Mission and Staff
Mission
The mission of the Special Collections Research Center, the principal repository for and steward of the Library's rare books, manuscripts, University Archives, and the Chicago Jazz Archives, is to provide primary sources to stimulate, enrich, and support research, teaching, learning, and administration at the University of Chicago. Special Collections makes these resources available to a broad constituency as part of the University's engagement with the larger community of scholars and independent researchers. In pursuit of its mission, Special Collections:
- Provides unique opportunities for teaching and learning
- Provides responsive, personable, and expert public service
- Builds distinctive and unique collections
- Facilitates discovery through online access to information about all SCRC collections
- Promotes access to and use of SCRC collections by collaborating with the Library, University, and Chicago-area special collections communities
- Collaborates with other Library units to promote preservation of SCRC collections
Contacting Us
Special Collections Research Center public services staff are glad to answer inquiries about hours, services, and access to the collections. For general information about Special Collections, please contact the SCRC public services staff at 773-702-8705. Questions that require consulting the collections cannot be answered by telephone. Priority for responding to these inquiries is given to students, faculty, and staff of the University of Chicago, whose questions are usually answered within 1-2 days. Questions from those outside the University of Chicago are handled as staff time permits; written responses are normally provided within 3-4 weeks. Please submit your specific questions in writing using the SCRC reference service form.
Daniel Meyer -- Director and University Archivist
arch 773-702-8714
Christine Colburn -- Reader Services Manager
ccolburn 773-702-8709
Judith Dartt -- Digitization Manager
jdartt 773-702-2814
Kathleen Feeney -- Archivist for Processing and Digital Access
kefeeney 773-834-7838
Julia Gardner -- Head of Reader Services
juliag 773-834-0627
Patricia Gibbons -- Preservation Manager
pgibbons 773-702-6027
Barbara Gilbert -- Reading Room Coordinator
bgilbert 773-702-8705
Isabel Gonzalez - Archives and Manuscripts Accession Manager
isabelg 773-702-2843
Eileen Ielmini -- Director of Archives Processing and Digital Access
eielmini 773-834-2647
Ashley Locke -- Processing Archivist
ashleylocke 773-702-0970
Brittan Nannenga -- ASR Lead Stacks Assistant
brittanf 773-702-5546
Leah Richardson -- Reference, Instruction, and Outreach Librarian
leahr 773-834-1541
Rena Schergen -- Administrative and Reader Services Assistant
rschergen 773-702-8705
Joe Scott -- Exhibition Specialist
jtscott 773-702-6655
Catherine Uecker -- Rare Books Librarian
cuecker 773-702-8711
