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About Andrew Elder

I am University Archivist and Curator of Special Collections in the Healey Library at UMass Boston, and Chair of the Board of Directors and a volunteer archivist at The History Project, a community-based archives documenting LGBTQ+ history in Boston. I am co-developer of RoPA, the Roadmap for Participatory Archiving, which was made possible through a National Leadership grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Positions

2022 - Present University Archivist and Curator of Special Collections, University of Massachusetts Boston ‐ Joseph P. Healey Library
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2016 - Present Chair, Board of Directors (Co-Chair, 2016-2019) and Volunteer Archivist, The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston
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2017 - 2022 Interim University Archivist and Curator of Special Collections, University of Massachusetts Boston ‐ Joseph P. Healey Library
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2012 - 2017 Digital Archives and Outreach Librarian, University Archives & Special Collections, University of Massachusetts Boston ‐ Joseph P. Healey Library
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2010 - 2012 Scholarly Communication and Outreach Coordinator, University of Massachusetts Boston ‐ Joseph P. Healey Library
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Curriculum Vitae

Disciplines

Research Interests

Grants

2020 - 2021 Out of the Closet and Into the Streets: Support for Boston’s LGBTQ Community Archives
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Support for Community-Based Archives
Role: Project Lead
2018 - 2021 Destination Preservation: A Roadmap for Libraries Leading Participatory Archiving Projects
Institute for Museum and Library Services - LG-95-18-0164-18
National Leadership
Role: Co-PI
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Professional Service and Affiliations

2018 - 2021 Mentor and Program Liaison, New England Archivists
2016 - 2018 Board Member, Digital Commonwealth
2011 - 2014 Task Force Member, Task Force on Diversity, New England Archivists
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Courses

Education

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2006 - 2009 Library and Information Science, Archives Management concentration, Simmons College, Graduate School of Library & Information Science
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1999 - 2003 English and Women's Studies, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Links

Contact Information

Joseph P. Healey Library, 5-008
617-287-5944

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Participatory Archiving (6)

Articles and Reports (4)

Posters and Presentations (19)