We are delighted to announce Christopher Geissler has joined the Library as a Project Archivist in Special Collections.

Christopher will be working on a two-year grant-funded project.  The National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) awarded the John Hay Library funds to raise awareness of a number of significant collections, papers, and records held in Manuscripts and University Archives, including the papers of prominent literary figures, scientists, historians, Brown faculty and alumni, and cultural, political, and activist organizations.

Christopher will conduct a survey of archival and manuscript collections and create catalog records and Encoded Archival Description (EAD) finding aids.  In addition, the Archivists’ Toolkit will be implemented in order to manage archival and manuscript collections through a single database.

Christopher comes to us from the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute where he was Cataloger for Archives and Special Collections. Christopher’s desk is located in the University Archives, John Hay Library.