Mary Caldera
Mary Caldera is an archivist, historian, and writer. She is the Head of Arrangement and Description in the Manuscripts and Archives Section of the Yale University Library.[1][2][3] She is an active member of the Society of American Archivists, including serving on the steering committee and as past co-chair of the Lesbian and Gay Archives Roundtable, and her writings are “highly regarded.”[4][5] She has worked to "diversify" the archival record as well as the profession, including women, people of color, and LGBTQ+ individuals.[6]
Early life and education
Caldera attended Texas Woman's University for her Bachelor of Arts and Master's in Library Science degrees.[7]
She is of Latina descent and identifies as a lesbian.[6] Her father, John Caldera, served in the Marines during WWII, serving on the S.S. Catalina.[8]
Career
At Yale, Caldera has worked specifically with historically excluded groups such as ethnic minorities and LGBTQ communities.[9] She has also aided in the creation and maintenance of digital archives. In January 2015, Caldera and three others created the Born Digital Working Group at Yale, to make guidelines and gather resources for born-digital archives.[9] One resource the group has used is the Digital Accessioning Service, a collection of technology used to redact personal information, search for viruses, and capture files from digital media.[9] Her current work is documenting women and LGBTQ communities of Southern Connecticut.[7][10] She has also been involved with other archives with the goal of rediscovering LGBTQ and minority histories. She has served with the New England Archivists and was named chair of the Outreach Committee in 2004.[11]
She has spoken at conferences and events through institutions and organizations such as the Society of American Archivists and the New England Archivists.[4][12][13]
Publications[14]
Caldera has written and edited for journals and books as well as reviewed other works.[15]
- Archival Values: Essays in Honor of Mark A. Greene, edited with Christine Weideman, 2019.
- Through the Archival Looking Glass: A Reader on Diversity and Inclusion, edited with Kathryn M. Neal, 2014.
- "The Lesbian in the Archives: An Overview of the History," in Perspectives on Women's Archives, 2013.
- "LAGAR (Lesbian and Gay Archives Roundtable)," Serving LGBTIQ Library and Archives Users, 2011.
References
- ↑ "Staff Directory | Yale University Library". web.library.yale.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- ↑ "Author Details". rbm.acrl.org. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- ↑ "Mary". www.bitcuratorconsortium.org. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Mary Caldera's schedule for ARCHIVES*RECORDS 2018". archives2018.sched.com. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- ↑ "LAGAR Annual Report 2007". Society of American Archivists. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help); Missing or empty|url=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Someone You Should Know: Mary Caldera and Kathryn Neal". www.bluetoad.com. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Greenblatt, Ellen (2014-01-10). Serving LGBTIQ Library and Archives Users: Essays on Outreach, Service, Collections and Access. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-6184-4. Search this book on
- ↑ Cueva-Fernandez, Olivia (2011). Mexican Americans in Wilmington. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-8174-3. Search this book on
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Hard Drives, Harder Questions – The New Journal". Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- ↑ September 27, Veena McCoole | 27sc; 2017. "Treasures in Yale's Libraries on the Legacy of Women at Yale and Beyond". YaleWomen. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- ↑ "Committee Reports to the Board" (PDF). NEA Newsletter. V 32, N 3: 11.
- ↑ "Transparency in Archives: Views from the Front" (PDF). NEA Newsletter. V 37, N 3: 22. July 2010.
- ↑ "Appraisal: New Directions in Theory and Practice" (PDF). NEA Newsletter: 6. 2005.
- ↑ "Mary A. Caldera | ALA Store". www.alastore.ala.org. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- ↑ Caldera, Mary A. "Kate Vieira. American by Paper: How Documents Matter in Immigrant Literacy". RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage.
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