1. Kristin W. Eshelman
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
Master of Library Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 1994
Bachelor of Arts (Humanities), Washington College, Chestertown, MD, 1989
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of
Connecticut Libraries, Storrs, CT (2001-present)
Archivist for Northeast Children's Literature Collection (2015-present)
Perform curatorial duties for the Northeast Children's Literature Collection, through research
consultation, reference service, instruction, processing, preservation, collection development
activities and outreach. Appraise, negotiate and acquire author and illustrator archives and
monograph collections. Manage the loan of materials for exhibition.
Archivist for Multimedia Collections (2001-present)
Perform curatorial duties for the multimedia and artists’ books collections, including
photographs, moving images and sound recordings, through research consultation, reference
service, instruction, processing, preservation, collection development activities, and outreach.
Prioritize and provide support for the digitization of multimedia collections. Appraise, negotiate
and acquire multimedia archives. Promote multimedia collections making use of current tools.
Supervise temporary FTE, interns and student assistants. Managed reproduction services
(2001-2012) including negotiating rights and permissions. Oversaw the ingest, stabilization and
management of electronic records acquisitions. Served as manager for digital preservation
storage system.
Institutional Repository Manager (2012-2015)
Administer communities contributing University records and research to the institutional
repository. Develop new communities, in collaboration with the University Archivist, monitor
usage and provide technical support.
Coordinator of Reader Services (2001-2007)

2. Planned, organized and supervised the Reader Services Program, including development and
implementation of policies/procedures for reading room use and scheduling reference desk
staff. Managed reproduction services and document delivery/interlibrary loan requests.
Prepared monthly and annual statistical reports, including yearly goals, use statistics, major
changes in policy and procedures, new program development and future plans. Supervised
student assistants.
Kansas Collection & University Archives, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of
Kansas, Lawrence, KS (1995-2001)
Photo Archivist
Performed curatorial duties for the photograph collections including processing and cataloging
of photographs and film. Prepared finding aids and produced indexes and guides to collections.
Provided reference services for photographs, film, manuscripts, printed materials, ephemera
and maps. Incorporated digital imaging technology to enhance access to photograph
collections. Managed reproduction services. Addressed legal concerns such as ownership,
reproduction, and copyright. Planned and executed exhibitions of archival material. Acquired
photograph collections, supervised student assistants and interns.
Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (1992-1995)
Cataloger
National Endowment for the Arts grant funded position to catalog fine prints of the Andreas
Feininger Collection. Adhered to description standards including CREATE (rules for cataloging
photographs developed by CCP) and Thesaurus for Graphic Materials. Produced original
catalog records using INMAGIC information management system.
Archives Assistant
Processed the Josef Breitenbach Collection and Hans Namuth Collection of photographs.
Identified deteriorating photographs for conservation treatment. Planned and executed exhibits
of archival material. Provided reference assistance.
Arizona State Historical Society, Tucson, AZ (1993)
Internship
Processed the Elsie Prugh Herndon Collection of photographs. Cataloged photographs using
Museum Research Associates information management system. Prepared finding aid.
WORKSHOPS AND INSTRUCTION
Archives on the Road, workshop co-presenter, Coventry Historical Society, Coventry, CT, April
16, 2009
Archives on the Road, workshop co-presenter, sponsored by New England Archivists’ Outreach
Committee, Windsor Historical Society, Windsor, CT, February 9, 2008

3. Identification and Preservation of Photographs, workshop presenter, sponsored by New
England Archivists, July 21, 2006
Identifying and Handling Photographs, workshop presenter, sponsored by New England
Archivists, October 15, 2004
Archiving Oral Histories, workshop co-presenter, sponsored by New England Association of
Oral History, October 2004
PAPERS, PANELS AND PRESENTATIONS
Born Digital Archives: Strategies for Acquisition and Access, panelist, New England Archivists
Spring 2012 Conference, Wesleyan, Middletown, CT, March 24, 2012
Managing Change: Shaping the Future, panelist, ARL-NEC Leadership Development workshop,
Boylston, MA, December 9, 2012
CHO Decision Points Workshop, workshop co-presenter, sponsored by the Connecticut State
Library, Hartford, CT, October 21, 2010
From Research to Practice, presenter, New England Archivists Spring Conference, Cambridge,
MA, March 28, 2009
We’re Ignoring That: Collection Development and What Not to Collect: Appraisal of Born-Digital
Materials: Alternatives to Crossing Your Fingers and Hoping for the Best, co-presenter, Society
of American Archivists Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA, August 28, 2008
From Pudding to Crème Brule: Cooking Up an Elegantly Simple Recipe for Electronic Records,
co-presenter, Best Practices Exchange, Phoenix, AZ, May 2-4, 2007
Making Family Memories, co-presenter, League of Women Voters, Storrs, CT, November 16,
2007
Digital Audio Reserves: A Pilot Project of the University of Connecticut Libraries, co-presenter,
Online Course Management, Nelinet, August 20, 2003
Samuel and Ann Charters Collection of African American Music, 1845-2000, presenter, New
England Music Library Association, Fall Meeting, 2001
EXHIBITIONS
Seeing Comes Before Words, consultant to guest curator Beth Barbeau, Archives & Special
Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT,
March – May 2016

4. Puppets: Easy to Make! Fun to Use!, exhibition curator, Archives & Special Collections at the
Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, August 2015
The Altered Book, exhibition co-curator, Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of
Connecticut, Storrs, CT, March 2015
Outside the Frame: Alternative Arts of the 1980s, exhibition co-curator, Thomas J. Dodd
Research Center, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, March-May 2014
A Private and Sensuous Encounter: Women’s Fine Press and Artists’ Books, 1966-2013,
exhibition co-curator, Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT,
August–October 2013
The University of Connecticut in Kodachrome, 1939-1959, exhibition co-curator, Homer
Babbidge Library, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, May-October 2009
Celebrating the Sculptural Book: the Challenge of Structure, exhibition co-curator, Thomas J.
Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, August-October 2008
Exploring the Harlem Renaissance, exhibition co-curator, William Benton Museum of Art,
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, March-May 2008
The Cow Jumped Over the Moon: New Illustrations by Salley Mavor, exhibition co-curator,
Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT,
August-October 2007
Deep Inside the Blues: the Photography of Margo Cooper, exhibition co-curator, Thomas J.
Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, May-August 2007
The Altered Book, exhibition co-curator, Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of
Connecticut, Storrs, CT, April 2007
The Charters Archive of Blues and Vernacular African American Music, exhibition co-curator,
Music & Dramatic Arts Library, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, October-December 2005
Thomas J. Dodd Research Center: Celebrating 10 Years of Service, exhibition co-curator,
Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, August-December
2005
Achievement Against the Odds: Sumner High School, Kansas City, Kansas, 1905-1978,
exhibition co-curator, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS,
2000
Les Novelettes Club, 1950-2000, exhibition co-curator, Kenneth Spencer Research Library,
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 2000
No Dreams Deferred: African American Leadership in the Kansas Region, exhibition co-curator,
Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 1999

5. African Americans in Kansas, exhibition co-curator, Kenneth Spencer Research Library,
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 1998
Beginning Married Life Right: A Century of Weddings, exhibition curator, Kenneth Spencer
Research Library, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 1998
129 Years of Serving God and Community: First Regular Missionary Baptist Church, Lawrence,
Kansas, 1868-1997, exhibition co-curator, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of
Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 1997
Sumner High School, Kansas City, Kansas Classes of 1957 and 1962, exhibition co-curator,
Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 1997
Sumner High School, Kansas City, Kansas Classes of 1946 and 1966, exhibition co-curator,
Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 1996
George and Katie Walker Collection (1996), exhibition co-curator, Kenneth Spencer Research
Library, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 1996
Women: an Informal Portrait, exhibition curator, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University
of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 1996
CONSULTING
Traveling Archivist Program, Connecticut State Historical Records Advisory Board, 2016-2017
Selected by the CT SHRAB grant committee to be part of a team of traveling archivists, funded
by a grant from the National Historical Publications & Records Commission.
Hartford History Center at the Hartford Public Library, Hartford, CT, January 2010
Advised on the management of reproduction services, policies for reproduction, procedures and
equipment.
The Institute for Community Research, Hartford, CT, April 2004
Member of the Planning Team for the Teachers Training Institute.
Lawrence Preservation Alliance, Lawrence, KS, 1998
Photography contest juror.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Program Committee, Center for Railroad Photography and Art, Conversations Northeast,
member October 2016

6. Program Committee, New England Archivists, Exploring the Eye of History, member Fall
Meeting 2015
National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), peer reviewer 2011-2012
Communications Committee, New England Archivists, member 2010-2012
Local Arrangements Committee, New England Archivists, chair Fall Meeting, 2007
Education Committee, New England Archivists, member 2006-2009
Program Committee, JPEG 2000 in Archives and Libraries Symposium, Storrs, CT, member
2004
Local Arrangements Committee, New England Archivists, chair Fall Meeting, 2003
Content Task Force, Kansas Digital Library Initiative, member 1998-2000
LIBRARY
Planning Committee, Archives Reveal/Archives Inspire/Archives OPEN, member March 2016
Planning Committee, Connecticut Children’s Book Fair, member 2015-2016
Collections Committee, University of Connecticut Libraries, member 2014-2015
Advisory Council on Evaluation & Promotion (ACEP), University of Connecticut Libraries, co-
chair 2012-2013, member 2013-2014
Planning Team, University of Connecticut Libraries, member 2011-2012, past team leader
2010-2011, team leader 2009-2010,
Streaming Media Pilot Project Team, University of Connecticut Libraries, chair 2008-2009
Plan 2014 Reorganization Project Team, University of Connecticut Libraries, member 2008-
2009
Digital Collections Coordinating Team, member 2008-2009
Digital Collections Development Team, member 2007-2008
Vista Integration Electronic Course Reserve Team, University of Connecticut Libraries, member
2005-2006
Digital Asset Management Working Group (DAMWG), Archives & Special Collections, leader
2005-2006

7. Plan 2010 Strategic Planning Team, University of Connecticut Libraries, member 2004
Digital Audio Reserve Pilot Project Team, University of Connecticut Libraries, member 2002-
2004
Liaison Advisory Team, University of Connecticut Libraries, member 2002-2006
Digital Collections Strategic Planning Team, University of Connecticut Libraries, member 2002
Strategic Planning Steering Committee, University of Kansas Libraries, member 2000-2001
University of Kansas Digital Library, Advisory Group, member 1999
Kansas Collection Web Page Committee, University of Kansas, member 1997-1998
Kansas Collection Space Task Force, University of Kansas, member 1997
UNIVERSITY
Raab Associates Prize for Illustration, Department of Art and Art History, University of
Connecticut, juror 2016
Executive Producer, Walking a Blues Road, WHUS radio program showcasing music from the
Samuel and Ann Charters Archives of Blues and Vernacular African American Musical Culture,
Summer 2015
Fred Ho Prize in Asian American History and Culture, Asian and Asian American Studies
Institute, University of Connecticut, juror 2014-2015
Union Representative, University of Connecticut Professional Employees Union (UCPEA),
2011-2015
Digital Library Advisory Group, University of Kansas, member 1999-2001
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Arrangement and Description of Electronic Records, Part I & II [DAS], Philadelphia, PA, 2015
ArchivesSpace Training, Boston Library Consortium, Boston College, 2014
Privacy and Confidentiality Issues in Digital Archives [DAS], South Hadley, MA, 2013
Managing Electronic Records in Archives and Special Collections [DAS], Dartmouth, NH, 2012

8. Living to Fight Another Day: Basic Stabilization Techniques for Digital Accessions, sponsored
by New England Archivists, Boston, MA, 2009
More Product Less Process, sponsored by Society of American Archivists, New York City, 2009
Interaction and Leadership: Supervisory Program, University of Connecticut, Spring 2009
Film Preservation Basics, sponsored by New England Archivists, Northeast Historic Film,
Bucksport, ME, 2007
XML – Level 1, sponsored by New Horizons, 2003
Association of Moving Image Archivists Basic Training, AMIA annual conference, Boston, MA,
2002
Basic Care and Management of Sound Recordings, sponsored by Association for Recorded
Sound Collections, 36th
Annual Conference, Santa Barbara, CA, May 2002
Image Databases, sponsored by Northeast Regional Computing Program’s Instructional Service
Interest Group, Smith College, Northampton, MA, December 2001
Preservation Management of Machine-based Audiovisual Collections, sponsored by National
Archives and Records Administration, Harvard University, Boston, MA, October 2001
Care of Photograph Collections, Campbell Center for Historic Preservation, Mt. Carroll, IL, 1997
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Society of American Archivists (SAA) 1994-present
New England Archivists (NEA) 2001-present
Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC) 2002-2013
GRANTS, HONORS, AWARDS
Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation grant awarded in 2004 to conduct a national conference on
the adoption and integration of the JPEG 2000 image coding system by libraries and archives.
Significantly contributed to the development and fulfillment of Connecticut History Online, Phase
II, an Institute for Museum and Library Services, National Leadership Grant for Libraries
awarded in 2002 ($498,770) to the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center at the University of
Connecticut in collaboration with the Connecticut Historical Society, Mystic Seaport, New Haven
Colony Historical Society, and the Connecticut State Library.

9. Significantly contributed to the development and fulfillment of Territorial Kansas Online, an
Institute for Museum and Library Services, National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded in
1999 ($224,076) to the Kansas State Historical Society and the Kansas Collection at the
University of Kansas.
Beta Phi Mu, International Library Science Honor Society, lifetime membership awarded in
1994.