Director and Librarian

Edward L. Widmer
Beatrice and Julio Mario Santo Domingo Director and Librarian
Ph.D, Harvard University 1993
History of American Civilization
(401) 863-2725, Edward_Widmer@Brown.edu

John Carter Brown Library Staff

Thomas R. Adams
Librarian Emeritus
(401) 521-1496, Thomas_Adams@Brown.edu

Valerie Andrews
Staff Assistant
(401) 863-2725, Valerie_Andrews@Brown.edu

Adelina A. Axelrod
MLS, Simmons College 1995
Portuguese language
Copy Cataloguing Coordinator
(401) 863-2726, Adelina_Axelrod@Brown.edu

Susan Danforth
MLS, University of Rhode Island 1973
Cartography, 19th-C book collectors
Assistant Librarian for Library Operations /
George S. Parker Curator of Maps and Prints
(401) 863-1557, Susan_Danforth@Brown.edu

Burton (Van) Edwards
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania 1990
Medieval European history, paleography, codicology
Principal Catalogue Librarian
(401) 863-2726, Burton_Edwards@Brown.edu

Norman Fiering
Ph.D., Columbia University 1969
Early American intellectual, colonial America
Director and Librarian Emeritus
(401) 521-0009, Norman_Fiering@Brown.edu

Jennifer Gage
Ph.D., Brown University 1994
French and Dutch languages, Indian language sources
Cataloguing Assistant
(401) 863-2726, Jennifer_Gage@Brown.edu

Michael T. Hamerly
Ph.D., University of Florida 1970
Romance languages, Andean studies
Special Project Catalogue Librarian
(401) 863-2726, Michael_Hamerly@Brown.edu

Lynne A. Harrell
Reference/Acquisitions Assistant
(401) 863-3923, Lynne_Harrell@Brown.edu

Richard Hurley
Fine Art Photographer/Building Administrator
(401) 863-1551, Richard_Hurley@Brown.edu

Heather Jespersen
Ph.D., Brown University 1987
Early modern art, France, French culture
Image Classification Specialist & Assistant to the Photographer
(401) 863-1671, Heather_Jespersen@Brown.edu

Valerie Krasko
Staff Assistant
(401) 863-2725, Valerie_Krasko@Brown.edu

Dennis C. Landis
Ph.D., University of Connecticut 1975
German/Dutch/Russian/Latin languages
Curator of European Books
(401) 863-1556, Dennis_Landis@Brown.edu

Leah S. Milan
Office Assistant
(401) 863-2725, Leah_Milan@Brown.edu

John Minichiello
Imaging Assistant
(401) 863-1671, John_Minichiello@Brown.edu

Susan Newbury
MSLS, Simmons College 1977
Spanish, French, Russian languages
Chief of Cataloguing
(401) 863-1550, Susan_Newbury@Brown.edu

Kimberly Nusco
MLS, University of Rhode Island 2003
American History
Reference and Manuscript Librarian
(401) 863-1263, Kimberly_Nusco@Brown.edu

Maureen O'Donnell
Executive Secretary to Edward L. Widmer
(401) 863-2725, Maureen_ODonnell@Brown.edu

Allison Rich
MLS, Simmons College 1998
French and Latin languages
Catalogue Librarian
(401) 863-2726, Allison_Rich@Brown.edu

Vivian Tetreault
Financial/Office Manager
(401) 863-1553, Vivian_Tetreault@Brown.edu

Leslie Tobias Olsen
MLS, University of Rhode Island 2000
Early American History
Image Classification Specialist/Institutional Archivist
(401) 863-1671 or 863-3914, Leslie_Tobias-Olsen@Brown.edu

Ken Ward
MLIS, University of Texas at Austin 1999
History of the book, colonial Latin American
history, paleography
Maury A. Bromsen Curator of Latin American Books
(401) 863-7707, Kenneth_Ward@Brown.edu

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