Dr. Cheryl Oestreicher has an M.L.I.S. from Dominican University (College of St. Catherine) and Ph.D. in Modern History and Literature from Drew University. Her dissertation is titled “The Quest for Happiness: An Analysis of Joshua Loth Liebman’s Peace of Mind.” She came to Albertsons Library at Boise State University in 2012 as the Head of Special Collections and Archives/Assistant Professor. Before coming to Boise State, she was a project archivist at the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History in Atlanta, Georgia. There she managed the arrangement and description of the Andrew J. Young Papers, the Jean Childs Young Papers, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Atlanta Branch Records, and the Center for Democratic Renewal Records. She also was a project archivist at the University of Chicago for the Chicago Jazz Archive and contemporary poetry collections, managed the Drew University Archives, and held the John Foster and Janet Avery Dulles archival fellowship at Princeton University's Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library. Dr. Oestreicher taught Administration and Use of Historical Archives in the Master of Heritage Preservation program at Georgia State University. She taught Managing Archives, Research Methods, and Reference, Access, and Outreach for the Master of Archival Studies program at Clayton State University. Her overall goal as an archivist is to engage researchers, provide access, and increase the use of archival collections.
Dissertation
The Quest for Happiness: An Analysis of Joshua Loth Liebman's "Peace of Mind" (2011)
In 1946, Simon and Schuster published Joshua Loth Liebman's bestselling book Peace of Mind. His...
Articles
More than a Credential (with Wesley Chenault), ACA News: The Newsletter of the Academy of Certified Archivists (2011)
At the time of the exam, Cheryl had nine years of experience working in libraries...
Jean Childs Young, New Georgia Encyclopedia (2010)
Jean Childs Young was the first lady of Atlanta during the mayoral terms of her...
Gibbons Records Reveal History of Ferry Industry, Details of Domestic Life, MEAD: An Annual Publication of the Friends of Mead Hall, Drew University (2008)
Presentations
Nothing's Perfect in Processing: Implementing MPLP and DACS to Create Access (with Paul Crater), Society of Georgia Archivists Annual Meeting (2011)
This session addresses the emerging standards of DACS and MPLP for arranging and describing collections....
Documenting the Civil Rights Movement: New Research Opportunities/Eateries, Educators, and Executives: Documenting Civil Rights Intellectual History, Carter G. Woodson Institute 30th Anniversary: African-American and Africana Studies at Work in the World (2011)
What do restaurant owners, teachers, and business leaders have in common? They all donated collections...
Jean Childs Young: The Activist Beside the Activist, Southern American Studies Association Conference (2010)
Atlanta is known for its Civil Rights leaders, yet less is known about the leadership...
Working for Freedom: Documenting the Civil Rights Movement, Society of American Archivists Annual Meeting (2010)
African-American collections are vital to documenting American history, but many currently are hidden and/or unavailable...
Exhibits
Drew University Archives Presents: Martin Luther King, Jr. (2008)
On February 5, 1964, Drew University proudly hosted Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as a...
Drew University Archives Presents: Mildred Moody Eakin (2006)
Mildred Moody Eakin taught religious education at Drew University (Madison, N.J.) from 1932-1955. She was...