Fall 2023 marked the third convening of Curating Hidden Collections & the Black Archive seminar. The determination, creativity and empathy of the 2023 project team and the contributions of the visiting scholars and teaching cohort, all named below, were essential to seminar’s success. Their efforts enliven this site and the related Artstor portal for the Black Portrait Photograph collection.
Project Team:
Taylor Brookins, Doctoral Student, American History, University of Delaware
Lauren Bradshaw, Lois F. McNeil Fellow, Winterthur Program in American Material Culture, Class of 2025
Jamie Clifford, Lois F. McNeil Fellow, Winterthur Program in American Material Culture, Class of 2025
Lanah Swindle, Lois F. McNeil Fellow, Winterthur Program in American Material Culture, Class of 2025
Olivia Disbrow, Undergraduate Student, Art History, University of Delaware, Class of 2024
Leah Mackall, Masters Student, Art History, University of Delaware, Class of 2025
Hannah Grantham, Doctoral Student, American History, African American Public Humanities Initiative Fellow, University of Delaware
Lyric Lott, Lois F. McNeil Fellow, Winterthur Program in American Material Culture, Class of 2024
Marie Pinkney, Masters Student, Africana Studies, University of Delaware, Class of 2025
Alyssa Gorton, Undergraduate Student, Anthropology and Museum Studies, University of Delaware, Class of 2024
Visiting scholars, contributors & teaching cohort include:
Kit Fluker, Manager for Archival Processing, Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press
Shelby Daniels-Young, Collections Enhancement and Engagement Archivist, Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press
Theresa Hessey, Digital Collections Librarian, University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press
Paige Morgan, Associate Librarian and Digital Publishing and Copyright Librarian, and Head, Digital Scholarship and Publishing Department, University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press
Kayla Abner, Digital Scholarship Librarian, Digital Initiatives and Preservation, University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press
Debbie Hess Norris, Interim Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, UNIDEL Henry F. duPont Professor and Chair, Art Conservation, Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation (WUDPAC)
Ross Kelbaugh, Pikesville, Maryland, Historian. Educator, Collector.
Curtis Small, Jr., Manager for Research Services, Special Collections Department, University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press
Arline Wilson, Senior Assistant Librarian and Digital Humanities and Africana Scholar, Special Collections Department, University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press
Ashley Rye-Kopec, Curator of Education and Outreach, Museums, University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press
Lindsay Bergman-Debes, Web Communications Consultant II IT Client Support & Services, University of Delaware
Zun Lee, Visual Storyteller, physician, and educator. www.zunlee.com
Wendel White, Artist, Distinguished Professor of Art & American Studies at Stockton University wendelwhite.com
