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Lori N Schwartz

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  • Archives & Special Collections, Assistant Professor

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lschwartz@unomaha.edu
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Biography

Lori Schwartz is Assistant Professor and Hagel and Technical Services Archivist at Criss Library's Archives and Special Collections where she manages the U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel Archives and directs arrangement and description for the department's non-book collections. Lori is co-PI for an NHPRC grant, Access to the Archives of the Great Plains Black History Museum, running 2024-2026. She has also been co-PI on several previous grants expanding access to archival collections.Prior to the start of her faculty role in 2021, Lori was the U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel Archivist for six years, managing processing, outreach and exhibits, and donor relations for the Hagel Archives. Prior to 2015, she was Special Projects Archivist and Associate Professor at the University of South Carolina Libraries' South Carolina Political Collections.

Research Interests

Lori's research output has centered around archival internships, processing and exhibit projects, teaching experience outside archival instruction, and grant projects.

Service Summary

Lori is a member of UNO's Faculty Senate and Executive Council and chairs the Student Affairs Committee. She serves on committees for two national professional organizations, the Association of Centers for the Study of Congress and the Society of American Archivists.

Education

MA, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, Public History, 2004

Other, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, Library and Information Science, 2004

BA, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO, History, French, 2001

Other, Society of American Archivists, 2018

Scholarship/Research/Creative Activity

Selected Publications

Du Laney, Claire, Guerra, Wendy, Schwartz, Lori. 2022. An Intentionally Designed Internship Program, Teaching with Primary Sources Collective: Notes from the Field.

Guerra, Wendy, Du Laney, Claire, Schwartz, Lori. 2021. Intentional Design: Crafting a Mutually Beneficial Internship Program in a University Archives and Special Collections, Brick and Click 2021.

Externally Funded Research

Latinx Voices of Omaha: Access to Archival Collections, American Library Association, Other Agencies, 03/01/2022 - 08/31/2022

Access to the Leonard and Shirley Goldstein Collection, Shirley and Leonard Goldstein Supporting Foundation, Associations/Foundations, 01/01/2023 - 02/29/2024

Service

Department, College, and University

RPT Committee, Committee Member, 10/01/2024 - 10/31/2024

Professional

Society of American Archivists Congressional Papers Section Steering Committee, Committee Member, I attend monthly meetings to help organize webinars, meetups, and meetings for the ​benefit of ​archivists working with congressional collections. CPS provides leadership in promoting the value of congressional archives and archivists; develops and promotes best practices in the acquisition, preservation, management, and use of congressional papers and records; and fosters a culture of community, participation and inclusiveness within its membership and within the historical record. , 09/01/2024 - 09/30/2024

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