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Fellows and Interns

The Special Collections and Archives (SCA) Fellowships Program offers hands-on experience, mentorship, and stipends to a limited number of graduate students enrolled in Library and Information Science programs each year. Participants may optionally use the fellowship to fulfill the internship requirement and receive course credits. A full list of prior participants and their projects is posted below.

Fall 2026 – Spring 2027

Grace Menninger

Grace Menninger, Congressman Benjamin Rosenthal Papers Fellowship, 2026-2027
Grace Menninger is an archivist originally from Kansas City currently living in Brooklyn. In her free time, she enjoys literature, gaming and going to the beach.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ayana Mondesir

Ayana Mondesir, Freda S. and J. Chester Johnson Civil Rights and Social Justice Archives Fellowship, 2026-2027
Ayana Mondesir is a graduate student in the MLS/MA in Library Science and History dual degree program at 춹Ƶ, where she is also pursuing an Advanced Certificate in Archives. She earned her bachelor’s degree in history from Hampton University and currently serves as a teaching assistant at an elementary school in Westchester County. Her work in education and archives is guided by a shared commitment to expanding access to knowledge and providing a deeper understanding of history, identity, and community. She is particularly interested in preserving and amplifying the histories of Black, Brown, immigrant, and other historically underrepresented communities through inclusive, community-centered archival practices. As a Special Collections and Archives Fellow, Ayana looks forward to further developing her archival expertise while preparing for a career dedicated to preserving cultural memory, expanding access to historical resources, and strengthening connections between communities and their histories.

 

 

Anjuli Rathod

Anjuli Rathod, Shirley and Edwin Klein Family Fellowship, 2026-2027
Anjuli Rathod (she/her) is an MLS student pursuing an Advanced Certificate in Archives. She received a BFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. She works with the archival materials of several artists in their studios in NYC while maintaining an art practice. She is excited for the opportunity to process the 춹Ƶ Art Center collection in Fall 2026.

Spring 2026

Ailbhe McDonnell, Shirley Klein Special Collections and Archives fellowship, Spring 2026
Ailbhe McDonnell is a student of the MLS/MA program at 춹Ƶ, where they have focused on Irish, queer, family and public histories, with attention to how they interact and are activated in the archives. They are currently processing the Paul Klapper Library Art Center records, which provide a fascinating vision of the history of art at Queens. When not at QC, Ailbhe is also a fellow with the Citi Center for Culture + Queens Public Library program, where they are currently working with Queens Memory. Off hours, Ailbhe loves to work with textiles (mostly knitting), read fantasy and sci-fi, and look at the ocean.

Daniel Giovanniello, Freda S. and J. Chester Johnson Civil Rights and Social Justice Archives Fellow, Spring 2026
Daniel Giovanniello is a graduate student pursuing a dual degree in library science and history with an Advanced Certificate in Archives at the Graduate School of Library and Information Studies at 춹Ƶ. He is particularly interested in 20th century labor history. He lives in Ridgewood, works at the Great Neck Public Library, plays bass guitar in several Brooklyn-based bands, and enjoys making hot sauces.

 

 

 

 

 

Fall 2024-Spring 2025

Bianca Oliva, Asian/American Center Collection Fellow
Bianca Oliva processed the records of the 춹Ƶ Asian/American Center, publishing a finding aid for the collection using ArchivesSpace. Oliva also selected, scanned, and cataloged a sample of important materials from the collection for display on the JSTOR platform.

Olivia Zisman, Shirley Klein Rare Book and Manuscript Fellow
Olivia Zisman processed oversized materials, including the World War II poster collection, and the Political Posters collection. She rehoused these items in acid free map folders and created custom backings and mylar enclosures for the items as necessary. She published finding aids for these collections using ArchivesSpace.

Nancy Lambert, Freda S. and J. Chester Johnson Civil Rights and Social Justice Archives Fellows
Nancy Lambert processed the papers of gay author, playwright, director, and 춹Ƶ alum, Edward M. Cohen. She also worked on the Queer at 춹Ƶ Oral History Project, writing a finding aid for existing recordings, as well as conducting a new interview.

Fall 2022-Spring 2023

Sarah Barlow-Ochshorn, Coach Lucille Kyvallos Athletics Records Fellow
Sarah Barlow-Ochshorn processed the Coach Lucille Kyvallos Athletics Records; curated a selection of the materials for display in the Pine Tree Foundation Special Collections exhibit area; and co-executed a Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon on Women and Sports.

Pamela Padilla, Shirley Klein Rare Book and Manuscript Fellow
Pamela Padilla processed music manuscript collections from the Aaron Copland School of Music and Music Library; implemented the “Guidelines for Archival Description of Notated Music”; and solicited quotes from conservators for potential repair of select items from the rare book collection.

Danica Stompór, Freda S. and J. Chester Johnson Civil Rights & Social Justice Archives Fellow
Dani Stompór processed the 춹Ƶ GLASA (Gender, Love, and Sexuality Alliance) Journals; hosted a “journal party” program to celebrate the opening of the collection; and processed transcripts for oral histories related to social justice, including interviews with Joan Nestle, founder of the Lesbian Herstory Archive.

Spring 2022

Ellis Ging, 춹Ƶ Center for Jewish Studies Archives Fellow
Ellis Ging processed the Vincent Giordano Collection on Romaniote Jews, and uploaded and cataloged over 800 scans from the collection to the JSTOR platform.

Brendan Enright, Freda S. and J. Chester Johnson Civil Rights & Social Justice Archives Fellow
Brendan Enright processed the Harvey Silver Political Ephemera Collection; digitized and catalogued 100 items from the Art Gatti Papers for upload on the JSTOR platform; and processed oral history transcripts.

Melissa Lino, Shirley Klein Rare Book and Manuscript Fellow
Melissa Lino housed fragile volumes in custom phase boxes and created a digital exhibit using items from the Juvenile Rare Book Collection.

Fall 2020-Spring 2021

Victoria Fernandez, Freda S. and J. Chester Johnson Civil Rights & Social Justice Archives Fellow
Victoria Fernandez coordinated the Student Help Lived Experience Project, a collaboration with alumni to document civil rights activities of the early to mid-1960s through oral histories, written submissions, and digital collections. She also authored a library guide to compile and share all relevant resources related to the project.

Fall 2020

Kuba Pieczarski, Félix V. Matos Rodríguez Internship
Kuba Pieczarski catalogued and uploaded the 춹Ƶ COVID-19 Collection which highlights the experiences of 춹Ƶ faculty, staff, students, and alumni during the pandemic.

Fall 2019-Spring 2020

Tomasz Gubernat, Digital Projects Fellow
Tom Gubernat processed collections and helped develop a new Memory Lab for campus and community engagement (funded by the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation).

Jeanie Pai, Processing Fellow
Jeanie Pai processed collections and helped develop a new Memory Lab for campus and community engagement (funded by the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation).

Reign McConnell, SEEK History Project Intern
Reign McConnell processed archival records and oral history transcripts for the SEEK History Project.

Spring 2019

Max Thorn, Instruction Fellow
Max Thorn partnered with Professor Carol Giardina of the History Department to integrate archival materials and instruction into the class History 392w: America in the 1960s.

Abby Sumner, Processing Fellow
Abby Sumner processed the papers of Leo Kraft, an American composer, teacher, and writer who taught at 춹Ƶ from 1947-1989; and published a finding aid for the collection using ArchivesSpace.