SJ4A Fellow at the University of Alabama’s School of Library and Information Studies, focusing on the intersection of social justice and archives for BIPOC in the field. Iris graduated from Smith in 2020 as a government major and archives concentrator; they continue their time at Smith as the 2021-22 Blackwell Post-Bac Fellow in Special Collections and now as a Public Services Assistant. Iris also volunteers at the Sexual Minorities Archives in Holyoke, MA. Iris has worked with state archives, NGOs, a health sciences library, and museums with hopes to explore more community archives.

Wendy Essery AC’12 - Library & Archives Manager, Worcester Historical Museum

Wendy Essery AC’12 is the Library and Archives Manager at the Worcester Historical Museum with twelve years of experience working in archives. She graduated Simmons University in 2017 with a Masters in Library Science. Her current job is running a non-circulating library and local history archive. She works with researchers, answers questions about Worcester history, and supports archival internships/field experiences and volunteers who work on special projects that create digital collections from the archive and library collections.

Tanya Pearson ’16 - Lecturer, Director of Women of Rock Oral History Project

Tanya Pearson is a PhD candidate in History at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and lecturer in history at Greenfield Community College, UMass Amherst, and instructor in the Smith College Precollege Program in Women, Gender and Representation. She is founder and director of the Women of Rock Oral History Project, an oral history collection housed at Smith College Special Collections and available to the public via social media platforms. Her first book, Why Marianne Faithfull Matters, was published in 2021, and her criticism has appeared in The Washington Post, Bust Magazine, and Oral History Journal. Her second book, ‘Pretend We’re Dead’: The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of Women in Rock in the 90s will be published by Hachette Books in 2024.

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Contact

Patricia Woods
pwoods@smith.edu