Collection Contributors
Harvard University Library Open Collections Program
Expeditions and Discoveries: Sponsored Exploration and Scientific Discovery in the Modern Age
Harvard University Library
Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor and Director of the University Library
Robert Darnton
Co-Directors of the Open Collections Program
Barbara Graham, Associate Director of the University Library for Administration and Programs
Megan Sniffin-Marinoff, University Archivist
Executive Committee
Robert Darnton (chair), Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor and Director of the University Library
Nancy M. Cline, Roy E. Larsen Librarian of Harvard College
Dale P. Flecker, Associate Director of the University Library for Systems and Planning
Barbara Graham, Associate Director of the University Library for Administration and Programs and Co-Director of the Open Collections Program
Rebecca Graham, Associate Librarian of Harvard College for Preservation, Digitization, and Administrative Services
Dan C. Hazen, Associate Librarian of Harvard College for Collection Development
Jan Merrill-Oldham, Malloy-Rabinowitz Preservation Librarian in the University Library and the College Library
Megan Sniffin-Marinoff, University Archivist and Co-Director of the Open Collections Program
Stephen Chapman, Open Collections Program Manager
Faculty Committee
Robert Darnton (chair), Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor and Director of the University Library
William Fash, Bowditch Professor of Central American and Mexican Archaeology and Ethnology, Department of Anthropology; Howells Director of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University
Alyssa A. Goodman, Professor of Astronomy, Harvard University Department of Astronomy
Jonathan E. Grindlay, Paine Professor of Practical Astronomy, Harvard University Department of Astronomy
Gerald Holton, Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics and Professor of the History of Science, Emeritus
Farish A. Jenkins, Jr., Professor of Biology and Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology; Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology in the Museum of Comparative Zoology; Professor of Anatomy in the Harvard–MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology
James McCarthy, Professor of Biological Oceanography; Alexander Agassiz Professor of Biological Oceanography in the Museum of Comparative Zoology
Donald H. Pfister, Asa Gray Professor of Systematic Botany, Curator of the Farlow Library and Herbarium of Cryptogamic Botany
Content Committee
Dan Hazen (co-chair), Associate Librarian of Harvard College for Collection Development
Megan Sniffin-Marinoff (co-chair), Co-Director of the Open Collections Program and Harvard University Archivist
Barbara Graham, Co-Director of the Open Collections Program and Associate Director of the University Library for Administration and Programs
Jan Merrill-Oldham, Malloy-Rabinowitz Preservation Librarian in the University Library and the College Library
Stephen Chapman, Open Collections Program Manager
Contributing Repositories
Arnold Arboretum Horticultural Library—Vice President for Administration (VPA)
Botany Libraries—Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Harvard College Observatory Photographic Plate Collection—Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Harvard Map Collection/Social Sciences Program—Harvard College Library
Harvard University Archives—Harvard University Library
Houghton Library—Harvard College Library
Ernst Mayr Library of the Museum of the Comparative Zoology—Harvard University Museum of Comparative Zoology
Peabody Museum Archives—Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University
Semitic Museum Archives—Semitic Museum at Harvard University
Tozzer Library—Harvard College Library
Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library—Harvard College Library
John G. Wolbach Library and Information Research Center—Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Contributing Curators
James Armstrong, Assistant Curator of Collections, Semitic Museum at Harvard University
Kathryn Bowers, Collections Services Archivist, Harvard University Archives
Bonnie Burns, Interim Co-Head of Harvard Map Collection/Geographic Information Systems Coordinator, Harvard Map Collection/Social Sciences Program
David Cobb, Curator of Maps and Head of the Harvard Map Collection/Social Sciences Program (former)
Donna J. Coletti, Librarian, John G. Wolbach Library and Information Research Center—Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Sheila Connor, Horticultural Research Archivist at the Arnold Arboretum; Harvard Forest Archivist
Lisa DeCesare, Reference/Archives Librarian, Botany Libraries
Alison Doane, Curator of Astronomical Photographs, Harvard College Observatory Photographic Plate Collection—Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Genevieve Fisher, Registrar, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
Joseph Garver, Interim Co-Head of Harvard Map Collection/Reference Librarian, Harvard Map Collection/Social Sciences Program
William Graves, Acquisitions Librarian, John G. Wolbach Library and Information Research Center—Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Joseph Greene, Assistant Director, Semitic Museum at Harvard University
Patricia Kervick, Associate Archivist, Peabody Museum Archives
Steven LeBlanc, Director of Collections, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
Raymond Lum, Librarian for the Western Languages Collection in the Harvard-Yenching Library/Asian Bibliographer
Robin McElheny, Associate University Archivist for Archival Programs, Harvard University Archives
Barbara Meloni, Public Services Archivist, Harvard University Archives
Leslie Morris, Curator of Modern Books and Manuscripts, Houghton Library
Lisa Pearson, Library Assistant, Arnold Arboretum Horticultural Library
Jeffrey Quilter, Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs and Curator, Intermediate Area Archaeology, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
Connie Rinaldo, Librarian of the Ernst Mayr Library of the Museum of Comparative Zoology
Sara J. Schechner, David P. Wheatland Curator of Historical Scientific Instruments
Lynne Schmelz, Librarian for the Sciences and Librarian of the Cabot and Tozzer Libraries
Alison Scott, Charles Warren Bibliographer for American History and Senior Collection Development Librarian, Widener Library
Ellen Shea, Head of Public Services, Schlesinger Library
Megan Sniffin-Marinoff, Co-Director of the Open Collections Program and University Archivist, Harvard Univesity Archives
India Spartz, Senior Archivist, Peabody Museum Archives
Janet Steins, Associate Librarian for Technical Services and Collections for the Tozzer Library
Judith Warnement, Librarian of Harvard University Botany Libraries; Harvard Forest Librarian
Robert Young, Special Collections Librarian, Ernst Mayr Library of the Museum of Comparative Zoology
Project Working Team
Dan Hazen (chair), Associate Librarian of Harvard College for Collection Development
David Cobb, Curator of Maps and Head of the Harvard Map Collection/Social Sciences Program (former)
Donna J. Coletti, Librarian, John G. Wolbach Library and Information Research Center
Sheila Connor, Horticultural Research Archivist at the Arnold Arboretum; Harvard Forest Archivist
Lisa DeCesare, Reference/Archives Librarian, Botany Libraries
Joseph Garver, Interim Co-Head of Harvard Map Collection/Reference Librarian, Harvard Map Collection/Social Sciences Program
Barbara Graham, Co-Director of the Open Collections Program and Associate Director of the University Library for Administration and Programs
Raymond Lum, Librarian for the Western Languages Collection in the Harvard–Yenching Library/Asian Bibliographer
Barbara Meloni, Public Services Archivist, Harvard University Archives
Leslie Morris, Curator of Modern Books and Manuscripts, Houghton Library
Connie Rinaldo, Librarian of the Ernst Mayr Library of the Museum of Comparative Zoology
Alison Scott, Charles Warren Bibliographer for American History and Senior Collection Development Librarian, Widener Library
Ellen Shea, Head of Public Services, Schlesinger Library
Megan Sniffin-Marinoff, Co-Director of the Open Collections Program and University Archivist
Judith Warnement, Librarian of Harvard University Botany Libraries; Harvard Forest Librarian
Robert Young, Special Collections Librarian in the Museum of Comparative Zoology Library
Stephen Chapman, Open Collections Program Manager
Production Working Group
Todd Bachmann, Associate Head, Imaging Services, Preservation & Imaging Department
Stephen Chapman, Open Collections Program Manager
Bill Comstock, Head, Imaging Services, Preservation & Imaging Department
Julia Featheringill, Assistant Manager, Digital Imaging and Photography Services, Preservation & Imaging Department
Whitley Frost, Geographic Information Systems Technician, Harvard Map Collection
Sarah Gray Ngaothong, Cataloging/Metadata Team Manager, Open Collections Program
Maggie Hale, HCL Librarian for Collections Digitization, Preservation & Imaging Department
Mary Harrington, Preservation Project Cataloger, Open Collections Program
Christopher Lubicz-Nawrocki, Collection Development Specialist, Open Collections Program
Laurie Maranian, Digital Processing Specialist and Workflow Assistant, Open Collections Program
Carmen Mitchell, Digital Processing Librarian (former), Open Collections Program
Amy Phillips, Cartographic Materials Project Cataloger, Harvard Map Collection
Marilyn Rackley, Digital Processing Librarian, Open Collections Program
David Remington, Manager, Digital Imaging and Photography Services, Preservation & Imaging Department
Valerie Robison, Preservation Project Cataloger, Open Collections Program
Scott Salvaggio, Digital Processing Librarian, Open Collections Program
Sarah Wharton, Digital Processing Librarian (former), Open Collections Program
Rebecca Wingfield, Collection Development Specialist, Open Collections Program
Imaging Services—Harvard College Library
Camera Operators, Hong Xin Chen, Nicholas Guerrieri, Ludmilla Kantorovich, Ying Bin (Benny) Li, Jo-Hannah Milonopoulos, Alice Shen, Xiao Li Yang, Edith Young, and Jing Zhu Chiang
Joseph Cavallo, Workflow Coordinator
Elizabeth Chase, Metadata Technician
Shirleyann Holcombe, Manager, Scanning and Microfilming Services
Imaging Technicians, Lily Brooks, Valerie De Angelis, Matthew Gamber, Theresa Kelliher, Mary Kocol, Thomas Lingner, Jennifer Willis, and Shelley Zatsky
Hilary Kline, Manager, Reformatting Support Services, Imaging Services
Miriam Leigh, Collections Digitization Assistant, Imaging Services
Madeline Newell, Digitization Workflow Coordinator
Patrick Rogers, Imaging Supervisor, Digital Imaging and Photography Services
Staff Assistants, Richard Burns, William Conary, Jr., Yuhua Li, Carmella Napoleone, and Peter Nestor
Lynn White, Manager, Patron Services
Mingtao Zhao, Systems Analyst and Applications Developer
Weissman Preservation Center
Christina Amato, Book Conservation Technician
Brenda Bernier, Paul M. and Harriet L. Weissman Senior Photograph Conservator
Debra Cuoco, Paper Conservator in the Harvard College Library
Heather Hamilton, Paper Conservator in the Harvard College Library
Heather Hendry, Paper Conservator in the Harvard University Library
AnnMarie Ostrowski, Book Conservation Technician
Alan Puglia, Book Conservator in the University Library
Theresa Smith, Paper Conservator in the University Library
Pamela Spitzmueller, James W. Needham Chief Conservator for Special Collections in the University Library and the College Library
Karen Walter, Senior Paper Conservation Technician
Web Site Concept and Design
Peter Kosewski, Director, Publications and Communications, Harvard University Library
Robert Levers/Levers Advertising and Design
Web Site Team
Catherine Blatz
Stephen Chapman
Peter Kosewski
Aristos Koyanis
Editorial and Marketing Services
Catherine Blatz
Peter Kosewski
Christopher Lubicz-Nawrocki
Rebecca Wingfield
Harvard University Library Office for Information Systems
Page Delivery Service
Spencer McEwen
Randy Stern
Virtual Collections and Deep Linking Service
Bobbi Fox
Michael Vandermillen
OLIVIA Batch Loading
Chip Goines
Vitaly Zakuta
Special Thanks
Louise Baptiste, Preservation Technician—Harvard Map Collection/Social Sciences Program
Elizabeth Bayley, Library Assistant, Arnold Arboretum
Ethan Bremner, Digital Processing Specialist, Open Collections Program
Allan Broome, Manager of Operations Services, Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library
Marc McGee, Geospatial Resources Cataloger, Harvard College Library Technical Services
Carie McGinnis, Preservation Librarian, Houghton Library
Susan Pyzynski, Associate Librarian for Technical Services, Houghton Library
Steven Riel, Head, HCL/FAS Cataloging Support Services, Harvard College Library Technical Services
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